Setup & admin
Creating and Configuring a New Location
Creating and configuring additional studio locations.
BukaTime supports multiple locations (studios). Each location has its own staff, services, hours, and subscription. This guide covers creating a new location and getting it ready for bookings.
Understanding Locations
Each location in BukaTime is an independent studio with:
- Its own website address
- Its own operating hours and timezone
- Its own staff list and service catalog
- Its own subscription and billing
You can switch between locations using the studio switcher in the sidebar, or from Account Settings → Studios.
A new location does not come with a free trial, and it does not start billing on its own. The trial is a once-per-account thing, given to your first studio. Creating a second location deliberately skips it — the wizard shows no plan banner and nothing is charged — and you pick that location's plan explicitly afterwards, under its own Billing. Nothing can quietly activate a billable subscription behind your back.
Step 1: Create the New Location
- Go to Account Settings → Studios and click New, or open the studio switcher and choose Create New Studio.
- Add a new location opens. It is a single short form, not a multi-step wizard — you fill it in and press Create Location.
| Field | Notes |
|---|---|
| Business name | Required. The public-facing name of this location |
| Booking link | Derived from the name and shown beneath it. Use Change to set a different one; no two locations can share one |
| Phone number | Required. The contact number for this location |
| Description | Optional, shown to clients on the booking page |
| Timezone | Required. Every appointment time at this location uses it |
Everything else — the address, opening hours, services and staff — is set afterwards, in this location's own settings. The form says as much: "You can update everything later in settings."
Your contact email is shown under the phone field and comes from your account; it is not something you set here.
Step 2: Configure Studio Settings
Once the location is created, fine-tune its settings under Studio Configuration → General.
Key Settings
| Setting | Description |
|---|---|
| Studio Name | Public-facing name |
| Website address | Where its site and booking page live (yourstudio.bukatime.com) |
| Timezone | All scheduling uses this timezone |
See Studio General Settings for a full reference.
Step 3: Set Booking Hours and Rules
Go to Studio Configuration → Booking to set operating hours, slot intervals, and your booking policy.
See Setting Studio Operating Hours for details.
Step 4: Add Staff to the Location
Staff members are scoped per location. To add staff:
- Go to Staff (this is filtered to the current location).
- Invite staff as described in Creating and Activating a Staff Member.
- Assign them services and working hours.
Step 5: Add Services to the Location
Services are also scoped per location. To add:
- Go to Services.
- Create services and variants as described in Creating Services and Variants.
- Assign staff members to each service.
Step 6: Configure Tax Rates (Optional)
If you charge tax at this location:
- Go to Studio Configuration → Taxes.
- Create the applicable tax rates.
- Assign them to services.
Switching Between Locations
- Click the studio name in the sidebar to open the studio switcher.
- Select the location you want to manage.
- All data (staff, services, calendar, clients) shown will be for the selected location.
- You can also go to Account Settings → Studios to see all your studios in one place.