A practical guide for every day
Step-by-step Asterion tutorials for planning, goals, habits, projects, notes, journal entries, finance and complete backups.
Master Asterion Step-by-Step
Follow end-to-end practical tutorials designed to build sustainable daily routines, organize projects, and protect your data sovereignty.
Core Onboarding: From Zero to Focused
Your first useful session
Install Asterion on Fedora KDE, set a daily mission, forge a small quest, and record your first piece of momentum.
Start onboarding → STEP / 02Plan your day
Calibrate daily mission directives, energy and mood telemetry, and balance the 9 life domains in Command Centre.
Read the guide → STEP / 03Goals and quests
Bridge high-level outcomes with atomic subtask checklists, difficulty tiers, and the Companion Action bridge.
Read the guide →Habit Building & Execution: Compounding Momentum
Habits and achievements
Track unbroken streaks with 7-day visual dots, run SQLite database syncs, and explore the 100-trophy vault.
Read the guide → STEP / 05Projects and knowledge
Drive deliverables across Kanban percentage stages, deconstruct work with AI, and capture Second Brain notes.
Read the guide → DEEP DIVEThe RPG progression engine
Understand level scaling curves, cumulative XP thresholds, difficulty multipliers, and achievement categories.
Explore gamification →Mind, Capital & System Mastery: Total Sovereignty
Journal and finance
Practice tabbed morning and evening reflections, track manual income and expenses, and compute your financial score.
Read the guide → STEP / 07Appearance and backups
Customise sci-fi themes and starfield motion, understand JSON limitations, and run lossless SQLite online backups.
Read the guide → DEEP DIVELocal AI Companion
Connect local llama3.2:3b models, inspect telemetry context injection, and understand the built-in companion fallback.
Setup local AI →The 12 Application Modules at a Glance
Every screen in Asterion serves a distinct role in your daily personal operating cadence.
| Screen / Module | Primary Role | Key Capabilities | Associated Guide |
|---|---|---|---|
| Command Centre | Daily Command Deck | Daily Mission, AI Directive Generator, Energy Meter, Quick Action Dock, Active Quests | Plan your day → |
| Life Map | 9-Domain Balance Radar | Health, Career, Finance, Learning, Creativity, Relationships, Projects, Adventure, Growth | Plan your day → |
| Goals | Strategic Outcomes | Timeframes (Daily to 1 Year), Priority, Companion Actions, % Progress | Goals & quests → |
| Quests | Tactical Execution | Difficulty Tiers (Basic to Master), Subtasks (+15 XP), Claim Quests | Goals & quests → |
| Habits | Compounding Rhythm | Daily Check-in (+30 XP), Current & Best Streaks, 7-Day History Dots | Habits & achievements → |
| Achievements | 100-Trophy Vault | 10 Categories, SQLite Database Audit, Jump to Feature Shortcuts | Habits & achievements → |
| Projects | Deliverable Pipeline | Kanban Stages (<25% to 100%), Finish (+250 XP), AI Deconstruction | Projects & knowledge → |
| Knowledge Vault | Second Brain | Categories, Searchable #Tags, DraftEditor Protection, Markdown Preview | Projects & knowledge → |
| Journal | Sanctuary Reflection | Tabbed Prompts (Morning, Evening, Freeform), Mood, Word Count (+20 XP) | Journal & finance → |
| Finance | Local Ledger | Manual Income & Expenses, Currencies, Net Savings %, Financial Score | Journal & finance → |
| AI Companion | On-Device Intelligence | Local Ollama (llama3.2:3b), System Context Injection, Rule-based Fallback | AI Companion setup → |
| Settings | System Sovereignty | Themes (Deep Space, Cyberpunk, High Contrast), Motion, SQLite Backups | Appearance & backups → |