Calendars and contacts in Thunderbird

Updated 2 weeks ago by Tristan Payne

Thunderbird on Linux and Windows

We recommend the use of Thunderbird to access calendars and contacts on Linux desktop systems. The steps below are the same in Thunderbird on Windows, which is worth knowing if you use Outlook - Outlook has no built-in support for CalDAV or CardDAV, so it cannot connect to these calendars at all.

You'll find the exact address for your account in cPanel, under Email > Calendars and Contacts Configuration - see Calendars and Contacts in cPanel for what that page shows.

Set up calendars in Thunderbird

Perform the following steps to set up your calendars (CalDAV) account in Thunderbird on a Linux desktop computer:

1. Click the Calendars icon ().
2. Click New Calendar…. The Create New Calendar interface appears.
3. Select On the Network, then click Next.
4. Enter your email-account username in the Username text box.
5. In the Location text box, enter the Server URL from your Calendars and Contacts Configuration page in cPanel - it will look like https://your-server-name:2080. This is your server's address, not your own domain name, so copy it rather than typing your domain.
6. Click Find Calendars.
7. The Authentication Required - Mozilla Thunderbird interface appears. Enter your email-account password in the text box, then click OK. The Create New Calendar interface appears.
8. Make sure that CalDAV is selected in the Calendar Type menu and the cPanel CalDAV Calendar checkbox is selected.
9. Click Subscribe. The cPanel CalDAV Calendar now appears in the Calendars menu.

Set up contacts in Thunderbird

Perform the following steps to set up your contacts (CardDAV) account in Thunderbird on a Linux desktop computer:

1. Click the Address book icon ().
2. Click the Create a new address book icon ().
3. Select Add CardDAV Address Book. The New CardDAV Address Book interface appears.
4. Enter your email-account username in the Username text box.
5. In the Location text box, enter the Server URL from your Calendars and Contacts Configuration page in cPanel - it will look like https://your-server-name:2080. This is your server's address, not your own domain name, so copy it rather than typing your domain.
6. Click Continue. The Authentication Required - Mozilla Thunderbird interface appears.
7. Enter your email-account password in the Password text box, then click OK. The New CardDAV Address Book interface appears.
8. Make sure the cPanel CardDAV Address Book checkbox is selected.
9. Click Continue. The cPanel CardDAV Address Book now appears in the All Address Books section.

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