diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
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+env.sh
diff --git a/CONRIBUTORS b/CONRIBUTORS
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+https://github.com/Truenya
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
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+# Caldav notification daemon
+### prepare
+```
+pip install -r requirements.txt
+sudo ln -s $PWD/caldav-fetch.py /usr/bin/caldav-fetch.py
+go mod tidy
+```
+
+#### run
+```
+go run main.go & disown
+```
+
+#### or build and run
+```
+go build -o caldav_daemon .
+./caldav_daemon & disown
+```
+
+#### to stop
+```
+killall caldav_daemon
+```
+
+###### or
+```
+killall go
+```
+
+## environment variables to configure
+### must be set
+- CALDAV_USERNAME
+- CALDAV_PASSWORD
+- CALDAV_URL
+
+### optional
+- CALDAV_NOTIFY_ICON
+- CALDAV_SERVER_OFFSET_HOURS default - same as server
+- CALDAV_REFRESH_PERIOD_MINUTES default 10
+- CALDAV_NOTIFY_BEFORE_MINUTES default 5
+
+## for better experience
+it is useful to create env file with environment variables and source it
diff --git a/caldav-fetch.py b/caldav-fetch.py
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+#!/usr/bin/env python3
+from icalendar import Calendar
+import caldav
+import json
+from os import environ as env
+
+username = env["CALDAV_USERNAME"]
+password = env["CALDAV_PASSWORD"]
+url      = env["CALDAV_URL"]
+caldav_url = f"https://{url}/{username}/"
+headers = {}
+
+
+def fetch_and_print():
+    with caldav.DAVClient(
+        url=caldav_url,
+        username=username,
+        password=password,
+        headers=headers,  # Optional parameter to set HTTP headers on each request if needed
+    ) as client:
+        print_calendar_events_json(client.principal().calendars())
+
+
+def print_calendar_events_json(calendars):
+    if not calendars:
+        return
+    events = []
+    for calendar in calendars:
+        for eventraw in calendar.events():
+            for component in Calendar.from_ical(eventraw._data).walk():
+                if component.name != "VEVENT":
+                    continue
+                cur = {}
+                cur['calendar'] = f'{calendar}'
+                cur['summary'] = component.get('summary')
+                cur['description'] = component.get('description')
+                cur['start'] = component.get('dtstart').dt.strftime('%m/%d/%Y %H:%M')
+                endDate = component.get('dtend')
+                if endDate and endDate.dt:
+                    cur['end'] = endDate.dt.strftime('%m/%d/%Y %H:%M')
+                cur['datestamp'] = component.get('dtstamp').dt.strftime('%m/%d/%Y %H:%M')
+                events.append(cur)
+    print(json.dumps(events, indent=2, ensure_ascii=False))
+
+
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+    fetch_and_print()
diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
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+module caldav_daemon
+
+go 1.22.5
+
+require github.com/martinlindhe/notify v0.0.0-20181008203735-20632c9a275a
+
+require (
+	github.com/deckarep/gosx-notifier v0.0.0-20180201035817-e127226297fb // indirect
+	github.com/nu7hatch/gouuid v0.0.0-20131221200532-179d4d0c4d8d // indirect
+	gopkg.in/toast.v1 v1.0.0-20180812000517-0a84660828b2 // indirect
+)
diff --git a/go.sum b/go.sum
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+++ b/go.sum
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+github.com/deckarep/gosx-notifier v0.0.0-20180201035817-e127226297fb h1:6S+TKObz6+Io2c8IOkcbK4Sz7nj6RpEVU7TkvmsZZcw=
+github.com/deckarep/gosx-notifier v0.0.0-20180201035817-e127226297fb/go.mod h1:wf3nKtOnQqCp7kp9xB7hHnNlZ6m3NoiOxjrB9hFRq4Y=
+github.com/martinlindhe/notify v0.0.0-20181008203735-20632c9a275a h1:nQcAxLK581HrmqF0TVy2GC3iFjB8X+aWGtxQ/t2uyGE=
+github.com/martinlindhe/notify v0.0.0-20181008203735-20632c9a275a/go.mod h1:zL1p4SieQ27ZZ4V4KdVYdEcSkVl1OwNoi8xI1r5hJkc=
+github.com/nu7hatch/gouuid v0.0.0-20131221200532-179d4d0c4d8d h1:VhgPp6v9qf9Agr/56bj7Y/xa04UccTW04VP0Qed4vnQ=
+github.com/nu7hatch/gouuid v0.0.0-20131221200532-179d4d0c4d8d/go.mod h1:YUTz3bUH2ZwIWBy3CJBeOBEugqcmXREj14T+iG/4k4U=
+gopkg.in/toast.v1 v1.0.0-20180812000517-0a84660828b2 h1:MZF6J7CV6s/h0HBkfqebrYfKCVEo5iN+wzE4QhV3Evo=
+gopkg.in/toast.v1 v1.0.0-20180812000517-0a84660828b2/go.mod h1:s1Sn2yZos05Qfs7NKt867Xe18emOmtsO3eAKbDaon0o=
diff --git a/main.go b/main.go
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+package main
+
+import (
+	"encoding/json"
+	"errors"
+	"fmt"
+	"os"
+	"os/exec"
+	"strconv"
+	"strings"
+	"time"
+
+	"github.com/martinlindhe/notify"
+)
+
+const (
+	defaultTimeBeforeNotify = 5 * time.Minute
+	defaultRefreshPeriod    = 10 * time.Minute
+	timeFormat              = "1/02/2006 15:04"
+	tzFile                  = "/etc/timezone"
+	messageAboutOffsets     = "if event is in future, probably your timezone is not same as on your server, than please set offset in the CALDAV_SERVER_OFFSET_HOURS env var\n"
+	notifyEnvIcon           = "CALDAV_NOTIFY_ICON"
+	notifyEnvOffset         = "CALDAV_SERVER_OFFSET_HOURS"
+	notifyEnvRefreshPeriod  = "CALDAV_REFRESH_PERIOD_MINUTES"
+	notifyEnvTimeBefore     = "CALDAV_NOTIFY_BEFORE_MINUTES"
+)
+
+func main() {
+	notify.Notify("", "https://github.com/Truenya", "notification daemon started", "")
+	events := make(chan event)
+	go planEvents(events)
+
+	icon := os.Getenv(notifyEnvIcon)
+	for e := range events {
+		notify.Notify("", e.Summary, e.Description, icon)
+	}
+}
+
+func planEvents(ch chan event) {
+	planned := map[string]struct{}{}
+	offset := getOffsetByServer()
+	period := getRefreshPeriod()
+	timeBefore := getTimeBeforeNotify()
+	for {
+		events := getEvents(offset)
+		checkAndRememberEvents(ch, events, planned, timeBefore)
+		time.Sleep(period)
+	}
+}
+
+func checkAndRememberEvents(ch chan event, events []event, planned map[string]struct{}, timeBefore time.Duration) {
+	for _, e := range events {
+		key := e.Summary + e.Start.String()
+		if _, ok := planned[key]; ok || e.isPast() {
+			if e.isToday() {
+				fmt.Printf("skipping event from past: %s at: %s\n %s", e.Summary, e.Start.String(), messageAboutOffsets)
+			}
+			continue
+		}
+
+		go e.notify(ch, timeBefore)
+		planned[key] = struct{}{}
+
+		fmt.Println("planned event:", e.Summary, "at:", e.Start.String())
+	}
+}
+
+func (e event) notify(ch chan event, timeBefore time.Duration) {
+	dur := time.Until(e.Start) - timeBefore
+	if dur > 0 {
+		fmt.Println("sleeping for:", dur, "for event:", e.Summary)
+		time.Sleep(dur)
+	}
+	ch <- e
+	fmt.Printf("notified for event: %+v", e)
+}
+
+func getEvents(offset time.Duration) []event {
+	out, err := exec.Command("caldav-fetch.py").Output()
+	if err != nil {
+		processExitError(err)
+	}
+
+	data := []eventRaw{}
+	if err := json.Unmarshal(out, &data); err != nil {
+		panic(err)
+	}
+
+	result := make([]event, len(data))
+	for i, e := range data {
+		e, err := eventFromEventRaw(e, offset)
+		if err != nil {
+			fmt.Printf("failed to parse event: %+v", e)
+			continue
+		}
+		result[i] = e
+	}
+
+	return result
+}
+
+type eventRaw struct {
+	Name        string
+	Start       string
+	End         string
+	Datestamp   string
+	Summary     string
+	Description string
+}
+
+type event struct {
+	Name        string
+	Summary     string
+	Description string
+	Start       time.Time
+	End         time.Time
+	CreatedAt   time.Time
+}
+
+func (e event) isPast() bool {
+	return e.Start.Before(time.Now()) && e.End.Before(time.Now())
+}
+
+func (e event) isToday() bool {
+	return e.Start.Day() == time.Now().Day()
+}
+
+func eventFromEventRaw(raw eventRaw, offset time.Duration) (event, error) {
+	start, err := time.Parse(timeFormat, raw.Start)
+	if err != nil {
+		return event{}, err
+	}
+	end, _ := time.Parse(timeFormat, raw.End)
+	datestamp, _ := time.Parse(timeFormat, raw.Datestamp)
+
+	if offset == 0 {
+		// The time comes according to the server time zone, but is read as UTC, so we subtract offset
+		// Let's assume that the server is in the same zone as the client
+		// Otherwise, offset must be set in the corresponding environment variable
+		_, offset := time.Now().Zone()
+
+		// change time by timezone of current location
+		start = start.Add(-time.Duration(offset) * time.Second)
+		end = end.Add(-time.Duration(offset) * time.Second)
+		datestamp = datestamp.Add(-time.Duration(offset) * time.Second)
+	}
+
+	return event{
+		Name:        raw.Name,
+		Summary:     raw.Summary,
+		Description: raw.Description,
+		Start:       start,
+		End:         end,
+		CreatedAt:   datestamp,
+	}, nil
+}
+
+func getRefreshPeriod() time.Duration {
+	period := os.Getenv(notifyEnvRefreshPeriod)
+	if period == "" {
+		return defaultRefreshPeriod
+	}
+	d, err := strconv.Atoi(period)
+	if err != nil {
+		fmt.Println("error parsing refresh period:", err)
+		return defaultRefreshPeriod
+	}
+	return time.Duration(d) * time.Minute
+}
+
+func getTimeBeforeNotify() time.Duration {
+	period := os.Getenv(notifyEnvTimeBefore)
+	if period == "" {
+		return defaultTimeBeforeNotify
+	}
+	d, err := strconv.Atoi(period)
+	if err != nil {
+		fmt.Println("error parsing time before notify:", err)
+		return defaultTimeBeforeNotify
+	}
+	return time.Duration(d) * time.Minute
+}
+
+func getOffsetByServer() time.Duration {
+	offsetHours := os.Getenv(notifyEnvOffset)
+	if offsetHours == "" {
+		return 0
+	}
+
+	intOffset, err := strconv.Atoi(offsetHours)
+	if err != nil {
+		return 0
+	}
+
+	return time.Duration(intOffset) * time.Hour
+}
+
+func processExitError(err error) {
+	ee := &exec.ExitError{}
+	if !errors.As(err, &ee) || !strings.Contains(string(ee.Stderr), "Unauthorized") {
+		fmt.Printf("failed to run caldav-fetch.py: \n%s", err)
+		os.Exit(1)
+	}
+
+	fmt.Println("Unauthorized. Please check your credentials in python script.")
+	os.Exit(1)
+}
diff --git a/requirements.txt b/requirements.txt
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+icalendar
+caldav
+json