DAViCal is a free and open-source CalDAV server that allows users to share calendars, address books, and tasks. In this tutorial, we will learn how to install DAViCal on Debian Latest.
Before installing DAViCal, make sure your system is up-to-date with the latest packages. Run the following commands to update the package list and install the necessary packages.
sudo apt update
sudo apt upgrade
sudo apt install apache2 apache2-utils php libapache2-mod-php postgresql postgresql-contrib php-pgsql phppgadmin curl
Follow the below steps to install DAViCal.
Fetch the DAViCal source code from the official website using the following command.
cd /tmp && curl -L -O https://github.com/autonomy/davical/releases/download/1.1.10/davical-1.1.10.tar.gz
Extract the downloaded file.
tar -xzvf davical-1.1.10.tar.gz
Move the extracted directory to /usr/share, and change ownership to the webserver user.
sudo mv davical-1.1.10 /usr/share/davical
sudo chown -R www-data:www-data /usr/share/davical
Create the DAViCal configuration file.
cd /usr/share/davical/config
sudo cp config.php-dist config.php
Open the configuration file and update the following variables.
sudo nano config.php
$c->base_uri = 'https://your_domain.com/davical/'; //replace your domain name
$dbtype = 'pgsql';
$dbhost = 'localhost';
$dbname = 'davical';
$dbuser = 'davical_app';
$dbpass = 'password'; //replace with a strong password
Save and close the file.
Create a new PostgreSQL user for DAViCal.
sudo su - postgres
psql
CREATE ROLE davical_app WITH LOGIN PASSWORD 'password'; //replace with a strong password
CREATE DATABASE davical OWNER davical_app;
ALTER ROLE davical_app SET search_path TO davical_calendar, public;
\q
exit
Create a new virtual host configuration file for DAViCal.
sudo nano /etc/apache2/sites-available/davical.conf
Add the following content into the file.
<VirtualHost *:80>
ServerName your_domain.com #replace with your domain name
ServerAlias www.your_domain.com #replace with your domain name
ServerAdmin webmaster@example.com
DocumentRoot /usr/share/davical/htdocs
Alias /davical /usr/share/davical/htdocs
<Directory /usr/share/davical/htdocs>
Options FollowSymLinks
AllowOverride None
Require all granted
<IfModule mod_rewrite.c>
RewriteEngine On
RewriteRule ^.well-known/caldav(.*)$ /caldav.php$1 [L]
RewriteRule ^.well-known/carddav(.*)$ /carddav.php$1 [L]
RewriteRule ^/?$ /caldav.php [L]
</IfModule>
</Directory>
ErrorLog ${APACHE_LOG_DIR}/error.log
CustomLog ${APACHE_LOG_DIR}/access.log combined
</VirtualHost>
Save and close the file.
Disable the default Apache virtual host and enable the newly created configuration.
sudo a2dissite 000-default.conf
sudo a2ensite davical.conf
sudo systemctl restart apache2
You can now access DAViCal by visiting your domain name in a web browser.
http://your_domain.com/davical/
To log in, use the following credentials.
Username: admin
Password: admin
You should change the default password for security reasons.
That's it! You have successfully installed DAViCal on Debian Latest. Enjoy sharing your calendars, address books and tasks.
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