Hi, Thanks for the help, I will look into these options, I am indeed doing it to de-google and de-Microsoft my life. I am currently trying out tailscale at the moment.
Many thanks James Crowfoot On Thu, 30 Apr 2026 at 12:00, <[email protected]> wrote: > Send dorset mailing list submissions to > [email protected] > > To subscribe or unsubscribe via the World Wide Web, visit > https://mailman.lug.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/dorset > or, via email, send a message with subject or body 'help' to > [email protected] > > You can reach the person managing the list at > [email protected] > > When replying, please edit your Subject line so it is more specific > than "Re: Contents of dorset digest..." > > > Today's Topics: > > 1. Accessing CalDav server from outside of LAN (James) > 2. Re: Accessing CalDav server from outside of LAN (Hugh Frater) > 3. Re: Accessing CalDav server from outside of LAN (Peter Merchant) > 4. Re: Accessing CalDav server from outside of LAN (Hugh Frater) > 5. Re: Accessing CalDav server from outside of LAN (Peter Merchant) > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Message: 1 > Date: Wed, 29 Apr 2026 17:44:00 +0000 > From: James <[email protected]> > To: Dorset Linux User Group <[email protected]> > Subject: [Dorset] Accessing CalDav server from outside of LAN > Message-ID: > <CAPE1QqAhRp_NxOKWAr+uJpfGST5=wUcHSEf= > [email protected]> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="UTF-8" > > Hello, > > I have started hosting a CalDav server, using radicale, for my to do list > Cfait, however it can only sync between the server and other devices, when > they are connected to the LAN, what ways are there for me to be able to > access the CalDav server from outside of my LAN, through the internet, for > free, securely, and ideally self hosted if possible. > > Many thanks > James Crowfoot > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 2 > Date: Wed, 29 Apr 2026 21:05:18 +0100 > From: Hugh Frater <[email protected]> > To: James <[email protected]> > Cc: Dorset Linux User Group <[email protected]> > Subject: Re: [Dorset] Accessing CalDav server from outside of LAN > Message-ID: > <CAPm6wa0ZBcR+TZAHZavODbC0--Cnhqyxu_4nbipdj= > [email protected]> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="UTF-8" > > Port forward through your router, and use dynamic dns if you haven?t got a > fixed IP. > > Probably easier to spin it up on a VPS through your preferred cloud hosting > platform though, that?s what I?d be doing. > > Hugh > > Sent from my iPhone > > > On Wed, 29 Apr 2026 at 18:44, James <[email protected]> wrote: > > > Hello, > > > > I have started hosting a CalDav server, using radicale, for my to do list > > Cfait, however it can only sync between the server and other devices, > when > > they are connected to the LAN, what ways are there for me to be able to > > access the CalDav server from outside of my LAN, through the internet, > for > > free, securely, and ideally self hosted if possible. > > > > Many thanks > > James Crowfoot > > -- > > Next meeting: Online, Jitsi, Tuesday, 2026-05-05 20:00 > > Check to whom you are replying > > Meetings, mailing list, IRC, ... https://dorset.lug.org.uk > > New thread, don't hijack: mailto:[email protected] > > > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 3 > Date: Wed, 29 Apr 2026 21:10:52 +0100 > From: Peter Merchant <[email protected]> > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: [Dorset] Accessing CalDav server from outside of LAN > Message-ID: > < > db3pr10mb68580073067860caa82c2067b3...@db3pr10mb6858.eurprd10.prod.outlook.com > > > > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8; format=flowed > > Is there a reason for going through all this, aside from it being a > learning experience? I use google Keep on my android phone for my toDo > lists. Occasionally I have completed a list, but list #5 keeps growing. > > Peter M. > > On 29/04/2026 18:44, James wrote: > > Hello, > > > > I have started hosting a CalDav server, using radicale, for my to do list > > Cfait, however it can only sync between the server and other devices, > when > > they are connected to the LAN, what ways are there for me to be able to > > access the CalDav server from outside of my LAN, through the internet, > for > > free, securely, and ideally self hosted if possible. > > > > Many thanks > > James Crowfoot > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 4 > Date: Wed, 29 Apr 2026 21:13:47 +0100 > From: Hugh Frater <[email protected]> > To: Peter Merchant <[email protected]> > Cc: [email protected] > Subject: Re: [Dorset] Accessing CalDav server from outside of LAN > Message-ID: > <CAPm6wa2nz_1gVJv2SAxQ+B8AQR7DOZK4iP_-0=8fvL= > [email protected]> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="UTF-8" > > Probably the desire to de-google and self host. Self hosting is fine, but > doing it behind your own router/dsl connection is a pain. > > Much better to spin up a container runner on the cloud. > > Sent from my iPhone > > > On Wed, 29 Apr 2026 at 21:11, Peter Merchant <[email protected]> > wrote: > > > Is there a reason for going through all this, aside from it being a > > learning experience? I use google Keep on my android phone for my toDo > > lists. Occasionally I have completed a list, but list #5 keeps growing. > > > > Peter M. > > > > On 29/04/2026 18:44, James wrote: > > > Hello, > > > > > > I have started hosting a CalDav server, using radicale, for my to do > list > > > Cfait, however it can only sync between the server and other devices, > > when > > > they are connected to the LAN, what ways are there for me to be able to > > > access the CalDav server from outside of my LAN, through the internet, > > for > > > free, securely, and ideally self hosted if possible. > > > > > > Many thanks > > > James Crowfoot > > -- > > Next meeting: Online, Jitsi, Tuesday, 2026-05-05 20:00 > > Check to whom you are replying > > Meetings, mailing list, IRC, ... https://dorset.lug.org.uk > > New thread, don't hijack: mailto:[email protected] > > > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 5 > Date: Thu, 30 Apr 2026 09:24:49 +0100 > From: Peter Merchant <[email protected]> > To: Hugh Frater <[email protected]> > Cc: [email protected] > Subject: Re: [Dorset] Accessing CalDav server from outside of LAN > Message-ID: > < > db3pr10mb6858309d3d679b32cd3ea741b3...@db3pr10mb6858.eurprd10.prod.outlook.com > > > > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8; format=flowed > > My Nephew in Canada has set up a NextCloud private server in a cupboard in > his father's house. This is intended for us three brothers to access and > consolidate all the family photos. All we have is file access, but it is > capable of more, including CalDav. I shall have to ask whether he has a > free or paid version. We three brothers always find it difficult to arrange > time for a video meeting, especially with an 8 hour time difference. > Perhaps CalDav could help. > > https://tasks.org/docs/caldav_intro/ > > > > On 29/04/2026 21:13, Hugh Frater wrote: > > Probably the desire to de-google and self host. Self hosting is fine, > but doing it behind your own router/dsl connection is a pain. > > > > Much better to spin up a container runner on the cloud. > > > > Sent from my iPhone > > > > > > On Wed, 29 Apr 2026 at 21:11, Peter Merchant <[email protected]> > wrote: > > > > Is there a reason for going through all this, aside from it being a > learning experience? I use google Keep on my android phone for my toDo > lists. Occasionally I have completed a list, but list #5 keeps growing. > > > > Peter M. > > > > On 29/04/2026 18:44, James wrote: > > > Hello, > > > > > > I have started hosting a CalDav server, using radicale, for my to > do list > > > Cfait, however it can only sync between the server and other > devices, when > > > they are connected to the LAN, what ways are there for me to be > able to > > > access the CalDav server from outside of my LAN, through the > internet, for > > > free, securely, and ideally self hosted if possible. > > > > > > Many thanks > > > James Crowfoot > > -- > > ? Next meeting: Online, Jitsi, Tuesday, 2026-05-05 20:00 > > ? Check to whom you are replying > > ? Meetings, mailing list, IRC, ... https://dorset.lug.org.uk > > ? 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