From choosing a plan to your first sale.

Every plan runs the same BRAD with every module included and 0% of your sales. The difference is who runs the server.

• Self-Hosted: you get a license key and download BRAD to your own server. You run the server; BRAD keeps itself updated.
• Hosted and Hosted Pro: we run BRAD for you, with backups and SSL. Hosted Pro is a larger plan for busy live sales, and includes help moving in.

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You create your account at checkout and pay by card. Sales tax or VAT is worked out from your address and shown before you pay. Then, in your customer portal:

• Your license appears under Services with its key, the modules it includes and the downloads for Self-Hosted.
• Hosted plans start setting up on their own. The service page shows progress, and when it's done it shows your BRAD address, admin email and first password.
• Your domain: a domain you order with BRAD is registered for you and shows under Domains. If you keep a domain somewhere else, the service page tells you which DNS records to add.

Hosted: open BRAD from your service page and sign in with the admin email and first password shown there. Change the password straight away and turn on two-factor sign-in.

Self-Hosted: download the release from your portal, set up PostgreSQL and Node.js on your server, then open BRAD in your browser. The installer asks for your license key, your company details and your first admin account.

Every module comes with your plan. Switch on the ones you'll use (Auctions, Sales, Invoicing, Time Clock and so on), then add your staff with the roles they need. You can switch more on later.

Each module's how-to guide is inside BRAD, under Documentation in the admin area, and only shows the modules you have on.

With Auctions on, create an auction, add your lots with photos and descriptions, set the dates, and publish it to your site. Bidders register on your site, and when the auction closes BRAD invoices the winners.

The step-by-step guide for auctions is in BRAD under Documentation. Run a small test auction with a colleague before your first real one.

Connect your own Stripe account under Payment Gateways in BRAD. Buyers' card payments go straight to you; BRAD takes nothing. Make a test payment in Stripe's test mode before you switch to live keys.

Add the places where you collect sales tax or VAT. BRAD then charges the right tax on invoices and shop orders from the buyer's address. Check the rules with your accountant before you go live.

Updates install from Settings in BRAD. A backup is taken first, and if an update fails BRAD rolls back. Turn on automatic updates and they install on their own. See what changed each week in the changelog.