diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 900aebc0..3e8a7b2d 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "gancio",
-  "version": "0.9.4",
+  "version": "0.9.5",
   "description": "A shared agenda for local communities",
   "author": "lesion",
   "scripts": {
diff --git a/server/api/controller/event.js b/server/api/controller/event.js
index 3d97654d..a528597f 100644
--- a/server/api/controller/event.js
+++ b/server/api/controller/event.js
@@ -180,8 +180,6 @@ const eventController = {
         [Op.and]: [
           Sequelize.literal(`start_datetime >= ${start}`),
           Sequelize.literal(`start_datetime <= ${end}`)
-          //   { start_datetime: { [Op.gte]: start } },
-        //   { start_datetime: { [Op.lte]: end } }
         ]
       },
       order: [
diff --git a/server/cli.js b/server/cli.js
index 37a748b2..c98252f5 100755
--- a/server/cli.js
+++ b/server/cli.js
@@ -66,6 +66,7 @@ async function setupQuestionnaire() {
     name: 'db.storage',
     message: 'sqlite db path',
     default: '/var/gancio/db.sqlite',
+    filter: p => path.resolve(p),
     when: answers => answers.db.dialect === 'sqlite',
     validate: db_path => db_path.length>0 && fs.existsSync(path.dirname(db_path))
   })
@@ -102,7 +103,8 @@ async function setupQuestionnaire() {
     name: 'upload_path',
     message: 'Where gancio has to store media?',
     default: '/var/gancio/',
-    validate: (p) => {
+    filter: p => path.resolve(p),
+    validate: p => {
       const exists =  fs.existsSync(p)
       if (!exists) consola.warn(`"${p}" does not exists, please create it`)
       return exists
diff --git a/server/notifier.js b/server/notifier.js
index e4da7e1e..60f56a79 100644
--- a/server/notifier.js
+++ b/server/notifier.js
@@ -1,60 +1,82 @@
 const mail = require('./api/mail')
 const bot = require('./api/controller/bot')
 const settingsController = require('./api/controller/settings')
-const config = require('./config.js')
+const eventController = require()
+const config = require('config')
 
-const { Event, Notification, EventNotification,
-  User, Place, Tag } = require('./api/models')
-let settings
+const { event: Event, notification: Notification,  eventNotification: EventNotification,
+  user: User, place: Place, tag: Tag } = require('./api/models')
 
-async function sendNotification(notification, event, eventNotification) {
-  const promises = []
-  switch (notification.type) {
-    // case 'mail':
-    // return mail.send(notification.email, 'event', { event, config, notification })
-   case 'admin_email':
-    //   const admins = await User.findAll({ where: { is_admin: true } })
-    //  const admin_emails = admins.map(admin => admin.email)
-     return mail.send(admin_emails, 'event', { event, to_confirm: true, notification })
-    case 'mastodon':
-      // instance publish
-      if (settings.mastodon_auth.instance && settings.mastodon_auth.access_token) {
-        const b = bot.post(settings.mastodon_auth, event).then(b => {
-          event.activitypub_id = b.data.id
-          // event.activitypub_ids.push(b.data.id)
-          return event.save()
-        })
-        promises.push(b)
-      }
-  }
-  return Promise.all(promises)
-}
-
-async function notify() {
-  settings = await settingsController.settings()
-  // get all event notification in queue
-  const eventNotifications = await EventNotification.findAll({ where: { status: 'new' } })
-  const promises = eventNotifications.map(async e => {
-    const event = await Event.findByPk(e.eventId, { include: [User, Place, Tag] })
-    if (!event.place) return
-    const notification = await Notification.findByPk(e.notificationId)
-    try {
-      await sendNotification(notification, event, e)
-      e.status = 'sent'
-      return e.save()
-    } catch (err) {
-      console.error(err)
-      e.status = 'error'
-      return e.save()
+const notifier = {
+  async sendNotification(notification, event, eventNotification) {
+    const promises = []
+    switch (notification.type) {
+      case 'mail':
+      return mail.send(notification.email, 'event', { event, config, notification })
+     case 'admin_email':
+        const admins = await User.findAll({ where: { is_admin: true } })
+       const admin_emails = admins.map(admin => admin.email)
+       return mail.send(admin_emails, 'event', { event, to_confirm: true, notification })
+      case 'mastodon':
+        // instance publish
+        if (settings.mastodon_auth.instance && settings.mastodon_auth.access_token) {
+          const b = bot.post(settings.mastodon_auth, event).then(b => {
+            event.activitypub_id = b.data.id
+            event.activitypub_ids.push(b.data.id)
+            return event.save()
+          })
+          promises.push(b)
+        }
     }
-  })
+    return Promise.all(promises)
+  },
+  async notifyEvent(event) {
+    // insert notifications
+    const notifications = await eventController.getNotifications(event)
+    await event.setNotifications(notifications)
 
-  return Promise.all(promises)
+    const promises = notifications.map(async e => {
+      const notification = await Notification.findByPk(e.notificationId)
+      try {
+        await sendNotification(notification, event, e)
+        e.status = 'sent'
+      } catch (err) {
+        console.error(err)
+        e.status = 'error'
+        // e.error = err
+      }
+      return e.save()
+    })
+  
+    return Promise.all(promises)
+  },
+  async  notify() {
+    // get all event notification in queue
+    const eventNotifications = await EventNotification.findAll({ where: { status: 'new' } })
+    const promises = eventNotifications.map(async e => {
+      const event = await Event.findByPk(e.eventId, { include: [User, Place, Tag] })
+      if (!event.place) return
+      const notification = await Notification.findByPk(e.notificationId)
+      try {
+        await sendNotification(notification, event, e)
+        e.status = 'sent'
+        return e.save()
+      } catch (err) {
+        console.error(err)
+        e.status = 'error'
+        // e.error = err
+        return e.save()
+      }
+    })
+    return Promise.all(promises)
+  }
 }
 
-let interval
-function startLoop(seconds) {
-  interval = setInterval(notify, seconds * 1000)
-}
+// let interval
+// function startLoop(seconds) {
+//   interval = setInterval(notify, seconds * 1000)
+// }
 
-startLoop(26000)
+// startLoop(26000)
+
+module.exports = notifier
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