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This page is your chronological roadmap for the first few days on oFatoura. Work through it in order: each step builds on the one before it, so doing them out of sequence usually means circling back. Most of this happens in the web admin (your browser dashboard); selling can happen on the web POS, the ePOS waiter app, or QR ordering once the basics are in place.
Your account is created for you during onboarding — you don’t sign up yourself. If you don’t yet have login details, see How Your Restaurant Account Is Created.

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The big picture

Your first week breaks into four phases:

1. Get in

Log in to the web admin and verify your email.

2. Finish the checklist

Add your dining areas, tables, menus, and menu items.

3. Set the essentials

Confirm taxes, currency, order numbering, and receipts.

4. Set up people and sell

Add staff and roles, then start taking orders.

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Step 1 — Log in and verify your email

1

Open the web admin and sign in

Enter the email and password from your account credentials on the login page.
2

Verify your email if prompted

Some accounts require email verification before you can continue. Follow the link sent to your inbox.
3

Pick your active branch

If you have access to more than one branch, you’ll choose which branch you’re working in. Single-branch accounts skip this and land straight on the dashboard. Your choice is remembered for next time.
See Logging In and Verifying Your Email and Switching Active Branch in the Web Admin for details.

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Step 2 — Finish the setup checklist

Right after your account is created, the dashboard shows a guided checklist. Complete its four steps in order — each one marks itself done once you add the first item, and you can always come back to add more.
1

Add your dining areas

Create the sections of your venue (for example, Main Hall, Terrace, Bar). See Managing Dining Areas.
2

Add your tables

Add tables to each area with their seating capacity. See Managing Tables and Waiter Assignments.
3

Create your menus

Set up your menus and item categories. See Creating Menus and Item Categories.
4

Add your menu items

Add the dishes and drinks customers will order. See Adding and Editing Menu Items.
Each checklist step shows a green checkmark once it’s complete. After finishing a step you’ll see an “Add More” option so you can keep building out areas, tables, and items over time.
For the full walkthrough, see Completing the Setup Checklist.

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Step 3 — Confirm your essential settings

Many of these were set during your initial onboarding, but it’s worth confirming each one before you take real orders — they affect every receipt and every total.
Confirm your restaurant name, contact details, country, timezone, and currency. See Restaurant Information and Localization.
Check your tax rates and whether tax applies per order or per item. See Setting Up Taxes.
Set your order number format and turn on quick-service (QSR) mode if you run a counter-service operation. See Order Numbering, QSR Mode, and Order Types.
Choose what appears on receipts (customer name, table, waiter, logo, tax) and your printing behavior. See Receipts and Printing Basics.
For an overview of everything in this phase, see Essential Configuration Overview.

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Step 4 — Set up your staff and roles

Decide who can do what before you hand devices to your team.
1

Add your staff members

Create accounts for your team. See Adding and Managing Staff Members.
2

Set up roles and permissions

Assign roles such as Branch Head, Waiter, or Chef and apply the permissions each role should have. See Creating Roles and Applying Permission Tiers.
3

Set manager override PINs

Configure PINs that authorize sensitive actions like refunds and voids. See Manager Override PINs for Sensitive Actions.
Newly created Waiter and Chef roles can start with no permissions. If staff can’t take orders or open shifts, check that their role has the right permissions granted. See Staff and Permissions Overview.

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Step 5 — Start selling

With the basics in place, choose how your team takes orders:

Web POS

Take orders directly from the browser dashboard.

ePOS waiter app

Take orders on a phone or tablet on the floor.

QR ordering

Let customers order from their table by scanning a code.
Before your first live service, confirm: areas and tables exist, your menu has items with prices, taxes and currency are correct, receipts print the way you want, and your staff can log in with the right permissions.

What Is oFatoura and How It Fits Together

Understand the parts of the system before you dive in.

Getting Started Overview

The full getting-started section in one place.

Daily Operations Checklist

What to check each day once you’re up and running.

Settings Reference Overview

Every configuration screen, explained.