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EteSync vs Manage My Damn Life

A side-by-side comparison of two self-hosted calendar & contacts options — licensing, setup difficulty, resource needs, and what each one replaces.

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ET EteSync End-to-end encrypted sync for contacts and calendars VS MA Manage My Damn Life Manage my Damn Life (MMDL) is a self-hosted front end for managing
FeatureEteSyncManage My Damn Life
CategoryCalendar & ContactsCalendar & Contacts
LicenseAGPL-3.0GPL-3.0
LanguagePythonJavaScript
Setup difficultyMediumMedium
Min. RAM256 MB512 MB
Deploymentdocker, bare-metaldocker
GitHub stars★ 1,765★ 620
First released20172026
ReplacesGoogle Calendar, iCloud—

Why pick each one

Choose EteSync if…

  • Released under the AGPL-3.0 license
  • First-class Docker support for quick deployment
  • Active community (1.8k GitHub stars)
  • Written in Python
EteSync details

Choose Manage My Damn Life if…

  • Released under the GPL-3.0 license
  • First-class Docker support for quick deployment
  • Written in JavaScript
  • Lightweight — runs in 512 MB RAM
Manage My Damn Life details

Frequently asked questions

Is EteSync or Manage My Damn Life better?

Neither is universally better. EteSync has the larger community; both share a medium setup difficulty, so the decision comes down to features and licensing.

Are EteSync and Manage My Damn Life free and open-source?

Yes. EteSync is licensed under AGPL-3.0 and Manage My Damn Life under GPL-3.0. Both can be self-hosted at no software cost.

Can I run EteSync and Manage My Damn Life with Docker?

EteSync: yes. Manage My Damn Life: yes.

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