---
layout: default
---

<header>
  <h1>{{ site.title }}</h1>
  <p>{{ site.description }}</p>
</header>

<main>
  <section>
    <h2>About {{ site.title }}</h2>

    <p>
      {{ site.title }} is a small but powerful CalDAV (calendars, todo-lists) and CardDAV
      (contacts) server, that:
    </p>

    <ul>
      <li>Shares calendars through CalDAV, WebDAV and HTTP.
      <li>Shares contacts through CardDAV, WebDAV and HTTP.
      <li>Supports events, todos, journal entries and business cards.
      <li>Works out-of-the-box, no installation nor configuration required.
      <li>Can warn users on concurrent editing.
      <li>Can limit access by authentication.
      <li>Can secure connections.
      <li>Works with many CalDAV and CardDAV clients.
      <li>Is GPLv3-licensed free software.
    </ul>
  </section>

  <section>
    <h2>Installation</h2>
    <p>
      {{ site.title }} is really easy to install and works out-of-the-box.
    </p>

    <pre>$ python3 -m pip install --upgrade radicale
$ python3 -m radicale --config "" --storage-filesystem-folder=~/.var/lib/radicale/collections</pre>

    <p>
      When your server is launched, you can check that everything's OK by going
      to <a href="http://localhost:5232/">http://localhost:5232/</a> with your browser!
      You can login with any username and password.
    </p>

    <p>
      Want more? Why don't you check our wonderful
      <a href="{{ site.baseurl }}/documentation">documentation</a>?
    </p>
  </section>

  <section>
    <h2>What's New?</h2>
    {% assign releases = site.github.releases | where:"draft",false | sort:"created_at" | reverse %}
    {% assign latest_release = releases[0] %}
    <p>
      Latest version of {{ site.title }} is {{ latest_release.tag_name }},
      released on {{ latest_release.created_at | date: "%B %-d, %Y" }}
      (<a href="https://github.com/Kozea/{{ site.title }}/blob/master/NEWS.md">changelog</a>).
    </p>
    <aside><a href="{{ site.baseurl }}/news/">Read latest news…</a></aside>
  </section>
</main>