Set up CardDAV

With CardDAV sync, your Locari contacts are available on all your devices: iPhone, iPad, Android (DAVx5), macOS, Windows Outlook (plugin), and Thunderbird. After the one-time setup, changes sync automatically — no manual export needed.

Common Tasks

• Create a device password
• Set up iPhone or iPad
• Set up Android with DAVx5
• Set up macOS Contacts
• Set up Windows Outlook
• Delete a device password

How to

Create a device password

1. Open Contacts, click Mobile Sync in the top right — you will be taken to User settings → Connections.
2. Click New device, enter a name (e.g. "Erik's iPhone" or "Office MacBook").
3. The generated password is shown once — copy it immediately.
4. Use the password during device setup (steps below).

iOS / iPadOS

Automatic via QR code (recommended):

1. Create a device password (see above) — the page then shows a QR code.
2. Scan the QR code with the iPhone/iPad camera app.
3. Tap "Profile downloaded" in Settings.
4. Install the profile and enter the device password.

Manual setup:

1. Settings → Contacts → Accounts → Add account → Other → CardDAV account.
2. Enter the server URL (displayed and copyable on the connections page).
3. Username: your Locari email address. Password: device password.
4. Tap Next → Save.

Android (DAVx5)

1. Install DAVx5 from the Google Play Store.
2. Open DAVx5 → + → Login with URL.
3. Enter the server URL (copy from the connections page), your email, and device password.
4. Tap Create account — DAVx5 syncs your contacts.

Example: Portfolio manager Daniela sets up DAVx5 on her Android tablet and has all 45 contacts from her portfolio automatically available in the native contacts app.

macOS

1. System Settings → Internet Accounts → Add Account → Other Account → CardDAV Account.
2. Account type: Advanced. Copy and paste the server URL from the connections page.
3. Username: your Locari email. Password: device password.
4. Click Sign in — contacts appear in the macOS Contacts app.

Windows Outlook (plugin)

1. Download and install CalDav Synchronizer from caldavsynchronizer.org.
2. Restart Outlook → CalDav Synchronizer → Synchronization Profiles.
3. Click Add → create a CardDAV profile, enter server URL, email, and device password.
4. Click OK — the plugin syncs on the next Outlook start.

Thunderbird (TbSync)

1. In Thunderbird: Add-ons → install TbSync and Provider for CalDAV & CardDAV.
2. TbSync → Add account → CalDAV & CardDAV.
3. Enter server URL, your Locari email, and device password → click Create account.

Connections and Fields

Connections page — device passwords

Accessible via Contacts → Mobile Sync or directly at User settings → Connections:

• Device name — freely chosen for identification (e.g. "Erik's iPhone")
• Status — Active (connection established)
• Last used — date of most recent sync
• Actions — delete password

Server URL and credentials (for manual setup)

• Server URL: https://app.locari.ai/api/carddav/principals/{your-user-id}/ (copyable with one click on the connections page)
• Username: your Locari email address
• Password: the device password created above (not your Locari login password)

Delete a device password

Order of operations:

1. Device: remove the account or profile in the respective app.
2. Locari: User settings → Connections → delete password.

Device-specific removal steps:

• iOS: Settings → General → VPN & Device Management → "LOCARI Contacts" → Remove profile.
• macOS: System Settings → Internet Accounts → "LOCARI" → Remove account.
• Android (DAVx5): Open DAVx5 → select account → menu → Delete account.
• Outlook: CalDav Synchronizer → Synchronization Profiles → select profile → Delete.
• Thunderbird: TbSync → select account → Remove account.

Permissions and Multi-select

• Create device passwords: each team member for their own user account.
• View or delete another member's passwords: only administrators.
• Visible via CardDAV: all contacts of the owner account — the full contact list is synced per device password.
• Number of devices: no technical limit — one password per device is recommended.
• Edit the contact list in Locari: Contacts — create, edit, filter by category and type.

Related Pages

• Contacts — manage the contact directory, categories, and links
• Settings — team roles and permissions
• Getting Started — overview of all areas of the platform
• Properties — create properties and assign contacts