Setting up calendar and contact synchronization (CalDAV/CardDAV)

The purpose of CalDAV is to manage events such as appointments or free/busy times and publish them via the web protocol HTTP.
CardDAV performs the same task for your contacts and addresses.

• Can I use CalDAV and CardDAV with Cloud Office?
• Mac
• iPhone and iPad
• Android
• Thunderbird
• Outlook

Can I use CalDAV and CardDAV with Cloud Office?

Yes, this is possible in Cloud Office with every account and every device that supports CalDAV or CardDAV.
A description of how to set up CalDAV and CardDAV can be found below.

Mac

CalDAV

Click on «Settings», «Internet Accounts», «Other» at the top of the menu bar and then select «Add CalDAV Account».

Now fill in the fields with the following information:

• Account type: CalDAV
• User name: Your e-mail address with which you also log in to the webmail, e.g. This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
• Password: Your password
• Server address: caldav.hostpoint.ch

CardDAV

Click on «Settings», «Internet Accounts», «Other» at the top of the menu bar and then select «Add CardDAV Account».

Now fill in the fields with the following information:Account type: CardDAV

• Account type: CardDAV
• User name: Your e-mail address with which you also log in to the webmail, e.g. This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
• Password: Your password
• Server address: carddav.hostpoint.ch

iPhone and iPad

CalDAV

Click on «Settings», «Mail», «Accounts», «Add Account», «Other» then select «Add CalDAV Account».

Now fill in the fields with the following information:

• Account type: CalDAV
• User name: Your e-mail address with which you also log in to the webmail, e.g. This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
• Password: Your password
• Server address: caldav.hostpoint.ch

CardDAV

Click on «Settings», «Mail», «Accounts», «Add Account», «Other» then select «Add CardDAV Account».

Now fill in the fields with the following information:Account type: CardDAV

• Account type: CardDAV
• User name: Your e-mail address with which you also log in to the webmail, e.g. This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
• Password: Your password
• Server address: carddav.hostpoint.ch

Android

For mobile devices with Android, there are various paid and free applications for CalDAV/CardDAV in the PlayStore. However, the settings are always identical and are as follows:

CalDAV

• DAV-URL/Server address: https://caldav.hostpoint.ch/caldav/Calendarnumber
• Username: Your e-mail address with which you also log in to the webmail, e.g. This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
• Password: Your password
• Email address: Your email address

CardDAV

• DAV-URL/Server address: https://carddav.hostpoint.ch/carddav
• Username: Your e-mail address with which you also log in to the webmail, e.g. This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
• Password: Your password
• Email address: Your email address

Thunderbird

CalDAV

Click on your e-mail address above the inbox.

Then select "Calendar" in the middle.

Now select "On the network" and click on "Next".

Now enter your e-mail address under "User name".

Then enter "https://caldav.hostpoint.ch/caldav/Calendarnumber" under Location and click on "find calendar". (You can see the Location/CalDav address in Cloud Office under "Calendar" and then via "Properties" of the respective calendar).

Now enter the password from your e-mail address and click on "OK".

Select "CalDAV" for the calendar type and click on "Subscribe" at the bottom.

CardDAV

Open the address book and select at the top left and go to "File > New > CardDav Address book"

For the "User name" enter your corresponding e-mail address.

Enter https://carddav.hostpoint.ch/carddav as the Location and continue.

Now Under "Password" enter the corresponding password for the e-mail address and then click on "Sign in".

You will now see a list of all available address books. Click on "Continue" to accept them.

Outlook

CalDAV

Install the CalDAV Synchronizer: https://caldavsynchronizer.org/de/download/

In Outlook, select «General Options» under «CalDAV Synchronizer».

Fill in the fields with the following information:

• DAV-URL: https://caldav.hostpoint.ch/caldav/Calendarnumber
• Username: Your e-mail address with which you also log in to the webmail, e.g. This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
• Password: Your password
• Email address: Your email address

(Search for the CalDAV address in webmail using the desired calendar. You can see the server address in Cloud Office under «Calendar» and «Properties»).