Overview

The Calendars & Contacts Sharing interface lets a cPanel user grant other users read or read/write access to specific calendars (CalDAV) and address books (CardDAV). This is useful for assistants managing schedules, teams sharing a resource (e.g., a meeting room), or maintaining a shared contact list.

Prerequisites

• cPanel version 120+ (DAV sharing is built into cpdavd in recent versions).
• DAV service enabled • Your hosting provider must enable the CalDAV/CardDAV service.
• Email users exist • You’ll share items that belong to specific email users on the account.

Access levels

• Read‑only: The recipient can view entries/contacts but cannot modify them.
• Read & Write: The recipient can add, edit, and delete entries/contacts.

Choose the minimum access required. For shared rooms/resources, Read‑only is often sufficient; for assistants or team editors, use Read & Write.

Share a calendar or address book

1. Sign in to cPanel and open Email → Calendars & Contacts Sharing. (In Webmail, open Calendars & Contacts.)
2. Select the email user that owns the collection you want to share.
3. Pick the specific calendar or address book to share.
4. Choose the recipient user (the person who should get access).
5. Set the access level (Read‑only or Read & Write).
6. Click Create/Save to finalize the share. Access takes effect immediately.

• Share a “Company Holidays” calendar as Read‑only to everyone.
• Give an assistant Read & Write access to your main calendar.
• Share a “Vendors” address book with the sales team as Read‑only.

Manage or revoke sharing

• Open Calendars & Contacts Sharing again.
• Locate the existing share and choose Edit to change access or Remove to revoke it.
• Changes apply instantly; recipients may need to refresh their calendar/contacts app.

Use in mail & calendar apps

After sharing, users can connect their apps to the same collections via CalDAV/CardDAV.

• Apple devices (iOS/iPadOS/macOS): Add CalDAV for calendars and CardDAV for contacts using your account’s server, username, and password.
• Android: Use a DAV client (e.g., DAVx⁵) to add CalDAV/CardDAV accounts.
• Roundcube/Webmail: Calendars & Contacts are available directly in the browser.

Troubleshooting

• Don’t see the page? Ask your host to enable the DAV service and confirm your cPanel version.
• Client can’t connect? Re‑enter the server name exactly as provided in your cPanel Calendars & Contacts settings and verify the correct username/password.
• Changes not appearing? Have the recipient refresh their CalDAV/CardDAV account or restart the app. Some clients cache for several minutes.
• Access level wrong? Edit the share and switch between Read‑only ↔ Read & Write.