Pimsync-DOCKERIZED

Pimsync - a command line tool to synchronise calendars and contacts between different storages, including CalDAV and CardDAV. Pimsync is a successor and reimplementation of Vdirsyncer, and is free and open source software. DOCKERIZED!

About Pimsync

Disclaimer: I am just the maintainer of this docker container, I did not write the software. Visit the Official Pimsync Website or the Official Sourcehut Repository to thank the author(s)! :)

Pimsync is a command line tool to synchronise calendars and contacts between different storages, including CalDAV and CardDAV. Pimsync is a successor and reimplementation of Vdirsyncer, and is free and open source software.

Pimsync synchronises documentation across storages. Currently supported storages are:

CalDAV: HTTP extension which provides read and write access to calendars on servers.
CardDAV: HTTP extension which provides read and write access to address books on servers.
Vdir: Convention for storing calendars and address books in local directories using standardised and well-documented formats.
WebCal: Convention for exposing a calendar or event read-only using HTTP.

Common use cases include:

Synchronising a CalDAV or CardDAV server with a local directory. Local data can then be accessed and manipulated by a variety of programs, none of which have to know or worry about synchronisation, network connectivity, or remote servers. The changes are then synced back to the server periodically.
Synchronising from server to a local directory with the intent of keeping back-ups using a tool that backs up local directory trees.
Synchronising data between two different CalDAV or CardDAV servers.

Pimsync is configured via a configuration file. It can then be used to synchronise data once (via the pimsync sync command) or to keep data synchronised continuously (via the pimsync daemon command).

Links

Official Website: https://pimsync.whynothugo.nl/

Official Sourcehut Repository: https://git.sr.ht/~whynothugo/pimsync

Docs: https://pimsync.whynothugo.nl/

My Github Repository: https://github.com/Bleala/Pimsync-DOCKERIZED

Downloads

Docker Hub: https://hub.docker.com/r/bleala/pimsync

Github Container Registry: https://github.com/-/bleala/packages/container/package/pimsync

Quay.io: https://quay.io/repository/bleala/pimsync

Image, Versions and Architecture

I built this image based on Alpine Linux and compiled pimsync during the container build.

There will always be a latest image and the semantic versioning images:

Tag	Content
Latest	Contains the latest stable version
x.x.x	Contains the Pimsync and Alpine versions mentioned at the bottom of the page and in the release notes

I am using semantic versioning for this image. For all supported architectures there are the following versioned tags:

Latest
Major (1)
Minor (1.0)
Patch (1.0.0)

There are also several platforms supported:

Platforms:

linux/amd64
linux/arm64

Image Signing & Verification

To ensure the authenticity and integrity of my images, all bleala/pimsync images pushed to Docker Hub, GitHub Container Registry and Quay.io (and maybe more in the future) are signed using Cosign.

I use a static key pair for signing. The public key required for verification, cosign.pub, is available in the root of this GitHub repository:

Public Key: cosign.pub

How to Verify an Image

You can verify the signature of an image to ensure it hasn't been tampered with and originates from me.

Install Cosign: If you don't have Cosign installed, follow the official installation instructions: Cosign Installation Guide.
Obtain the Public Key: Download the cosign.pub file from this repository or clone the repository to access it locally.

Verify the Image: Use the cosign verify command. It is highly recommended to verify against the image digest (e.g., sha256:...) rather than a mutable tag (like latest or 1.23.0). You can find image digests on Docker Hub or GitHub Container Registry.

# Ensure 'cosign.pub' is in your current directory, or provide the full path to it.
# Replace <registry>/bleala/pimsync@sha256:<image-digest> with the actual image reference and its digest.

# Example for an image on Docker Hub:
cosign verify --key cosign.pub docker.io/bleala/pimsync@sha256:<ACTUAL_IMAGE_DIGEST_HERE>

# Example for an image on GitHub Container Registry:
cosign verify --key cosign.pub ghcr.io/bleala/pimsync@sha256:<ACTUAL_IMAGE_DIGEST_HERE>

For instance, to verify the dev tag with the following digest sha256:bd9b65a3a65425bd4b67de6a61670aa0e551f996ac5f466da8aa603ab9acd005:

cosign verify --key cosign.pub docker.io/bleala/pimsync@sha256:bd9b65a3a65425bd4b67de6a61670aa0e551f996ac5f466da8aa603ab9acd005

A successful verification will output information like this:

cosign verify --key cosign.pub docker.io/bleala/pimsync@sha256:bd9b65a3a65425bd4b67de6a61670aa0e551f996ac5f466da8aa603ab9acd005

Verification for index.docker.io/bleala/pimsync@sha256:bd9b65a3a65425bd4b67de6a61670aa0e551f996ac5f466da8aa603ab9acd005 --
The following checks were performed on each of these signatures:
  - The cosign claims were validated
  - Existence of the claims in the transparency log was verified offline
  - The signatures were verified against the specified public key

[{"critical":{"identity":{"docker-reference":"index.docker.io/bleala/pimsync"},"image":{"docker-manifest-digest":"sha256:bd9b65a3a65425bd4b67de6a61670aa0e551f996ac5f466da8aa603ab9acd005"},"type":"cosign container image signature"},"optional":{"Bundle":{"SignedEntryTimestamp":"MEUCIQDRzntAex381nJLU3DpBVYbpRJB4ikVD27AfxbmQVrrwgIgVExRV2P1jOIZjUjAw6N9cwLOWIDPo1RIK0+qF/zeoUY=","Payload":{"body":"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","integratedTime":1756893469,"logIndex":463255555,"logID":"c0d23d6ad406973f9559f3ba2d1ca01f84147d8ffc5b8445c224f98b9591801d"}}}}]

Usage

To start the container you can run the following

docker run -d -v /path/to/your/config:/pimsync/pimsync.conf \
        bleala/pimsync:latest

But since docker compose is easier to maintain, I'll give you a valid docker compose example.

---
networks:
  pimsync:
    driver: bridge

volumes:
  pimsync:
    name: pimsync
    driver: local

services:
  # Pimsync - a command line tool to synchronise calendars and contacts between different storages, including CalDAV and CardDAV.
  # Pimsync is a successor and reimplementation of Vdirsyncer, and is free and open source software. DOCKERIZED!
  # https://hub.docker.com/r/bleala/pimsync
  # https://github.com/Bleala/Pimsync-DOCKERIZED
  pimsync:
    image: bleala/pimsync:latest
    container_name: pimsync
    hostname: pimsync
    restart: unless-stopped
    security_opt:
      - no-new-privileges:true
    environment:
      # Optional: set your timezone, for correct container and log time, default to `Europe/Vienna`
      TZ: Europe/Vienna
      # Optional: set the container mode, `auto` will run the PIMSYNC_COMMAND, `manual` will only run the container, so you can exec into it and run your commands manually, default to auto
      CONTAINER_MODE: auto
      # Optional: set the Pimsync command for `auto` mode, default to `daemon`, can be extended with flags, e.g. "sync -n" or "daemon -r"
      PIMSYNC_COMMAND: daemon
      # Optional: set the Pimsync config path, default to `/pimsync/pimsync.conf`
      PIMSYNC_CONFIG: /pimsync/pimsync.conf
      # Optional: set the Pimsync executable path, default to `/usr/local/bin/pimsync`
      PIMSYNC_EXECUTABLE_PATH: /usr/local/bin/pimsync
      # Optional: set the Pimsync log level, default to `info`, other options are  `trace`, `debug`, `warn` or `error`
      PIMSYNC_LOG_LEVEL: info
    env_file:
      - path: .env
        required: false
    networks:
      pimsync: {}
    volumes:
      - type: volume
        source: pimsync
        target: /pimsync
        read_only: false
      - type: bind
        source: /path/to/pimsync.conf
        target: /pimsync/pimsync.conf
        read_only: true

You can start the docker-compose.yml with the following command

docker compose up -d

If you want to see the container logs, you can run

docker compose logs -f

or

docker logs -f pimsync

Config

You have to mount a local configuration file inside the container to work properly. How to config

In the /pimsnyc folder you will also find the pimsync.conf.example which I copied inside the container for a quick reference.
You can also find the pimsync.conf.example in this GitHub repository. (pimsync.conf.example)

The configuration file name is pimsync.conf. Write everything like it is shown in the docs and in my pimsync.conf.example!

Attention: It is not recommended to use CONTAINER_MODE: auto and PIMSYNC_COMMAND: daemon by default, if you have never used Pimsync before! If you set it to auto and daemon, it will automatically start to sync your defined storages, so don't ruin your calender/contacts structure! Use it only if you know what you are doing! --> DYOR and READ THE DOCS!

For first time use I recommend running the container with CONTAINER_MODE: manual.
Now you can either exec into the container with docker exec -it pimsync sh or run the commands directly from your host.

After the container is started and your pimsync.conf is mounted, I suggest that you run docker exec -it pimsync pimsync check to validate your config file.

Now you can discover your defined pairs with docker exec -it pimsync pimsync discover, to check if the connection to your configured storages does work as expected.

After you ran docker exec -it pimsync pimsync discover you can either run docker exec -it pimsync pimsync sync or, if you have not set CONTAINER_MODE: auto and PIMSYNC_COMMAND: daemon, set it to auto/daemon and restart the container with docker compose restart or deploy it again with docker compose up -d.

Now it will sync everything for the first time.

For futher collections/pairs you do not have to run pimsync discover again. Pimsync will do this automatically in daemon mode. You should only do it for the first time to unterstand how Pimsync does work.

Everything that is done by Pimsync will get written to the docker logs! Run docker logs -f pimsync or docker compose logs -f to watch the logs.

Attention: If you would like to use the a local storage, be sure that the folder already exists, otherwise Pimsync produces errors!

As you can see in the pimsync.conf.example, I set /pimsync/calendars/ as path for the local storage and for the pair test as local folder. So to work properly the path/folder /pimsync/calendars/test has to exist before you run your first sync!
Either create it with docker exec -it pimsync "mkdir -p /path/to/your/local/folder" (in my example this would be docker exec -it pimsync "mkdir -p /pimsync/calendars/test") or if you have mounted a local folder to /pimsync create the subfolder and make sure, that it is readable and writable by the pimsync user (UID/GID 1000)!

For further information look at the available man pages:

User

Pimsync does run with an user called pimsync inside the container and not as root.

The UID and GID for this user are 1000 by default, so be careful if you mount your pimsync.conf, that it is readable for this user and if you use a bind mount instead of a docker volume.

If you need to set a custom UID and GID, add the user key to your docker-compose.yml.

Example: user: "your_UID:your_GID"

Complete docker-compose.yml with the `user` key

---
networks:
  pimsync:
    driver: bridge

volumes:
  pimsync:
    name: pimsync
    driver: local

services:
  # Pimsync - a command line tool to synchronise calendars and contacts between different storages, including CalDAV and CardDAV.
  # Pimsync is a successor and reimplementation of Vdirsyncer, and is free and open source software. DOCKERIZED!
  # https://hub.docker.com/r/bleala/pimsync
  # https://github.com/Bleala/Pimsync-DOCKERIZED
  pimsync:
    image: bleala/pimsync:latest
    container_name: pimsync
    hostname: pimsync
    restart: unless-stopped
    user: "your_UID:your_GID"
    security_opt:
      - no-new-privileges:true
    environment:
      # Optional: set your timezone, for correct container and log time, default to `Europe/Vienna`
      TZ: Europe/Vienna
      # Optional: set the container mode, `auto` will run the PIMSYNC_COMMAND, `manual` will only run the container, so you can exec into it and run your commands manually, default to auto
      CONTAINER_MODE: auto
      # Optional: set the Pimsync command for `auto` mode, default to `daemon`, can be extended with flags, e.g. "sync -n" or "daemon -r"
      PIMSYNC_COMMAND: daemon
      # Optional: set the Pimsync config path, default to `/pimsync/pimsync.conf`
      PIMSYNC_CONFIG: /pimsync/pimsync.conf
      # Optional: set the Pimsync executable path, default to `/usr/local/bin/pimsync`
      PIMSYNC_EXECUTABLE_PATH: /usr/local/bin/pimsync
      # Optional: set the Pimsync log level, default to `info`, other options are  `trace`, `debug`, `warn` or `error`
      PIMSYNC_LOG_LEVEL: info
    env_file:
      - path: .env
        required: false
    networks:
      pimsync: {}
    volumes:
      - type: volume
        source: pimsync
        target: /pimsync
        read_only: false
      - type: bind
        source: /path/to/pimsync.conf
        target: /pimsync/pimsync.conf
        read_only: true

Environment Variables

You can set a few different environment variables if you want to:

Variable	Info	Value
`TZ`	to set the correct container and log time	optional, default to `Europe/Vienna`, look here for possible values
`CONTAINER_MODE`	is used automatically run `pimsync ${PIMSYNC_COMMAND}` or to just start the container for manual `pimsync` commands	optional, default to `auto`, can be `manual`
`PIMSYNC_COMMAND`	is used to specify the `Pimsync` command in `auto` mode	optional, default to `daemon`, can be any of these commands
`PIMSYNC_CONFIG`	is used to set the `Pimsync` config file location	optional, default to `/pimsync/pimsync.conf`
`PIMSYNC_EXECUTABLE_PATH`	is used to set the `Pimsync` executable path	optional, default to `/usr/local/bin/pimsync`, should not be changed!
`PIMSYNC_LOG_LEVEL`	is used to set the `Pimsync` log level	optional, default to `info`, can be `trace`, `debug`, `info`, `warn` or `error`

Build instructions

Clone this repo and then:

cd Pimsync-DOCKERIZED/docker
docker build -t bleala/pimsync:dev .

Or you can use the provided docker-compose.override.yml file:

docker compose -f docker-compose.override.yml build

For more information on using multiple compose files see here. You can also find a prebuilt docker image from Docker Hub, which can be pulled with this command:

docker pull bleala/pimsync:latest

Contribution

I'm glad, if you want to contribute something to the Pimsync container.

Feel free to create a PR with your changes and I will merge it, if it's ok.

Attention: Please use the main branch for pull requests, a CI pipeline is going to run to check, if the container will build!

Versions

1.0.4 - 19.03.2026:

Pimsync update to version 0.5.7

1.0.3 - 03.03.2026:

Pimsync update to version 0.5.6
Alpine update to version 3.23.3

Current Versions:

Pimsync 0.5.6, Alpine 3.23.3

Old Version History

1.0.2 - 02.12.2025:

Pimsync update to version 0.5.5

1.0.1 - 17.10.2025:

Pimsync update to version 0.5.4
Alpine update to version 3.22.2
Moved to official Rust install script instead of apk

1.0.0 - 04.09.2025:

Initial Release!
Build on Alpine 3.22.1 with Pimsmync Version 0.4.4.
Official Documentation.

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