How can I keep Contacts in sync with CardDAV?

Hello,
I am trying to find a way to automatically keep my contacts (and calendars, but will focus on contacts here) in sync with external devices.
Currently I have host a CardDAV server using Owncloud. I have my OS X Contacts linked to the CardDAV account, but this results in TWO separate databases of contacts. The local one and the CardDAV one. I have found no easy way to keep them in sync. I need the remote one in order to sync other (Android) devices to it.
So I am now looking at using OS X Server and ditching Owncloud. Just having the local contacts share from a local OS X Server. With Server being only $20, I am fine with going that way. As I don't really need my data synced to the cloud. It's fine to sync over my local network.
For some smart Apples out there... I have a few questions:
1) Is there a way to keep local contacts and remote CardDAV contacts synchronised?
2) (...if not) Is there a way to use OS X Server to run as a CardDAV server which my other devices can then access over the local network?
I have installed Server. And I activated sharing of contacts. But I could find no info/instructions on how to access that from a client device. What is the server URL for the CardDAV server?
Thank you for helping with this. Very keen to get all my devices sharing their data WITHOUT using third-party services like Google, etc.

You're right. Now that I think through it, I'm not sure it is possible as you have duplicates.
There is a "Look for Duplicates" command, but I think it limits itself to duplicates in the same account.
You could export all of the On My Mac contacts to vCard, then delete them out of Contacts.
Then, go into Contacts Preferences and set you CardDAV server as default.
Double-click the exported vCard to import. It should try to import them into your CardDAV server.
Click the button to Review Duplicates when the import dialog appears.
You can then click the Apply to All checkbox and choose Keep Old. That should import all the non-duplicates and leave the originals on the cardDAV server account.
I would then run the Look for Duplicates with the CardDAV account selected in Contacts group pane. If you have any that were not identified as duplicates during the import, you should find them with that.
As to the Server, there is a Server forum, here. You might ask there.

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