Re: [Opensync-users] OpenSync as a Daemon/Server?

[ymaurischat <yma...@mt...>]

Hello,

I was thinking about exactly the same (multi-OS Sync: Thunderbird/Lightning
on Windows, Kontact on Linux, mobile phone (SE M600i)). 

A possible solution would be one of the free groupwares, but in my opinion
just for syncing contacts, calendars and maybe notes it would be overkill,
especially if you need it only for a single user and dont need the mail
server. The second problem with groupwares is that they need very capable
machines (> 1Ghz, > 512 MB RAM) due to the fact that they run standard
webservers (Apache mostly) with lots of modules etc etc and use lots of
components that are written Java, php or Python. I have a small Cobalt Qube
2 at home that simply is too weak (250 Mhz MIPS processor, 256 MB RAM) to
run such a groupware.

OpenSync is a library, you always need an enclosing program that makes use
of it, like KitchenSync Multisync etc. Basically it shouldn't be a problem
to use OpenSync in daemon or server programs, too, but im not sure if it has
been done already by anyone.

I was thinking about writing my own server software (syncing contacts,
calendar and notes) that avoids the standard webservers and does all the
stuff on its own to get maximum performance with minimum hardware
requirements even on small machines like mine, but currently it's still not
more than an idea, yet

Cheers,
Yves
 


Andreas Schildbach-2 wrote:
> 
> Hello everyone,
> 
> I was trying to find any information for how to run OpenSync as a
> daemon, or what additional software is required to do so.
> 
> I'd prefer a client-server model for syncronization: My clients (Nokia
> E70 and Thunderbird/Sunbird on Ubuntu Hardy synchonize against my own
> dedicated server on the Internet. That server shall be the data master
> and shall be the one to be backed up (of course, backup up the clients
> does not hurt...)
> 
> I am primarly interested in syncing contacts and calendar information
> (even one of the two would be a good start...). Email is already handled
> by Courier-IMAP.
> 
> Most OpenSync-related information seems to follow the P2P model. Is
> Client-Server even possible? Can someone point me to a tutorial or
> identify a suitable daemon to me? My server is running Debian Etch, if
> that matters.
> 
> Best regards,
> 
> Andreas
> 
> 

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