Installing AuraPOS

The installation takes under 5 minutes. The installer automatically detects missing prerequisites and offers to install them.

1. Download the installer

Download the latest version from the public Releases page:

➡️ github.com/axellemarc2-ai/AuraPOS-Releases/releases/latest

The file is named AuraPOSSetup-X.Y.Z-beta.exe (about 50 MB).

Double-click the downloaded file. Windows may show a SmartScreen warning ("Windows protected your PC") — this is normal for an application without a commercial certificate. Click More info and then Run anyway.

The installer will request administrator privileges: required to install in Program Files and configure the firewall.

3. Choose options

The installer offers three optional settings:

Create a desktop shortcut ✅ (recommended)
Allow AuraPOS through Windows Firewall — useful in multi-register mode, check if multiple registers need to communicate
Install PostgreSQL Server locally — only for the master of a multi-register installation. Do NOT check in single-register mode or for a slave register

4. Automatic prerequisites

The installer checks and installs:

.NET 10 Desktop Runtime (~50 MB) — silent, required to run AuraPOS
PostgreSQL Server 18 (~250 MB) — only if the "multi-register master" option is checked

Allow 1 to 2 minutes for the .NET runtime, 5 to 10 minutes for PostgreSQL.

5. First launch

Once installation is complete, AuraPOS starts automatically and runs the first-launch wizard to configure your shop. See First steps for details.

Uninstalling

Via Windows Settings > Apps > AuraPOS > Uninstall, or directly from the Start menu.

⚠️ Your user data (configuration, database, backups, license) is kept in %AppData%\AuraPOS and is not automatically removed. If you reinstall AuraPOS, this data will be picked up automatically. For a full cleanup, manually delete the %AppData%\AuraPOS folder after uninstalling.

PostgreSQL is also not uninstalled (it may be used by other applications). Uninstall it manually if needed.

Updates

AuraPOS automatically checks for new versions on startup. You can also force a manual check from Settings > License > Check for updates.

When an update is available, the application offers to open the download page. Download the new installer and run it over the existing installation: your data and configuration are preserved.