💸 How to Set Up Your Own Solana Pay Point-of-Sale (PoS) App

Prerequisites to have installed on your device

• Node.js v14.17.0 or above installed (a JavaScript runtime built on Chrome's V8 JavaScript engine)
• Yarn (a package manager) installed
• Two wallets on Phantom, one for receiving funds and one for paying for goods or services. Follow the guide to set up these on Phantom, you will be using these wallets to test the app!
  • Fund your wallet on the devnet using Sol Faucet

Clone the repository by using either Git or Github CLI and the corresponding commands in your terminal:

Git ⬇️

 git clone https://github.com/solana-labs/solana-pay.git

Github CLI ⬇️

gh repo clone solana-labs/solana-pay

Change directories into point-of-sale using the following command in your terminal. You can use the terminal from step 1 in steps 2-4, I’ve just illustrated what the commands will look like in separate windows.

 cd solana-pay/point-of-sale

Install dependencies using Yarn

 yarn install

🔄 Installation in progress

✅ Installation complete

Start the local development server

 yarn start

🎉 Your PoS server is running at localhost:1234

Open up the following link in your web browser. You will need to replace MERCHANT_ADDRESS with your receiving wallet’s address and STORE+NAME with your desired store name.

http://localhost:1234/new?recipient=MERCHANT_ADDRESS&label=STORE+NAME

• One of the neat features of Solana Pay is that you will not need to log in with a wallet to run the PoS, so are able to use Safari (or your browser of choice without Phantom installed) to test the PoS out. For example, I’ve used an iPad and navigated to the local server on my network at: http://10.0.0.156/new?recipient=MERCHANT_ADDRESS&label=STORE+NAME

Your screen will show a Point of Sale (PoS) user interface that looks like the image below:

Enter an amount to charge in SOL

Select Generate Payment Code and you will be taken to a QR code that shows the amount in SOL

Scan the code with your compatible Solana Pay wallet

Verify the transaction in your wallet and select Send

In a few seconds, your transaction will be confirmed on both the PoS and in your Phantom wallet! You’ve successfully sent your first transaction using Solana Pay!

Stay tuned for updates on how to customize and deploy your Solana Pay PoS app!