Demo mode has been retired
Demo mode no longer exists. Every business works on live data, and Practice customers are the safe way to try things.
Where to find it
Admin dashboard
Demo mode, the Demo/Live pill, and the separate set of demo items have been retired. Every business now works on live data from the start.
To try something without affecting real numbers, use a Practice customer. Practice bookings use your real items and Stripe's test mode (fake card numbers, no money moves). See Practice customers.
Until you go live, your public booking page tells visitors the shop is still getting set up, and only practice customers can check out. When you are ready to take real payments, see Going live: turning on real payments.
Related articles
- Moving your demo setup into Live (retired)The Migration Center is gone because there is no demo data to move. Everything you set up is already on your live business.
- Common questions: signing up, the free account, practice customers, and going liveQuick answers for your first week - how to sign up, what the free account includes and limits, why customers cannot book yet, how to practice safely, whether you need Stripe, and exactly how to go live.
- What's new in RentaChanges you may notice in Renta since late September 2026, newest first, each linking to the help article that explains it.
- The guided setup tourThe step-by-step tour that shows you how each setup task is done, then lets you do it yourself, across three levels from "Open for business" to "Advanced".
- Setting up your business the first timeThe short signup wizard: welcome, your details, connecting Stripe, and a final confirmation.
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