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System requirements & preparation

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Before installing GCafe Billing, check the hardware and prepare the café network with the list below so the server and client PCs stay connected reliably.

📢 GCafe Billing is now GCafe Portal: from the new version, GCafe Portal is the official installer of GCafe Billing, replacing the legacy GCafe+ Server. This page describes the legacy version and is kept for reference. How to do it in Portal: GCafe Portal replaces the legacy GCafe Billing.

Minimum hardware

Item

Server and client PCs

CPU

Pentium 4 2.0 GHz or better

RAM

512 MB or more

Free disk space

20 GB

Operating system

Windows XP SP2 or later

These are minimums; a faster PC makes the management screen and reports quicker.

Preparation

  • Installers: download from hubservices.vn, under Tải phần mềm › Phần mềm quản lý phòng máy (Downloads › Café management software). There are two files: gcafeserver.exe for the server and gcafeclient.exe for client PCs.
  • Static IP for the server: client PCs find the server by its IP address, so it must not change. See step 1 of Install on the server.
  • Data folder: pick a drive other than the system drive, for example E:\Data_GCafe.
  • LAN: server and client PCs on the same subnet, with no firewall blocking traffic between them.

💡 Tip: To power on client PCs remotely, their motherboards must support "Wake on LAN" and have it enabled in the BIOS.

See also