Overview

googlecalendarsync is a tool written in python to bidirectional synchronize a local iCal (.ics) file with Google Calendar

Requirements

• python-vobject - for local iCal file management
• python-gdata - for remote Google Calendar management
• python-httplib2 - for remote iCal retrieval

Install

• Download the latest release here,
• Extract the source tarball googlecalendarsync-x.y.tar.gz,
• Run python setup.py build to make,
• Run sudo python setup.py install to install.

How to use googlecalendarsync

Create a configuration file ($HOME/.googlecalsync/config) using the following template:

[google]
username = <GOOGLE ACCOUNT USERNAME>
password = <GOOGLE ACCOUNT PASSWORD>

[local]
ical_file = <PATH OF THE LOCAL iCal FILE>
workdir = ${HOME}/.googlecalsync/work/

Then run:

  googlecalsync.py [--dry-run]

Recommended usage

Add an entry in crontab (as non-privileged user) like the following to synchronize a local calendar with Google Calendar every 30mins:

0,30 * * * * /usr/bin/googlecalsync.py >/dev/null 2>&1