sabre/dav: CalDAV, CardDAV, and WebDAV framework

sabre/dav: CalDAV, CardDAV, and WebDAV framework

sabre/dav is a self-hosted calendar and contacts tool. CalDAV, CardDAV, and WebDAV framework.

Why self-host sabre/dav

When you deploy sabre/dav yourself, you own the instance. That means no rate limits, no pricing changes, and no worry about the service shutting down.

What it does

sabre/dav falls into the Calendar, Contacts category of self-hosted software. It is designed to be deployed on your own infrastructure, whether that is a home server, a VPS, or a local machine running Docker.

Community traction

The project has 1k stars on GitHub, which is a reasonable proxy for how widely it is used. Active repositories tend to ship bug fixes faster and have better documentation than projects that stall after the initial release.

Deployment

Docker is the most common deployment path. If you are already running containers at home, adding sabre/dav to a compose file is a low-friction way to try it.

Alternatives

If sabre/dav does not fit your needs, common alternatives include Google Calendar, Google Contacts. The self-hosted versions of these tools often differ in resource requirements and feature focus, so it is worth testing the one that matches your workload.

Maturity

The current release is 4.6.0. The project has moved past early development and tends to ship stable, documented releases.

License

It is licensed under BSD-3-Clause, making it freely available for personal and commercial use.

For anyone already running a home server, sabre/dav is a natural addition. It handles calendar and contacts without requiring a paid subscription or an account with a third party.