Quick guide
Using Berto
A self-hosted reminder system: write (or dictate) a normal sentence, the system creates the calendar event and alerts you.
1Creating a reminder
Open the terminal on the server — or, from your iPhone, an SSH terminal app such as Termius — and type:
remind "domani alle 9 call con Laura"
Write the sentence exactly as you would say it out loud: date + time + what. The system works out the when and the what by itself.
2Phrases that work
| Type | Result |
|---|---|
| "domani alle 9 call con Laura" | tomorrow at 9:00 |
| "venerdì alle 18:30 palestra" | Friday at 18:30 |
| "il 15 ottobre rinnovare il certificato" | 15 October, 9:00 (default time) |
| "tra 3 giorni chiamare il commercialista" | in 3 days, 9:00 |
| "mezzogiorno riunione" | today at noon |
| "dopodomani alle 10 e mezza dentista" | the day after tomorrow at 10:30 |
Also understands: oggi, weekdays (lunedì…domenica), tra 2 settimane, numeric dates (15/10), mezzanotte. The assistant understands Italian — the examples stay in Italian.
3Rules to remember
- With no time, the reminder is set at 9:00.
- With no date (but with a time), it means today.
- Default duration: 30 minutes.
- After each command the system replies with title, date and alert type: read the reply to confirm.
4How the reminder reaches you
- Push notification on the iPhone: install Google Calendar, sign in with the same Google account as the “Promemoria” calendar and enable notifications.
- Email every morning at 7:30: a digest of the day's commitments.
5Moving or deleting a reminder
Open Google Calendar (app or calendar.google.com), select the “Promemoria” calendar and edit or delete the event. Faster than creating a new one.
6If something goes wrong
Reply “date not recognised” → rephrase with a more explicit date: “il 15 ottobre” instead of “tra qualche giorno”.
No push notification → check iPhone Settings → Notifications → Google Calendar (enabled) and that the app is installed with the same account.
No morning email → check the spam folder; the sender is the Zephir server.
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