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Synchronizing with Thunderbird
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`Thunderbird <https://www.thunderbird.net>`_ is a feature-rich and mature mail client that can be turned into a full-fledged Personal Information Manager (PIM). Since version 102, it supports address book synchronization via CardDAV and automatic discovery of calendars and address books available on the server.
Recommended method
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Since Thunderbird 102, the CardDAV & CalDAV protocols are natively supported.
Contacts
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#. On the address book view, click the down arrow near **New Address Book** and choose **Add CardDAV Address Book**.
#. In the next window, type your **Username** and **Location** (Server URL).
#. The next window will ask for your username and password for this account.
#. The previous window will be refreshed and ask you which address books you wish to sync.
#. Choose and then click **Continue**.
If you later want to add a new address book, you can redo all of those steps and only the books not already synchronized will be suggested.
.. note:: If your account uses two-factor authentication, you need a :ref:`dedicated app password <managing_devices>` for login rather than your
regular password.
Calendars
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#. Go to the calendar view in Thunderbird and select the **New Calendar...** button at the bottom of the left side panel.
#. Choose **On the network**:
.. image:: ../images/new_calendar.png
#. Type your **Username** and **Location** (Server URL), then click on **Find Calendars**.
#. Choose which calendars you want to add and click **Subscribe**
Same thing here, if you later want to add more calendars, just redo the procedure.
Alternative: Using the CardBook add-on (Contacts only)
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`CardBook <https://addons.thunderbird.net/en/thunderbird/addon/cardbook/>`_ is an advanced alternative to Thunderbird's address book, which supports CardDAV.
#. Click the CardBook icon in the upper right corner of Thunderbird:
.. image:: ../images/cardbook_icon.png
#. In CardBook:
- Go to Address book > New Address book **Remote** > Next
- Select **CardDAV**, fill in the address of your Nextcloud server, your user name and password
.. image:: ../images/new_addressbook.png
#. Click on "Validate", click Next, then choose the name of the address book and click Next again:
.. image:: ../images/addressbook_name.png
#. When you are finished, CardBook synchronizes your address books. You can always trigger a synchronization manually by clicking "Synchronize" in the top left corner of CardBook:
.. image:: ../images/synchronize_cardbook.png