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title: "Jovvie Point of Sale overview"
description: "The two ways to run Jovvie Point of Sale, Standalone or with your WooCommerce store, what is the same in both, and where to start."
url: https://docs.jovvie.com/point-of-sale/
section: "Jovvie Point of Sale"
last_updated: 2026-10-26
---

# Jovvie Point of Sale overview

Section: Jovvie Point of Sale

> The two ways to run Jovvie Point of Sale, Standalone or with your WooCommerce store, what is the same in both, and where to start.

Jovvie Point of Sale is a full register for selling in store, on the go, or wherever your customers are. Staff sign in, add products to a cart, take cash, card, and other payments, and look up orders. This page explains the two ways to run Point of Sale and where to start with each.

## Two ways to run Point of Sale

To set up Point of Sale, you create an application in your Jovvie account. When you create it, you choose one of two setups: **Standalone** or **WooCommerce**.

|                        | **Standalone**                                                                                            | **WooCommerce**                                                                                                                  |
| ---------------------- | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| Who it is for          | Businesses that want Jovvie to host their store and register                                              | Businesses that already have a WooCommerce store and want in-person sales to share its products, customers, and orders           |
| Where your store lives | Jovvie hosts it for you. It can include an online shop where customers order, which is off by default     | On your own WooCommerce site                                                                                                     |
| Where you manage it    | Your own Jovvie address, such as `yourstore.jovvie.app`, which has your store dashboard and your register | Your WordPress admin, plus the register                                                                                          |
| What you install       | Nothing                                                                                                   | The Point of Sale plugin. You then choose a **Cloud Connection** or a **Self-Hosted Connection** for where the register app runs |

## What is the same in both

The register works the same way in both setups. Stations, register screens, payments, cash management, orders, and reports have the same names and buttons. Most pages in this section apply to both.

Dashboard menus and some setup procedures differ between Standalone and WooCommerce. When a step depends on your setup, the page shows two tabs, **Standalone** and **WooCommerce**. Choose your setup once, and the pages remember it.

A few pages are only for WooCommerce stores, for example installing the plugin and WooCommerce extensions such as Points and Rewards. Those pages say so in their first sentence.

## Card payments

Point of Sale takes card payments with Stripe or NMI. Some features differ between the two. See [Stripe and NMI: what’s different](https://docs.jovvie.com/payments/stripe-vs-nmi/).

## Get started

### Standalone

1. In your Jovvie account, create an application and choose **Standalone**.
2. Go to your application’s Jovvie address, such as `yourstore.jovvie.app`, and sign in to your store dashboard.
3. [Create and manage stations](https://docs.jovvie.com/point-of-sale/set-up/stations/).
4. [Connect Stripe to Jovvie Point of Sale](https://docs.jovvie.com/point-of-sale/set-up/connect-stripe/), or contact [Jovvie support](https://jovvie.com/support/) to set up NMI.
5. [Open the register](https://docs.jovvie.com/point-of-sale/sell/open-the-register/).

### WooCommerce

1. [Choose Cloud or Self-Hosted](https://docs.jovvie.com/point-of-sale/woocommerce/cloud-or-self-hosted/).

2. Set up the connection you chose:

   - Cloud Connection: [Install and connect Jovvie Point of Sale for WooCommerce](https://docs.jovvie.com/point-of-sale/woocommerce/install-and-connect/).
   - Self-Hosted Connection: [Set up a Self-Hosted connection](https://docs.jovvie.com/point-of-sale/woocommerce/self-hosted/).

3. [Create and manage stations](https://docs.jovvie.com/point-of-sale/set-up/stations/).

4. [Connect Stripe to Jovvie Point of Sale](https://docs.jovvie.com/point-of-sale/set-up/connect-stripe/), or contact [Jovvie support](https://jovvie.com/support/) to set up NMI.

5. [Open the register](https://docs.jovvie.com/point-of-sale/sell/open-the-register/).

## Need help?

Contact [Jovvie support](https://jovvie.com/support/).