Are you also tired of managing appointments, contacts and files in five different places?
Nextcloud makes it easy. With one platform, you control your calendar, contacts and documents - all securely and under your control. 🙌
In this blog, we show you how to link CalDAV and CardDAV to your devices as well as how to collaborate on documents like in Google Docs, but without Big Tech reading along. 😉
📅 What is CalDAV again?
CalDAV lets you sync your calendar between different devices. Make an appointment on your phone? Then it's also on your laptop or tablet. Handy!
With Nextcloud Calendar, your calendar is shared via CalDAV with:
- 📱 Your iPhone or Android phone
- 💻 Your laptop (e.g., via Thunderbird or Outlook)
- 📆 Any CalDAV-compatible program
✅ Connecting CalDAV? It's that simple:
- Log in to your Nextcloud through your browser
- Go to Calendar > click on Settings & Import at the bottom right
- Copy the CalDAV link
- Paste that link into your favorite calendar app (such as Apple Calendar, Thunderbird, DAVx⁵ for Android)
🎉 Done! Now everything is synchronized automatically.
👥 And what is CardDAV?
CardDAV does the same thing, but for your contacts.
Never lose a name or phone number again because you deleted your device. Everything is neatly in the cloud, but your cloud.
📲 Set up CardDAV?
- Open Nextcloud > go to Contacts
- Click Settings > copy your CardDAV link
- Use DAVx⁵ (Android) or add it in your iPhone settings > Accounts > Add CardDAV account
💡 Tip: Combine CalDAV AND CardDAV in DAVx⁵ for one complete sync solution on Android.
📝 Collaborate smartly on documents (as in Google Docs, but privately)
Nextcloud has a built-in Office suite: NextcloudOffice.
With it, you work together on Word, Excel or PowerPoint files, in real time. Just in your browser.
✔️ No installations required
✔️ Chat feature while editing
✔️ Version history - nothing gets lost
✔️ You decide who has access
Collaborating with colleagues, clients or classmates has never been safer or easier.
🔒 Everything runs on your terms
What makes this all extra nice: everything stays on your or our server in Klikonline's European cloud environment. No data leaks, no U.S. legislation, no tracking. Only you have control.
🎯 Conclusion
With Nextcloud, you can easily link your calendar (CalDAV) and contacts (CardDAV) to your devices.
And with the built-in Office tools, you work securely together on your documents - without Google or Microsoft.
Do you also want to be less dependent on Big Tech and just have everything taken care of?
👉 Check out klikonline.nl and find out what we can do for you.