39aldo39 / Evolution-DecSync

Evolution plugin to sync contacts and calendars without a server using DecSync

DecSync for Evolution

DecSync for Evolution is an Evolution plugin which synchronizes contacts and calendars using DecSync. To start synchronizing, all you have to do is synchronize the DecSync directory (by default ~/.local/share/decsync), using for example Syncthing.

Installation

Debian/Ubuntu

For Debian/Ubuntu, there is a .deb package available at the releases page.

Arch Linux

For Arch Linux, there is a AUR package available, created by vasket.

Build from source

In addition to the dependencies below, the library libdecsync is also required.

Install dependencies:

Debian/Ubuntu

sudo apt install \
	build-essential \
	git \
	meson \
	ninja-build \
	pkg-config \
	libjson-glib-dev \
	libebook1.2-dev \
	libedata-book1.2-dev \
	libedata-cal2.0-dev \
	evolution-dev

Fedora

sudo dnf install \
	cmake \
	git \
	gcc \
	meson \
	json-glib-devel \
	evolution-data-server-devel \
	evolution-devel

Arch Linux

sudo pacman -S \
	cmake \
	meson \
	ninja \
	json-glib \
	evolution-data-server \
	evolution

Build

git clone --recursive https://github.com/39aldo39/Evolution-DecSync
cd ./Evolution-DecSync
meson build
sudo ninja -C build install

Note: the master branch does not work for older versions of Evolution. For those, use the evolution-3.40 branch, or similar, instead.

Further steps

Once building is complete, enable syncing with Evolution by:

1. Restart your computer
2. Open Evolution
3. Click Edit → Accounts
4. In the window that opens, you can use Add on the right-hand side to add an Address Book or Calendar.
5. For type, select DecSync; eventually check Mark as default address book/calendar. If applicable, select the location of your DecSync folder.
6. A new address book will appear. Right-click it and select Refresh to instantly show your contacts/events.

All done!

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