Quickstart (Hosted)

Bought a hosted plan? Your install is automatic — checkout, wait a few minutes, sign in.

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If you bought a License + Hosting bundle at checkout, you don't run any of the install steps yourself. The deploy pipeline provisions the server, sets up the database, runs migrations, activates the license, and creates your admin account.

You bring an email and a domain. We handle the rest.

The flow

  1. Add a License + Hosting + Domain bundle to your cart.
  2. Pay with a card via Stripe.
  3. Watch the live deploy stream — usually three to six minutes.
  4. Receive a "ready" email with your sign-in link.

1. Buy a bundle

From the Pricing page, pick a plan and click Get Started. The cart pre-bundles three line items:

  • A license for the BRAD core plus whichever module add-ons you selected.
  • A hosting allocation on one of our managed nodes.
  • A domain registration — either a brand-new domain or a transfer-in.

Already have a server? Pick the License only option at checkout and follow the Installation guide on your own infrastructure. Your license key is the same either way.

2. Pay

Checkout is a single Stripe form. The email you enter becomes your account — there's no separate signup beforehand. Your receipt email contains a password-set link.

3. Watch it deploy

After payment succeeds you land on a Deployment Progress page that connects to a live event stream and shows each step as it runs:

  1. Provision hosting — a new subscription on the assigned node.
  2. Register domain — registered (or transfer initiated) and pointed at the new hosting.
  3. Install BRAD — the latest release is extracted and configured.
  4. Run migrations — the schema is applied.
  5. Activate license — your key is bound to the install.
  6. Create admin — your account becomes the install's superadmin.

If anything fails, the page surfaces the error and links to support. You aren't charged for a failed deploy.

You can close the tab — the deploy continues in the background. But leaving it open is faster than waiting on email and shows exactly what's happening.

4. Sign in

The completion email contains:

  • Your install's URL (e.g. https://yourcompany.example).
  • A magic-link button that signs you in as the superadmin.
  • A copy of your license key for your records.

Click the link, set a password, and you're in.

What to do next

  • Browse the modules to see what's available out of the box.
  • Visit Settings inside your admin area to configure default currency, branding, and email sender.
  • Invite teammates from the Clients screen — every staff member gets their own account with permission-based access.

That's it. Real domain, real TLS, real license — end to end in a single checkout.