Sign up and onboarding

Every owner account starts with a short onboarding wizard that captures the minimum information YumKiosk needs to start routing sessions and billing correctly. You can always revisit every field later under Settings → Business, but going through the wizard the first time ensures nothing is skipped before you go live.

#Creating the account

Visit owner.yumkiosk.com/register. You'll need a valid business email (personal Gmail is fine for trials, but the Stripe handoff later will require a real business identity to ship funds). Enter a strong password — we enforce a minimum of 12 characters with at least one number.

On first login, you land on the Welcome screen showing a four-step progress bar:

1. Business info
2. Stripe Connect
3. Menu
4. First kiosk

You can exit and resume anytime; progress is saved per-step.

#Step 1: Business info

This step captures what the platform needs to present "your brand" to customers and to bill you correctly:

• Legal business name — shows on receipts and Stripe statements.
• Display name — what customers see on the kiosk attract screen ("Welcome to Joe's Tacos").
• Primary address — used for tax jurisdiction and location defaults.
• Contact phone — required for support escalations.
• Logo — PNG or SVG, recommended 512x512. Shows on the kiosk and on emailed receipts.

Click Save & continue. The wizard auto-creates your first location using the address you provided — you can add more locations later.

#Step 2: Stripe Connect

YumKiosk uses Stripe Connect Express accounts for restaurants. Click Connect with Stripe, and you'll be redirected to Stripe's hosted onboarding form. You'll need:

• Business tax ID (EIN for US businesses)
• Business bank account for payouts
• A representative's ID for KYC

This typically takes 3–5 minutes. Once Stripe finishes verification, you're redirected back and the checkbox turns green. You can skip this step during your trial and come back later, but kiosks can't process real payments until Stripe Connect is complete.

#Step 3: Menu

You can seed your menu in three ways:

• Upload CSV — download the template, fill it in, upload it back. Supports categories, items, modifiers, and prices.
• Copy from sample — imports a fictional 20-item burger menu you can edit. Great for demos.
• Start blank — if you want to build up from zero.

Each menu item needs a name, a price, and a category. Descriptions, photos, and modifiers are optional at this stage.

#Step 4: First kiosk

Finally, the wizard asks you to generate your first pairing code. Click Generate code to get a 6-digit number that's valid for 15 minutes. You'll enter this code on the kiosk tablet the first time it boots. See Pairing your first kiosk for the details of what happens on the tablet side.

Once you complete this step, the wizard hands you off to the main dashboard. You're ready to accept sessions.