Where Zeyto runs and how people reach it
You will be able to: Explain what the Zeyto computer is and what runs on it; Name the ways staff reach Zeyto: desktop app, browser, phone and POS till; Describe which tasks need the internet and which do not.
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Zeyto is built to run in your own premises or on your own server or private cloud. One computer, called the Zeyto computer, holds the program and the data. Everything else is a way of reaching it. Because the data is on your computer, Zeyto does not stop when the internet does.
What runs on the Zeyto computer
- Zeyto Edge: the service that runs the business rules, posting and screens. In Windows services it is ZeytoEdge.
- A bundled PostgreSQL database in its own private instance: ZeytoPostgres. It holds every company on that computer.
- The data folder C:\ProgramData\Zeyto, which the installer treats as sacred: uninstalling keeps it unless you explicitly choose to delete it.
Edge waits for ZeytoPostgres to be ready, starts a short time after Windows, and restarts itself if it crashes. One Zeyto computer means one database and one physical site; companies and branches are rows inside it.
Ways people reach it
| Way in | What it is | Counted as |
|---|---|---|
| Zeyto desktop app (Zeyto Client) | Windows app on a staff PC, installed with the client installer | People on Windows PCs |
| Browser on the shop network | Open the address shown in Settings ▸ LAN Security on any PC, tablet or phone | A Web seat |
| POS till | The till screen, signed in by cashier PIN | POS tills |
| Mobile app | Phone app paired with a one-time code | A mobile seat |
| Browser away from the shop | A link created in Settings ▸ Remote & Mobile Access | A Web seat |
Every person signs in with their own user name and password and takes one licensed seat while signed in. When all seats of a kind are in use, the next sign-in of that kind is refused until someone signs out.
What needs the internet
- Needs the internet: activating a licence, checking for and downloading an update, sending e-mail and WhatsApp, and reaching Zeyto from outside the shop.
- Does not need it: selling, buying, posting, printing, running reports and the POS. These work on the shop network, or on the Zeyto computer alone.
Try it in the demo
- Open Settings ▸ License in the demo and read Seats & Limits.
- Open Settings ▸ LAN Security and find the address marked Best guess (look only).
- Open Settings ▸ Users & Permissions ▸ Sessions and see which apps are signed in.
Public demo company, sign in as admin / demoAdmin123. Data refreshes nightly.
- One Zeyto computer holds Edge, the database and the data folder.
- Desktop app, browser, POS and phone are all ways in; each sign-in takes a seat.
- Only activation, updates, sending and outside-the-shop access need the internet.
- Treat the Zeyto computer like a server.
Check yourself
3 questions on this lesson. Not timed, not the exam, and you can try again. Score 60% or more, and read the lesson, to complete it.
1. Which service on the Zeyto computer runs the business rules and screens?
2. Which of these need the internet?
Select all that apply.