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Baïkal

Baïkal is a lightweight CalDAV and CardDAV server that syncs calendars and contacts with standard clients, featuring an extensive web interface to manage…

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Baïkal is a lightweight CalDAV and CardDAV server that syncs calendars and contacts with standard clients, featuring an extensive web interface to manage users, calendars and address books.

Platform availability

Available on 4 of 6 install platforms

Also on GitHub

Health score

74/100 Good

Maintained
82last commit 53 days ago
Popular
703,326 GitHub stars
Easy to install
654 install platforms, install notes, Docker image
Light to run
No data

Based on 3 of 4 factors.

How is this calculated?

A 0-100 score computed nightly from four factors: maintained (40%: recent commits and steady activity), popular (25%: GitHub stars, log scale), easy to install (20%: platforms, install notes, setup guides, Docker image) and light to run (15%: minimum RAM, ARM support). Factors without data are left out and the rest are rescaled.

Availability: platform listings confirmed today

GitHub stars
3,326
Open issues
119
Last commit
2026-08-13
Latest release
0.12.1
License
GPL-3.0
Activity
stale

Checked 7 days ago - source: GitHub (sabre-io/Baikal)

Resources & Compatibility

Requirements not published yet.

Checked 7 days ago - source: Docker Hub image tags and published docs

First-install notes

  • Installation & troubleshooting Installation, upgrade and troubleshooting instructions are published by the Sabre project at sabre.io/baikal. The repository README also links detailed beginner tutorials (German for Raspberry Pi, French for Debian) covering Thunderbird, Android, DAVx5, iOS, sharing, maintenance and security. source

Fetched today - each note links to its source

Alternatives (4)

  • DAVx5 - DAVx5 is a CalDAV/CardDAV management and sync app for Android.
  • Nextcloud Calendar - Calendar interface for CalDAV, enabling cross-device event sync, web editing, recurring events, Nextcloud Contacts integration, WebCal supp…
  • Radicale - Radicale is a small but powerful CalDAV (calendars, to-do lists) and CardDAV (contacts) server
  • SOGo - SOGo is groupware server with a focus on scalability and open standards.

Checked 7 days ago - source: AlternativeTo

Common questions

Where should I look for installation, upgrading, and troubleshooting help for Baikal?

The repository says to head to the official Baikal page for installation, upgrading, and troubleshooting.

Is there a tutorial for sharing calendars and maintaining the Baikal database?

The repository mentions a German tutorial that covers sharing calendars, database maintenance, and security.

Can Baikal be used to give a family a shared calendar across devices?

One self-hoster described using a containerized Baikal instance so family members could share a calendar for school, trips, repairs, and chores.

Is Baikal suitable for small organizations?

SelfhostedHub describes it as suitable for individuals or small organizations that need to synchronize and share calendars and contacts.

Answers sourced from github.com, selfhostedhub.com, www.reddit.com

Community

Collected 2 days ago - public community threads