What to prepare
Have Java 17, MySQL details, shop name, contact details, and the target machine ready. For network POS trials, decide which machine will host the central MySQL database before installing clients.
30-day trial
Try Saleculator on your own machine.
The Windows customer installer is pending code signing. Check the download status before starting a self-service trial installation.
What success looks like
A successful trial setup reaches the Saleculator PIN login screen, completes a sample billing flow, prints or previews a receipt, and confirms backup from the maintenance screen.
When activation fails
Check internet access, date and time, firewall restrictions, and access to api.saleculator.com. Then run support-info and share the output with the support technician.
How to continue
After evaluation, keep the same installer/runtime package and database setup. The paid license should activate the same working installation without changing the shop database.
Visual assets to add
Screenshots, videos, and graphics planned for this page.
START TRIAL activation screen
Show where the customer clicks START TRIAL and where the trial serial key is entered.
ph-trial-start-button30-day trial success path
Use a short graphic showing install, First Run Setup, trial key request, activation, PIN login, test sale, and backup.
ph-trial-success-flowCopy-paste AI prompt
Use this with any AI assistant during installation.
Replace the bracketed parts with the customer's shop details, then paste it into the AI tool helping with setup.
You are helping me install and set up Saleculator POS for my business. My business type is: [normal retail shop / supermarket / grocery / restaurant / cafeteria / delivery counter / service business / other]. My setup is: [single machine / main POS with local MySQL / multiple POS devices using one central MySQL server]. My operating system is: [Windows / Linux / Raspberry Pi or minimal Debian]. My database plan is: [MySQL on this machine / central MySQL server on the network]. My printer and devices are: [receipt printer / barcode scanner / cash drawer / scale / customer display / none yet]. My trial or license status is: [I want a 30-day trial / I already have a serial key]. Please guide me step by step. First check the latest Saleculator release metadata from https://saleculator.com/releases/latest.json and follow the installPolicy for each file. Do not ask me to run an unsigned Windows installer if the metadata says customer install is blocked. Help me install Java 17 if needed, set up or connect to MySQL, run First Run Setup, request or enter my trial/license key, reach the PIN login screen, configure business details, test one sale, test receipt printing, and confirm backup from the maintenance screen. Keep all database passwords and license keys out of this chat unless I explicitly choose to share them.