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I'm currently using a mix of MonicaHQ[1], Nextcloud[2], and Fastmail[3]. Obviously Fastmail isn't self-hosted, but monicahq/nextcloud are. I find it hard to u
by johntash 7y ago
I'm currently using a mix of MonicaHQ[1], Nextcloud[2], and Fastmail[3]. Obviously Fastmail isn't self-hosted, but monicahq/nextcloud are. I find it hard to use a webmail client without also having my contacts available to that mail client.
I really want to use MonicaHQ more, but it just feels like a lot of work whenever I log in to it so it gets pretty neglected. My alternative is to store notes about contacts in random spreadsheets, text files, or something like Joplin[4].
On Android, I'm syncing my contacts (and calendars) using davx5[5] with Nextcloud as the server. Nextcloud is already my tool for syncing files, so it having a carddav/caldav server built-in is just a convenient bonus. However, I'm considering moving to EteSync[6] in the near-future for end-to-end encrypted carddav/caldav server.
For moving contacts between different accounts, de-duping, and some other maintenance tasks I'm using an android app called "Contacts Optimizer"[7].
I guess I should also mention that this is just for my personal contacts. I do have to use google contacts for my work gsuite account.
[1] https://www.monicahq.com/ https://www.monicahq.com/
[2] https://nextcloud.com/ https://nextcloud.com/
[3] https://www.fastmail.com https://www.fastmail.com
[4] https://joplinapp.org/ https://joplinapp.org/
[5] https://www.davx5.com/ https://www.davx5.com/
[6] https://www.etesync.com/ https://www.etesync.com/
[7] https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.compelson.optimizer&hl=en_US https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.compelson....
- stockkid 7y ago> it just feels like a lot of work whenever I log in to it so it gets pretty neglected. My alternative is to store notes about contacts in random spreadsheets, text files, or something like Joplin. Interesting. Could you elaborate why it feels like more work to log into tools such as Monica than to open spreadsheet, text files, or Joplin?
- lijogdfljk 7y ago> I really want to use MonicaHQ more, but it just feels like a lot of work whenever I log in to it so it gets pretty neglected. I'm writing software for a personal knowledge base. Can you describe what makes MonicaHQ a chore?