Services

The software is free.
Our time isn't.

Forge is open source. You can download it, deploy it, and run your shop on it for zero license cost, forever. Armory Works is the team that wrote it. When you want help getting there faster, or fitting it to the way you actually work, we're here for that.

✓ Remote-first, on-site when it's worth the trip ✓ No retainer for discovery calls ✓ Fixed-scope or hourly ✓ We'll tell you if we can't help
Forge is in acceptance testing with live shops. Built in public.

None of this is required.

Forge's source is on GitHub under Apache 2.0. If you have an engineer or IT partner who can run Docker, you don't need Armory Works, and we'd rather tell you that than take a check for work you could do yourself.

GitHub

Setup & Deployment

From bare metal or cloud to a running stack, ready for your first user.

  • Docker Compose on your hardware or cloud
  • DNS, SSL, subdomain routing
  • Backup strategy (local + off-site)
  • Hardening, firewall, access policy
  • Handoff documentation
Per-engagement · typically one to two weeks

Integration Analysis

Before you commit. We look at how you actually work and tell you the truth.

  • Books fit review: Forge's built-in ledger, or stay on QuickBooks, Xero, FreshBooks, Sage
  • Existing systems inventory (ERP, spreadsheets)
  • Workflow mapping against your reality, not a template
  • Written report, yours to keep
  • Honest "you don't need this" when that's the answer
Discovery engagement · fixed fee

Training & Onboarding

Your team using it with confidence, not bookmarking a wiki page.

  • Admin workshop (roles, permissions, customization)
  • Shop floor rollout with real scanners
  • End-user sessions tailored by role
  • Train-the-trainer option
  • Remote or on-site
Half-day to multi-day · per-session

Customization

Features, workflows, reports and integrations that fit the way your shop actually runs.

  • New features, merged upstream or kept private
  • Custom reports & dashboards
  • Workflow & automation tailoring
  • Niche integrations (carriers, EDI partners, ERP)
  • Code review & pair programming for your team
Hourly or fixed-scope

Ongoing Support

Someone to call when it matters. No runaround, no Tier 1 triage.

  • SLA-backed response times
  • Patch & upgrade management
  • Monthly office hours
  • Priority on bug fixes you encounter
  • Direct line to the people who wrote the code
Monthly retainer

Data Migration

From whatever you have now (spreadsheets, legacy ERP, another MRP, QuickBooks) into a clean Forge stack.

  • Customer, part, BOM and inventory import
  • Historical order & job ingestion
  • Books cutover: opening balances loaded and proven against your old system's closing trial balance
  • Team ramp-up on the built-in ledger — including the "unlearn QuickBooks" track
  • Validation against source system · cutover playbook
Per-engagement · scoped by data volume

Tell us what you need.

A paragraph about what you're trying to do is enough to start. We'll reply within a business day with either a useful next step or an honest "that's not something we can help with."

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