Power cut or patchy connection? The Offline Order Hub keeps billing and order-taking running locally, then syncs everything the moment you’re back online — so a busy dinner service never stops.
Indian restaurants can’t afford to stop when the Wi-Fi does. The Offline Order Hub runs your ordering, KOT printing and billing on the local network during an outage, then reconciles every order to the cloud automatically once you reconnect. Install the BistroBot desktop app on one always-on Mac or Windows computer and it sets the hub up, keeps it running and updates it overnight — no terminal, no technician.
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What it does
- ✓Keep taking orders, printing KOTs and billing offline
- ✓Automatic sync when the connection returns
- ✓Installed, watched and updated by the BistroBot desktop app
- ✓Updates overnight, outside service hours
- ✓Runs on one ordinary Mac or Windows computer (Linux by script)
- ✓No lost orders during outages
- ✓One hub per restaurant — a second computer joins it instead of starting another
Keep serving through outages
When the internet drops, the hub takes over on your local network — stewards keep taking orders, KOTs keep printing, and bills keep generating without a hitch.
Sync the moment you’re back
Every offline order, KOT and payment reconciles to the cloud automatically when the connection returns — no manual re-entry, no gaps in your reports.
Set up by the desktop app
Download the BistroBot desktop app for Mac or Windows on the computer that stays on at the restaurant. It installs the hub, checks it every minute and restarts anything that stops, and installs hub updates overnight, outside your service hours. Your steward phones and tablets find it on the network automatically.
Linux servers too
Prefer a Linux mini-PC or server? A one-line setup script installs the same hub, with the same automatic updates.
One hub, one source of truth
Each restaurant runs a single hub, so orders never split across two machines. Set up the app on a second computer and it finds the running hub and offers to use it — or to move the hub over when you replace the old machine.
Runs on one ordinary computer
Install the BistroBot desktop app on one always-on Mac or Windows computer at the restaurant and switch on the offline hub — the app installs it, keeps it running and updates it overnight. Linux machines use our setup script. Your steward tablets and phones don’t change.
macOS or Windows — via the desktop app
Windows 10/11 64-bit · macOS 12+ · Linux (Ubuntu 22.04+) by script
Any laptop, mini-PC or desktop
e.g. Mac mini, Intel NUC or a spare laptop
64-bit quad-core
Apple Silicon or Intel/AMD x86-64
8 GB RAM recommended
4 GB minimum
128 GB SSD
~20 GB free for the hub & database
Same Wi-Fi / LAN as your tablets
Kept on during service hours
Not sure which computer to use? Talk to us during onboarding and we’ll help you pick one.
Why restaurants love it
Zero downtime
Dinner service keeps running even with no internet.
Nothing lost
Offline orders sync back automatically — reports stay complete.
Hands-off
The desktop app installs and updates the hub for you, overnight.
Frequently asked
What happens to orders taken offline?
They’re stored locally and sync to the cloud automatically when you’re back online — nothing is lost.
Can I still print KOTs and bills offline?
Yes. Order-taking, KOT printing and billing all keep working on your local network during an outage.
How do I install the Offline Hub?
Install the BistroBot desktop app (Mac or Windows) on one always-on computer at the restaurant and switch on the offline hub — the app installs it, keeps it running and updates it overnight. On Linux, a setup script does the same.
What machine do I need to run the Offline Hub?
One ordinary always-on computer on your restaurant’s network — a Mac or Windows laptop, mini-PC or desktop (or a Linux box). We recommend a 64-bit quad-core CPU, 8 GB RAM and a 128 GB SSD. Your steward tablets and phones need no changes.
Service that never stops
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