Vendor login (Owner) — Dashboard sign-in

import { Card, CardGrid, Steps, Aside } from ‘@astrojs/starlight/components’;

Table of contents

• I. Overview
• II. Owner vs employee login
• III. Step-by-step sign-in
• IV. After-sign-in behaviour
• V. Common errors
• VI. Related

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I. Overview

The Vendor login screen (/vendor-login) is the owner sign-in for the dashboard side of the application. After signing in here you land on /dashboard with the full vendor side-menu (catalog, finance, employees, hardware, …).

Use /cashier-login instead if you only need the POS workspace at the lane — see Cashier login.

II. Owner vs employee login

Sign-in screen	URL	Allowed vendor types	Landing
Cashier login	/cashier-login	employee only	/point-of-sale/sale (POS only)
Operator login	/login	employee only	/dashboard
Owner login (this page)	/vendor-login	owner only	/dashboard

Tip for managers who also work the lane. Sign in at /vendor-login for back-office work. When you need to operate a lane, ask the owner to create an employee account for you and use /cashier-login. Owner sessions are not allowed at the cashier workspace.

III. Step-by-step sign-in

1. **Open `/vendor-login`** in any browser (or `https:///vendor-login`). 2. **Enter your owner email.** 3. **Enter your password.** 4. **(Optional) Tick "Remember me".** - Keeps you signed in on this device for 30 days. 5. **Click "Sign in".** 6. You are routed to `/dashboard`.

Switching between Owner and Employee

The bottom of the form has a “Switch to Staff login” link that takes you to /login. Useful when you have both an owner and an employee account under the same email.

IV. After-sign-in behaviour

After a successful owner sign-in:

Capability	Available
Full dashboard (/dashboard/*)	✅
Catalog / items	✅
Finance / reports	✅
Employees / HR	✅
Settings (hardware, receipt templates, …)	✅
Open /point-of-sale/sale from the nav	✅ (as a supervisor, not a cashier)
Sign in as an employee at a lane	❌ (must use /cashier-login with an employee account)

The default landing route is computed by vendorPostLoginRoute in the codebase and is the deepest reachable route among dashboard, POS, settings.

V. Common errors

Banner	Meaning	Fix
Enter a valid email address.	Email format invalid	Re-type
This field is required.	Password empty	Fill in password
Incorrect email or password.	Wrong credentials	Use Forgot password link
This account is suspended.	Owner disabled	Contact platform support
Too many requests.	Rate-limit hit	Wait 60 seconds

VI. Related

• Cashier login — Employee-only sign-in.
• Operator login — Employee dashboard.
• Register an account — New owner sign-up.
• Forgot password — Owner/Employee — Reset flow.