Set up a Self-Hosted connection for Jovvie Point of Sale for WooCommerce

This page is for stores that connect Point of Sale to their own WooCommerce store. It walks you through running the register app on your own WordPress site, which is called a Self-Hosted Connection. If you are not sure this is the right choice, read Choose Cloud or Self-Hosted first.

Before you start

• WooCommerce and the Jovvie Point of Sale plugin are installed and active. For plugin installation, follow Install the plugin.
• You are a WordPress administrator.
• You have the register app plugin file, or another way to install it. The plugin is named Jovvie Point of Sale POS UI Self-Hosted for WooCommerce. If you do not have it, contact Jovvie support.

Install the register app plugin

1. In your WordPress admin, go to Plugins > Add New Plugin.
2. Install Jovvie Point of Sale POS UI Self-Hosted for WooCommerce. If you have a plugin file, click Upload Plugin and choose the file.
3. Click Activate.

If the Point of Sale plugin is not active, WordPress shows a notice asking you to install and activate it. Do that first.

Choose Self-Hosted Connection

1. Go to POS > Settings.
2. Open the Connection tab.
3. Select Self-Hosted Connection.
4. Click Save Changes.

If Save Changes is not available, the register app plugin is not active yet. Go back to Install the register app plugin and activate it.

Connect your Jovvie account

1. Go to POS > Stations or the Plugins page.
2. In the You’re almost there. Just one step to finish setup. notice, click Setup self-hosted connection.
3. In the pop-up window, follow the prompts.
4. Wait for Jovvie account successfully connected! Payments enabled for processing.
5. Close the pop-up window.

If you do not see the notice, your site may already be connected. Check the status in Check the license status.

The Connection tab also has a Manual Connection Setup box with Public Key and Secret Key fields. Use it only if Jovvie support gave you keys. Never share your keys with anyone else.

Check the license status

Your license is the plan that lets your site use Jovvie. To check it, open POS > Settings > Connection. With Self-Hosted Connection selected, the status shows one of these:

Status	What it means
Active	The connection and your license are working.
Trial Active	You are on a trial plan.
No License	Your license needs attention. Click Manage or contact Jovvie support.
Not Active	Self-Hosted is not selected, the register app plugin is not active, or the site is not connected.
Connection Postponed	Jovvie could not be reached, and checks are paused for a while.
Connection Abandoned	Jovvie could not be reached for a long time. Check your connection settings, then click Save Changes to try again.

The License card has a Manage link to your plan.

WordPress may also show one of these notices:

• Point of Sale Self-Hosted Server License Not Activated: connect your account as described in Connect your Jovvie account.
• The Trial Period for the Point of Sale Self-Hosted Server has Expired: upgrade your plan with the Upgrade Your Plan link. See Jovvie pricing.

For more help, see Connection and plan messages.

Open the register

1. Go to POS > Stations.
2. Click View POS on a station.

The Home URL column shows each station’s web address on your own site. If View POS is not available, check your connection and license status.