Documentation Index
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What is Stratus?
Stratus is a modern, cloud-based point of sale platform built on Laravel 12. It provides businesses of all types — retail shops, restaurants, service providers, and more — with a unified system to manage sales, track inventory, and serve customers efficiently. Designed with flexibility at its core, Stratus adapts to the workflows of different commercial environments without requiring complex customization.Quick Start
Set up Stratus and process your first sale in minutes
Authentication
Learn about user accounts, registration, and login flows
Point of Sale
Explore the core POS features and transaction workflows
Developer Guide
Install and run Stratus locally for development
Key features
Multi-commerce support
Built to serve retail, food service, hospitality, and service-based businesses from a single platform
Secure authentication
Full user authentication with registration, email verification, password reset, and session management
User management
Profile management and account controls for each staff member, with email verification required before access
Real-time dashboard
A central dashboard that gives operators an at-a-glance view of their business activity
Laravel 12 foundation
Built on the latest Laravel framework for reliability, security, and a rich ecosystem of packages
Tailwind CSS UI
A clean, responsive interface styled with Tailwind CSS and Vite for fast, consistent rendering
Built on Laravel
Stratus leverages the power of the Laravel ecosystem:- Laravel 12 — the latest stable release with modern PHP 8.2+ features
- Laravel Breeze — lightweight authentication scaffolding with Blade views
- Eloquent ORM — expressive database interactions with clear model definitions
- Laravel Tinker — interactive REPL for debugging and exploration
- Vite — fast front-end asset bundling with hot module replacement
Who is Stratus for?
Stratus is designed for:- Business owners who want a reliable, cloud-hosted POS without heavy infrastructure overhead
- Developers who want to extend a solid Laravel foundation to meet specific business requirements
- Operations teams who need an intuitive interface to manage daily sales and reporting
Stratus is under active development. Features described in this documentation reflect the current state of the codebase and will expand as the platform grows.
Next steps
Create your account
Register at your Stratus instance to get started. See the Quick Start guide for a walkthrough.
Configure your environment
Set up your database, mail provider, and app settings. See Environment configuration.
Start selling
Once configured, explore the Point of Sale overview to understand the transaction workflow.