privacyguides.org/_includes/legacy/sections/calendar-contacts-sync.html

<h1 id="calendar_contacts" class="anchor"><a href="#calendar_contacts"><i class="fas fa-link anchor-icon"></i></a> Calendar and Contacts Sync</h1>

<div class="alert alert-warning" role="alert">
  <strong>If you are currently using a calendar and or contacts synchronization service like Google Sync or iCloud, you should pick an alternative here.</strong>
</div>

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<h3>Worth Mentioning</h3>

<ul>
  <li>
    <a href="https://fruux.com/">fruux</a> - A unified contacts/calendaring system that works across platforms and devices.
  </li>

  <li>
    <a href="../cloud">Cloud backups</a> - Consider regularly exporting your calendar and or contacts and backing them up on a separate storage drive or uploading them to cloud storage (ideally after <a href="../encryption-tools/">encrypting</a> them).
  </li>

  <li>
    <a href="https://github.com/39aldo39/DecSync">DecSync</a> - DecSync can be used to synchronize RSS, contacts, and calendars without a server by using file synchronization software such as <a href="https://syncthing.net/">Syncthing</a>.
  </li>
</ul>