Billing System Guide

Comprehensive billing system guide for HostingCo including invoicing, payment processing, and subscription management.

Billing Overview

The HostingCo billing system provides comprehensive invoicing, payment processing, and subscription management capabilities.

Key Features

Automated Invoicing: Generate invoices automatically based on usage
Payment Processing: Support for multiple payment gateways
Subscription Management: Handle recurring billing and plan changes
Financial Reporting: Detailed revenue and payment analytics

🔗 Payment Gateways

Supported Providers

Stripe: Credit card and ACH payments
PayPal: Digital wallet and international payments
Bank Transfer: Direct bank transfers for enterprise clients
Cryptocurrency: Bitcoin and Ethereum payments

Configuration

# Stripe Configuration
STRIPE_PUBLIC_KEY=pk_test_...
STRIPE_SECRET_KEY=sk_test_...
STRIPE_WEBHOOK_SECRET=whsec_...

# PayPal Configuration
PAYPAL_CLIENT_ID=...
PAYPAL_CLIENT_SECRET=...
PAYPAL_WEBHOOK_ID=...

Subscription Management

Subscription Lifecycle

  1. Customer selects hosting plan
  2. Subscription created with billing cycle
  3. Initial payment processed
  4. Service provisioned and activated
  5. Recurring payments processed automatically
  6. Service managed based on payment status

Plan Management

// Create subscription
const subscription = await billing.createSubscription({
  customerId: 'cus_123',
  planId: 'plan_basic',
  billingCycle: 'monthly',
  paymentMethodId: 'pm_123'
});

// Update subscription
await billing.updateSubscription(subscription.id, {
  planId: 'plan_pro'
});

Invoicing

Invoice Generation

# Generate monthly invoices
npm run billing:generate-invoices

# Generate single invoice
npm run billing:invoice:create --customer=cus_123

# Send pending invoices
npm run billing:invoices:send

Invoice Templates

PDF Generation: Professional invoice PDFs with company branding
Email Templates: Automated invoice delivery via email
Customization: Configurable invoice layouts and content
Tax Calculation: Automatic tax calculation based on location

Financial Reports

Revenue Analytics

# Generate revenue report
npm run billing:report:revenue

# Generate payment report
npm run billing:report:payments

# Generate customer report
npm run billing:report:customers

Key Metrics

  • Monthly Recurring Revenue (MRR)
  • Annual Recurring Revenue (ARR)
  • Customer Lifetime Value (CLV)
  • Churn Rate
  • Payment Success Rate

🔒 Billing Security

PCI Compliance

Tokenization: Credit card data never stored on servers
Encryption: All sensitive data encrypted at rest and in transit
Audit Logging: All billing activities logged for compliance
Access Control: Role-based access to billing functions

Fraud Prevention

# Enable fraud detection
npm run billing:fraud:enable

# Review suspicious transactions
npm run billing:fraud:review

# Block fraudulent customers
npm run billing:fraud:block --customer=cus_123