A local-first POS system built for the speed, pressure, and chaos of food service. Local SQL Server is the master. The cloud is the replica. Your shop runs with zero internet dependency.
A local-first POS system built for the speed, pressure, and chaos of food service. Local SQL Server is the master. The cloud is the replica. Your shop runs with zero internet dependency.
Every design decision comes from running a real counter-service operation daily. Five production apps, a 49-table database, and token-based order routing that never drops an order.
Orders are .sss token files routed through folders on SMB shares. One file, one order, one location at a time. The file system is the state machine — no sync conflicts, no race conditions.
SQL Server 2022 Express is the master. Cloud MySQL is the replica. The shop runs all day with zero internet. If the connection drops, nothing changes on the floor.
Prep station order cards pulse orange at 3 minutes, red at 5. No timers to read — peripheral vision catches the colour shift instantly.
The expediter routes orders to the station with the lowest active item count — not just order count. One 8-item order counts more than three 2-item orders.
QR wallet scan or PIN fallback. Staff log in at any station in under a second using the shop's existing barcode scanner. Role-based access controls what each person can do.
Full EU 14 allergen tracking baked into every recipe and ingredient. Modifier support, dietary flags, and recipe popups so prep staff always know what they're making.
Each app handles one job and does it well. They share config, recipes, and order tokens over the local network.
Main point-of-sale application. Order entry, staff authentication, and transaction processing at the counter.
Front-of-house display running daily in production. Token-based order cards with urgency glow, split/transfer, and recipe popups.
Order coordination screen. Generates orders, manages station load balancing, handles splits and recalls across the floor.
Station configuration and deployment. Manages profiles, pushes updates to network machines, preserves per-station config.
Build packaging and distribution. Versions PrepStation builds into zips and uploads to the update server via FTP.
Running daily in a real shop. Questions, licensing, or integration — we'd love to hear from you.
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