Installation & Deployment

01Overview

Daddy SAS ships as a bootable ISO image that turns a dedicated server or VPS into a complete ISP billing and RADIUS AAA appliance. The vendor can also perform the installation on your Cloud VPS.

• Self-hosted ISO — full control of the box, data stays on your hardware.
• Managed Cloud VPS install — the Daddy Coder team installs it for you and hands over a dedicated IP and port.
• Either way you get the same web admin panel and feature set.

02Requirements

• A dedicated server or VPS able to boot the provided ISO image.
• Network reachability between the server and your NAS devices — RADIUS uses UDP 1812 (authentication) and UDP 1813 (accounting), plus UDP 3799 on the NAS side for CoA/Disconnect-Message.
• A Daddy SAS license — the free tier (200 subscribers) is downloadable from the homepage.
• A stable IP address reachable by the routers is recommended; deployments behind NAT/CGNAT are workable — contact support for the recommended topology.

03ISO installation

• Download the ISO image from the homepage (/download-iso).
• Boot the target server/VPS from the ISO and follow the guided setup — roughly 10 minutes.
• After the install, sign in to the web admin panel and activate your license.
• Add your first NAS/router entry, then create packages and subscribers.

04Managed Cloud VPS

• Our team installs Daddy SAS on your Cloud VPS.
• You receive a dedicated IP address and port for secure access to your system.
• Choose this when you do not want to manage the underlying server yourself.

05Licensing & updates

• Licenses are bound to hardware; migration to a replacement server preserves all data and configuration.
• Updates arrive through the built-in update channel — the system checks for and applies new releases.
• Plan upgrades/downgrades are possible at any time without losing subscribers or settings.
• Backup and restore tooling is included — use it before major upgrades.