Salon Booking OS by OsDot™
Start here: the Salon Booking OS documentation
Where to begin with Salon Booking OS: what the package contains, how to get a running site, and which chapter answers which task.
What Salon Booking OS does: an overview
An overview of Salon Booking OS, salon booking software for small and medium hair and beauty salons: who uses it, what each role does, and how the parts fit together.
How to install Salon Booking OS
Install Salon Booking OS on your own hosting with its browser installer: upload the package, run the installer, then add the scheduled tasks.
Salon Booking OS system requirements
The PHP version, extensions, database series, HTTPS and cron that Salon Booking OS needs, as the installer checks them.
How to set up the scheduled tasks (cron) for Salon Booking OS
Add the cron lines that send messages, check payments and keep data tidy, and check that the command-line PHP is the right one.
The application salt in Salon Booking OS
What the application salt is, where it is kept, and what changes for signed-in clients, codes and links if you change it.
How to secure your Salon Booking OS installation
The security measures Salon Booking OS applies and the settings you should check on your own hosting.
How to sign in and set up Salon Booking OS for the first time
Sign in as the owner after installation and work through the first settings: your salon, the website and the team.
How to activate your Salon Booking OS license
Activate Salon Booking OS with the license key from your purchase, and move an activation to another installation.
How roles and permissions work in Salon Booking OS
Give each person on your team only what their role allows: the roles, their permissions and how the owner changes them.
How to give your team their own sign-ins
Create a sign-in for each team member, send the setup link, and let each person look after their own account.
How to set your salon’s hours, closures and location
Set when the salon is open: the location, the weekly business hours, and closures and holidays.
How to add staff and set their schedules
Add the staff members who do services, with their working hours, breaks and time off, for your salon scheduling.
How to set up your services and prices
Build the services catalogue: categories, durations, processing gaps, options, prices and deposit rules.
How to use the front desk calendar
Run the day from the front desk calendar: desk and phone bookings, walk-ins, call-backs and the end of the day.
How to set up online booking in Salon Booking OS
Turn on online booking so clients book on your website themselves, and set the rules for deposits, changes and cancellations.
How to change your website’s theme, colours and motion
Choose one of the three themes, Light or Dark, your colours and the motion level for your salon website.
How to edit your salon website, team page and profile
Edit the pages of your salon website, the team page and your own profile.
How to manage client records and data requests
Find a client, stop or allow messages, download a client’s data and review a deletion request.
How to take deposits and payments at the salon
Ask for deposits on the services you choose through PayPal, Stripe or Razorpay, and record payments taken at the salon.
How to sell products in your salon’s shop
Set up the shop: products, stock, pickup, local delivery or shipping, discounts and returns.
How to set up messages, reminders, text messages and push
Set up the e-mails, reminders, optional text messages and push notices your clients receive, through your own provider accounts.
How to turn on the owner’s daily summary e-mail
Get one e-mail each morning with the day ahead and the day before.
How to read your salon’s reports
Read one month of your salon in numbers: appointments, cancellations, staff, services and deposits.
The customer app: your salon booking app for Android and iOS
What your clients do in your salon’s own booking app, and what you need to build and publish it under your salon’s name.
How to set up push notifications with Firebase
Connect your salon’s app to Firebase so notices also appear on the phone’s own screen.
How to back up Salon Booking OS
What a full backup is, the database and the files, and how to take and restore one.
Salon Booking OS: frequently asked questions
Answers about hosting, requirements, the license and support for this self-hosted salon booking system.
Your Salon Booking OS license: the terms
The software license terms of Salon Booking OS for the Single Site and Multi Site editions.
How to troubleshoot Salon Booking OS
Find and fix common problems: installation, the scheduled tasks, e-mail and codes, online booking, the shop and the license.
Salon Booking OS support options and policy
Self-Service and Priority Support: what each one covers and how to ask for help.
How to use the Salon Booking OS REST API
The versioned REST API for the customer app and for integrations: authentication, the main operations and the OpenAPI contract.
Salon Booking OS changelog
What is new in each version of Salon Booking OS.
