AntiX on a small machine.

[Member GuruSR]

Well, first, I’ll say, “Thank you Google!” (that was dripping with sarcasm).

What I am on about is… Google in their “infinite wisdom” has decided to restrict access to Calendar, Contacts, etc, to specific versions of Android, so those older devices you use on your desk, phone that you use for a senior who really doesn’t want anything bigger (like any Samsung phone over 4 inches, which is all of them). So, what happens, no calendar events, no syncing of contacts either.

So, I thought, “Hey, what about a small project computer, running AntiX, could run a CalDAV/CardDAV server set, with a DDNS and use sync apps already on the market for those various devices and services, to provide that service without using Google anymore.

So, here I am, asking, what would a good small (tiny) piece of hardware be, what would you recommend that would not only be able to run AntiX and those services, but be able to for years to come, as in I don’t want a machine that’ll work today, but be under powered next build. Something small enough without a screen that I could Xterm into if necessary (VNC would be better), to administer remotely without the need of any hardware plugged into it. Just power, gigabit connection and that is it.

GuruSR.

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small device? I would not look to antiX (which is x86 only)

run it from an SBC, Rock64 or RaspberryPi or Odroid…
https://dietpi.com/
https://wiki.debian.org/FreedomBox
where the O/S provides preinstalled nextcloud (or owncloud) w/ CalDAV server (preinstalled or one-click installation).

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Anonymous wrote:

small device? I would not look to antiX (which is x86 only)

run it from an SBC, Rock64 or RaspberryPi or Odroid…
https://dietpi.com/
https://wiki.debian.org/FreedomBox
where the O/S provides preinstalled nextcloud (or owncloud) w/ CalDAV server (preinstalled or one-click installation).

Ah, thought there was an ARM build, okay. Then out of those which would you have gone for? I’d need CalDAV and CardDAV.

The listed CalDAV/CardDAV servers are:
Apple Calendar and Contacts Server CalDAV-Sync CardDAV-Sync
Bedework CalDAV-Sync CardDAV-Sync
Bitrix CalDAV-Sync CardDAV-Sync
Baïkal CalDAV-Sync CardDAV-Sync
Calypso CalDAV-Sync CardDAV-Sync
CommuniGate Pro CalDAV-Sync CardDAV-Sync
Cozy-WebDAV CalDAV-Sync CardDAV-Sync
Darwin Calendar Server CalDAV-Sync CardDAV-Sync
DAViCal CalDAV-Sync CardDAV-Sync
David.fx CalDAV-Sync CardDAV-Sync
DavMail CalDAV-Sync
EGroupware CalDAV-Sync CardDAV-Sync
EVO Mail Server CalDAV-Sync CardDAV-Sync
Horde CalDAV-Sync CardDAV-Sync
IceWarp Messaging Server CalDAV-Sync CardDAV-Sync
Kerio Connect CalDAV-Sync CardDAV-Sync
Kolab CalDAV-Sync CardDAV-Sync
MeetingMaker CalDAV-Sync
openCRX CalDAV-Sync CardDAV-Sync
Oracle Beehive CalDAV-Sync
Oracle Communications Unified Communications Suite CalDAV-Sync
ownCloud CalDAV-Sync CardDAV-Sync
Radicale CalDAV-Sync CardDAV-Sync
SabreDAV CalDAV-Sync CardDAV-Sync
SmarterMail CalDAV-Sync
SOGo CalDAV-Sync CardDAV-Sync
sync•gw CalDAV-Sync CardDAV-Sync
Synology DiscStation CalDAV-Sync
Tine2.0 CalDAV-Sync CardDAV-Sync
Zarafa CalDAV-Sync
Zimbra CalDAV-Sync CardDAV-Sync

I’m leaning towards Radicale, but would like an opinion on which of those small boxes would survive running it.

GuruSR.

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I would websearch “caldav raspberry pi” to find from-the-trenches reports about how well (or not) the various alternatives perform when running on a low-spec machine.

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I wasn’t looking at the Raspberry Pi because of it’s lack of performance, the ASUS Tinker board S is more to what I’m leaning to, shy of doing a NUC from Intel.

GuruSR.

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