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Create an account and pair a box

Before your first photo box can run, you connect it to your account once.

1. Create an account

Register at boothdock.cloud. You'll then land in the Hub – your cockpit.

2. Install BoothDock Studio

  • Windows: Download BoothDock Studio (in the Hub under Studio App) and install it on the Windows PC that will control the photo box at the event.
  • iPad or iPhone: Get the app BoothDock Studio – Fotobox from the App Store (iPadOS or iOS 17 or later).

On first launch, a wizard guides you through the basic setup.

3. Pair the box

Pairing permanently connects the box to your account:

  1. The wizard in BoothDock Studio shows a QR code and a pairing code.
  2. Scan the QR code with your phone and confirm – or open the Boxes section in the Hub, choose Add box and enter the code.
  3. The box then appears in the Hub under Boxes – from now on you can see its status there and assign events.

Alternatively, paste an enrollment key (bdk_…) that you created in the Hub under Boxes into BoothDock Studio – the box then pairs itself without a confirmation in the Hub.

The "Boxes" section in the Hub – "Add box" starts pairing
The "Boxes" section in the Hub – "Add box" starts pairing

A box always belongs to exactly one account. To switch, unpair it and pair it again.

Is it working? Quick check

  • In the Hub, Boxes shows the box as online once it has reported in.
  • The heartbeat (paper, queue, load) appears automatically every few minutes.

Next steps