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Horde and Funambol Synchronization
[http://www.horde.org/ Horde 2.13.x] (included with SME Server 7.3 or later) includes built-in support for the SyncML protocol.
[http://www.funambol.com/ Funambol] is an open-source SyncML client with available binary installers for Outlook, iPhones, Blackberries, Windows Mobile devices, Symbian devices, and iPods.
Horde / SME, when properly configured, supplants the functionality offered in the Funambol synchronization server, as well as the free [http://my.funambol.com/|myFunambol] synchronization online service.
This page is intended to compile in one place the hints and notes necessary to synchronize your Contacts, Calendar, Tasks and Notes with Outlook, and wirelessly with your Blackberry.
== Warnings ==
* Be sure to test any given configuration before trusting it with mission critical data. The Outlook plugins seem to work pretty well, but I spent a lot of time cleaning up duplicate tasks and contacts before the release of the Funambol Sync Plugin v7.2.1 which finally seems to sync OK without duplicating everything.
== Install Horde Contribs ==
SME server includes the Horde modules for Webmail and Contacts, but does not include the modules required for Calendar, Task and Note management.
To enable the following capabilities, install the corresponding contribs:
* Calendar: [[kronolith]]
* Tasks: [[nag]]
* Notes: [[mnemo]]
== Modify Horde Settings ==
=== Remove 'realm' from template fragment ===
SME uses your primary domain name as the Horde "Realm" setting, but this causes problems with Funambol.
These commands (based on [[Bugzilla:4772#c5]]) will create a custom template fragment that has the "realm" line commented out (insert a "#" at the beginning of any line containing "realm").
Pay close attention if you type these commands by hand instead of using copy & paste; one of these commands is continued across 3 lines using "\"!
mkdir -p /etc/e-smith/templates-custom/home/httpd/html/horde/imp/config/servers.php/
cd /etc/e-smith/templates-custom/home/httpd/html/horde/imp/config/servers.php/
sed '/realm/s/^/#/' \
/etc/e-smith/templates/home/httpd/html/horde/imp/config/servers.php/120IMAPServers > \
120IMAPServers
expand-template /home/httpd/html/horde/imp/config/servers.php
=== Clean up existing Horde data ===
If you have any existing contact, calendar, task or note data already stored in Horde, you will need to clean it up.
[[Bugzilla:4772#c23]] documents the work in progress to make this possible.
=== Disable page compression ===
The Funambol Blackberry Sync Plugin still (as of v7.2.1) does not work if Horde's "compress_pages" is set to "true".
Correct this value as follows (change "true" to "false" in lines containing "compress_pages"):
Pay close attention to commands continued across multiple lines using "\".
mkdir -p /etc/e-smith/templates-custom/home/httpd/html/horde/config/conf.php
cd /etc/e-smith/templates-custom/home/httpd/html/horde/config/conf.php
sed /compress_pages/s/true/false/ \
/etc/e-smith/templates/home/httpd/html/horde/config/conf.php/100GeneralSettings >\
100GeneralSettings
signal-event email-update
== Funambol Configuration ==
=== Client Configuration Settings===
All of the various Funambol (or other SyncML) clients want you to enter the SyncML server address and login information.
To sync with Horde on a SME server, use the following values:
* Location: https://your.sme.server/horde/rpc.php
* Username: <smeuser>
* Password: <smepassword>
=== Outlook ===
* Install the Funambol Outlook Plugin from https://www.forge.funambol.org/download/
* Configure the synchronization options as you desire
=== Blackberry ===
There are two versions of the Funambol Blackberry Sync Plugin - one for handhelds running any OS prior to 4.7, and another for handhelds running OS v4.7 or later.
Note: The Funambol Blackberry Sync downloads (as of v7.2.1 4/22/2009) for some reason do not include the ".ALX" file required by current versions of the Blackberry Desktop Manager when installing applications. This procedure describes how to download the installer, download the .ALX file separately, and install the application on your Blackberry.
The .ALX file is an XML file describing the files involved in the specific Blackberry Application, and can be built manually (with care). There is as yet no available .ALX file for the Funambol "Blackberry Sync (OS>=4.7)"
==== Handheld OS less than v4.7 ====
* Install the Blackberry Desktop Manager on a workstation
* Download and extract "Blackberry Sync (up to OS 4.7)" from https://www.forge.funambol.org/download/downloads-bb.html
* Download the required ".ALX" filefrom https://core.forge.funambol.org/ds/getDSMessageAttachment.do/Funambol_Sync_Plugin.alx?dsForumId=405&dsMessageId=48104&dsAttachmentId=71979&dsAttachmentMime=application/octet-stream and place it into the folder containing the extracted "Funambol Sync Plugin" files.
* Connect your Blackberry to the workstation running the Blackberry Desktop Manager
* From within the Blackberry Desktop Manager:
** Select "Application Loader"
** Select "Start" under "Add / Remove Applications"
** Select "Browse"
** Browse to and select the Funambol_Sync_Plugin.alx file downloaded above
** Select "Next"
==== Handheld OS less than v4.7 ====
These instructions are completely untested!
* Install the Blackberry Desktop Manager on a workstation
* Download and extract "Blackberry Sync (OS>=4.7)" from https://www.forge.funambol.org/download/downloads-bb.html
* Create an appropriate "Funambol_Sync_Plugin_os47.ALX" and place it into the folder containing the extracted "Funambol_Sync_Plugin_os47" files.
* Connect your Blackberry to the workstation running the Blackberry Desktop Manager
* From within the Blackberry Desktop Manager:
** Select "Application Loader"
** Select "Start" under "Add / Remove Applications"
** Select "Browse"
** Browse to and select the Funambol_Sync_Plugin_os47.alx file created above
** Select "Next"
{{Level|Advanced}}
Horde and Funambol Synchronization
[http://www.horde.org/ Horde 2.13.x] (included with SME Server 7.3 or later) includes built-in support for the SyncML protocol.
[http://www.funambol.com/ Funambol] is an open-source SyncML client with available binary installers for Outlook, iPhones, Blackberries, Windows Mobile devices, Symbian devices, and iPods.
Horde / SME, when properly configured, supplants the functionality offered in the Funambol synchronization server, as well as the free [http://my.funambol.com/|myFunambol] synchronization online service.
This page is intended to compile in one place the hints and notes necessary to synchronize your Contacts, Calendar, Tasks and Notes with Outlook, and wirelessly with your Blackberry.
== Warnings ==
* Be sure to test any given configuration before trusting it with mission critical data. The Outlook plugins seem to work pretty well, but I spent a lot of time cleaning up duplicate tasks and contacts before the release of the Funambol Sync Plugin v7.2.1 which finally seems to sync OK without duplicating everything.
== Install Horde Contribs ==
SME server includes the Horde modules for Webmail and Contacts, but does not include the modules required for Calendar, Task and Note management.
To enable the following capabilities, install the corresponding contribs:
* Calendar: [[kronolith]]
* Tasks: [[nag]]
* Notes: [[mnemo]]
== Modify Horde Settings ==
=== Remove 'realm' from template fragment ===
SME uses your primary domain name as the Horde "Realm" setting, but this causes problems with Funambol.
These commands (based on [[Bugzilla:4772#c5]]) will create a custom template fragment that has the "realm" line commented out (insert a "#" at the beginning of any line containing "realm").
Pay close attention if you type these commands by hand instead of using copy & paste; one of these commands is continued across 3 lines using "\"!
mkdir -p /etc/e-smith/templates-custom/home/httpd/html/horde/imp/config/servers.php/
cd /etc/e-smith/templates-custom/home/httpd/html/horde/imp/config/servers.php/
sed '/realm/s/^/#/' \
/etc/e-smith/templates/home/httpd/html/horde/imp/config/servers.php/120IMAPServers > \
120IMAPServers
expand-template /home/httpd/html/horde/imp/config/servers.php
=== Clean up existing Horde data ===
If you have any existing contact, calendar, task or note data already stored in Horde, you will need to clean it up.
[[Bugzilla:4772#c23]] documents the work in progress to make this possible.
=== Disable page compression ===
The Funambol Blackberry Sync Plugin still (as of v7.2.1) does not work if Horde's "compress_pages" is set to "true".
Correct this value as follows (change "true" to "false" in lines containing "compress_pages"):
Pay close attention to commands continued across multiple lines using "\".
mkdir -p /etc/e-smith/templates-custom/home/httpd/html/horde/config/conf.php
cd /etc/e-smith/templates-custom/home/httpd/html/horde/config/conf.php
sed /compress_pages/s/true/false/ \
/etc/e-smith/templates/home/httpd/html/horde/config/conf.php/100GeneralSettings >\
100GeneralSettings
signal-event email-update
== Funambol Configuration ==
=== Client Configuration Settings===
All of the various Funambol (or other SyncML) clients want you to enter the SyncML server address and login information.
To sync with Horde on a SME server, use the following values:
* Location: https://your.sme.server/horde/rpc.php
* Username: <smeuser>
* Password: <smepassword>
=== Outlook ===
* Install the Funambol Outlook Plugin from https://www.forge.funambol.org/download/
* Configure the synchronization options as you desire
=== Blackberry ===
There are two versions of the Funambol Blackberry Sync Plugin - one for handhelds running any OS prior to 4.7, and another for handhelds running OS v4.7 or later.
Note: The Funambol Blackberry Sync downloads (as of v7.2.1 4/22/2009) for some reason do not include the ".ALX" file required by current versions of the Blackberry Desktop Manager when installing applications. This procedure describes how to download the installer, download the .ALX file separately, and install the application on your Blackberry.
The .ALX file is an XML file describing the files involved in the specific Blackberry Application, and can be built manually (with care). There is as yet no available .ALX file for the Funambol "Blackberry Sync (OS>=4.7)"
==== Handheld OS less than v4.7 ====
* Install the Blackberry Desktop Manager on a workstation
* Download and extract "Blackberry Sync (up to OS 4.7)" from https://www.forge.funambol.org/download/downloads-bb.html
* Download the required ".ALX" filefrom https://core.forge.funambol.org/ds/getDSMessageAttachment.do/Funambol_Sync_Plugin.alx?dsForumId=405&dsMessageId=48104&dsAttachmentId=71979&dsAttachmentMime=application/octet-stream and place it into the folder containing the extracted "Funambol Sync Plugin" files.
* Connect your Blackberry to the workstation running the Blackberry Desktop Manager
* From within the Blackberry Desktop Manager:
** Select "Application Loader"
** Select "Start" under "Add / Remove Applications"
** Select "Browse"
** Browse to and select the Funambol_Sync_Plugin.alx file downloaded above
** Select "Next"
==== Handheld OS less than v4.7 ====
These instructions are completely untested!
* Install the Blackberry Desktop Manager on a workstation
* Download and extract "Blackberry Sync (OS>=4.7)" from https://www.forge.funambol.org/download/downloads-bb.html
* Create an appropriate "Funambol_Sync_Plugin_os47.ALX" and place it into the folder containing the extracted "Funambol_Sync_Plugin_os47" files.
* Connect your Blackberry to the workstation running the Blackberry Desktop Manager
* From within the Blackberry Desktop Manager:
** Select "Application Loader"
** Select "Start" under "Add / Remove Applications"
** Select "Browse"
** Browse to and select the Funambol_Sync_Plugin_os47.alx file created above
** Select "Next"