See your bookings in Nextcloud Calendar
Every DeskDesk booking is mirrored into Nextcloud Calendar via the OpenRegister calendar provider. The mirror is one-way: changes you make on the booking flow into Calendar; changes you make on the Calendar event do not flow back. The point of the sync is visibility — you do not need a second tool to see when you are in the office.
Goal
By the end you can find a booking you just made in Nextcloud Calendar, recognise the event shape (title, attendees, location, link back to the booking), and understand which fields stay in sync.
Prerequisites
- Nextcloud Calendar app installed and enabled.
- At least one DeskDesk booking — see Book a slot.
- The OpenRegister calendar provider toggled on by an admin (default = on).
Steps
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Make a booking from DeskDesk — pick a desk, pick a slot, save. Check Bookings to confirm it landed.
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Open Nextcloud Calendar. The DeskDesk calendar appears in your sidebar (named "DeskDesk Bookings" by default; colour configurable). Your booking shows up on its date with the slot's time window.
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Open the event. The title is the desk's display name, the location is the floor + zone, and the description links back to the booking in DeskDesk. Attendees are empty by default; recurring occurrences carry the parent series' UID.
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Cancel the booking from DeskDesk. The Calendar entry disappears on the next page reload — sync is event-driven on the OpenRegister side, not a poll, so propagation is near-immediate (under one second).
Verification
A new booking from DeskDesk appears in the DeskDesk Bookings calendar in Nextcloud Calendar within a second. Cancelling the booking removes the event the same way. Editing the Calendar event title does not rename the DeskDesk booking — the mirror is one-way.
Common issues
| Symptom | Fix |
|---|---|
| DeskDesk calendar is missing from Calendar's sidebar | The OpenRegister calendar provider is disabled. Admin re-enables it on the admin settings page. |
| Bookings show up but the times are wrong | The slot configuration on the deployment differs from "office time" — admin checks the slot definitions (AM = 09:00–12:30, PM = 13:00–17:30 by default). |
| Edits to the Calendar event reset on reload | Expected — the mirror overwrites Calendar from the DeskDesk side. Edit the booking from DeskDesk. |
Reference
- Set up a recurring booking — every occurrence mirrors as a separate event.
- Admin settings — slot definitions and the calendar provider toggle.