macOS Calendar & Contacts

Sync SilentSuite with the native macOS Calendar and Contacts apps through the SilentSuite Bridge.

macOS Apple Internet Accounts is stricter than many DAV clients: use Advanced setup with SSL enabled and a trusted localhost certificate.

Prerequisites

1. Install and start the SilentSuite Bridge on your Mac.

2. Sign in to the bridge dashboard first so your account appears at http://localhost:37358/.

3. Run the macOS Apple Accounts setup command:

   silentsuite-bridge --setup-macos-apple-accounts

4. In Keychain Access, add/open the generated localhost certificate and set Trust > Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) to Always Trust.

5. Restart the bridge and open the dashboard at https://localhost:37358/ or https://127.0.0.1:37358/.

HTTPS affects the whole local bridge

After SSL setup, this bridge profile serves its single DAV listener over HTTPS. Existing clients configured with http://localhost:37358/ must be updated to the https:// URL shown in the dashboard and may need to trust the same localhost certificate.

Add Calendar Account

1. Open System Settings (or System Preferences on older macOS).
2. Go to Internet Accounts > Add Account > Other.
3. Click CalDAV Account.
4. Select Advanced for the account type.
5. Enter:
   • User Name: your SilentSuite account email
   • Password: your account password
   • Server Address: localhost or 127.0.0.1
   • Server Path: /your@email.com/ using the exact account email shown in the bridge dashboard
   • Port: 37358
   • Use SSL: checked
6. Click Sign In.

Your SilentSuite calendars should appear in Calendar after the bridge completes sync.

Add Contacts Account

1. Open System Settings > Internet Accounts > Add Account > Other.
2. Click CardDAV Account.
3. Select Advanced.
4. Enter:
   • User Name: your SilentSuite account email
   • Password: your account password
   • Server Address: localhost or 127.0.0.1
   • Server Path: /your@email.com/ using the exact account email shown in the bridge dashboard
   • Port: 37358
   • Use SSL: checked
5. Click Sign In.

Your SilentSuite contacts should appear in Contacts after the bridge completes sync.

If CalDAV Fails

Some macOS versions accept the trusted localhost certificate more reliably after adding CardDAV first.

1. Add the CardDAV account using Advanced setup and SSL.
2. Confirm Contacts can connect.
3. Add the CalDAV account again using the same server address, port, SSL setting, username, password, and account path.

Running the Bridge at Login

To keep the SilentSuite Bridge running automatically, see the DAV bridge guide for macOS launchd configuration.

Troubleshooting

Connection refused

Make sure the SilentSuite Bridge is running. Open the dashboard URL shown by the bridge:

• Before SSL setup: http://localhost:37358/
• After SSL setup: https://localhost:37358/

Certificate warning or account rejected

1. Reopen Keychain Access.
2. Find the generated localhost certificate from silentsuite-bridge --setup-macos-apple-accounts.
3. Set Trust > Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) to Always Trust.
4. Restart the bridge and retry Apple Internet Accounts.

SSL: WRONG_VERSION_NUMBER

A client connected using HTTP while bridge HTTPS is enabled. Enable SSL in the DAV client and use an https:// URL. The bridge has one listener, so it cannot redirect plaintext HTTP after HTTPS is enabled.

An initial anonymous 401 Unauthorized followed by a successful authenticated request is the normal Basic authentication challenge. An explicit Invalid password for configured user message is a separate credentials failure.

Calendar shows but events are missing

macOS may limit sync to recent events. Open Calendar > Settings > Accounts, select your DAV account, and check the sync range.

Apple Internet Accounts still fails during principal discovery

Current Bridge builds provide an authenticated, non-enumerating /principals/ discovery container while keeping your account's normal /your@email.com/ path canonical. If HTTPS + Advanced setup still fails, collect an ordered, redacted bridge trace for support. Include the method, path, Depth value, status, and returned href classes for paths such as:

• /principals/
• /.well-known/caldav
• /.well-known/carddav
• /your@email.com/

Do not include passwords, Authorization headers, session tokens, contact/calendar contents, or full private logs. Apple may also probe /principals/your@email.com/. For an authenticated exact same-account probe, the Bridge resolves that compatibility path to the canonical /your@email.com/ account home; it does not create a separate principal or storage namespace.