BrandForge · Reseller Guide
Set up BrandForge as a reseller
Everything you need to get your Godmode workspace running and connected to your own WHMCS, end to end — no support ticket required.
Set up your Godmode workspace
Your account, brand and plans — all inside Godmode.
Create your account
https://brandforge.software/register
Register your reseller account and sign in — this becomes the home for your brand, your packages, and your WHMCS connection.
On the third step, Reseller Type, select Model 1 — Bring Your Own Billing. It's the only model that generates the Godmode API key and WHMCS module used in the rest of this guide, and it can't be changed after you sign up.
Customize your branding
Godmode → Branding
One page, four tabs — set this up before you send anyone a link:
| Tab | What you set there |
|---|---|
| Identity & Colors | Your brand name and primary/accent colors |
| Logos | Light-mode logo, dark-mode logo, and favicon |
| The sending name/address your clients see in emails | |
| Domain | Optional — point a custom domain at your workspace |
Build your packages
Godmode → Packages → + Add New
Packages are the plans you sell — you'll link each one to a WHMCS product in Part C, so it's worth naming them the way you want customers to see them.
Connect WHMCS to Godmode
Give Godmode read-only access to your WHMCS domain pricing.
Create an API role with the required permissions
WHMCS Admin → Configuration (⚙) → System Settings → API Credentials → Roles → Add New Role
Name the role brandforge and enable exactly these nine permissions — nothing more is required:
| Permission | What it's for | Found under |
|---|---|---|
| GetCurrencies | Fetch your configured currencies | System |
| GetTLDPricing | Fetch domain TLD prices | Domains |
| GetRegistrars | Fetch connected domain registrars | Domains |
| GetClients | Search / find clients | Client |
| AddClient | Create a new client | Client |
| GetClientsProducts | Fetch a client's active services | Client |
| AddOrder | Place an order | Orders |
| AcceptOrder | Accept / activate an order | Orders |
| GetProducts | Fetch available products / packages | Products |
If a permission isn't where this table says, use the search box at the top of the role permissions page — category names shift slightly between WHMCS versions.
Generate your API credential
WHMCS Admin → Configuration (⚙) → System Settings → API Credentials → Add New Credential
Assign the brandforge role you just created, then generate. WHMCS shows an Identifier and a Secret — copy both immediately, the Secret is shown only once.
Allowlist Godmode's IP addresses
WHMCS Admin → Configuration (⚙) → General Settings → Security
Add all three IPs to both fields below — requests are otherwise blocked before they reach your new role.
Trusted Proxies
API IP Access Restriction
Paste your WHMCS credentials into Godmode
Godmode → integrations → WHMCS Integration → Configuration
Enter your WHMCS Base URL, API Identifier and API Secret from Step 2, then click Connect WHMCS.
- Turn on Auto-create client accounts in WHMCS if you want Godmode to create a matching WHMCS client automatically the first time someone orders.
Sync your domain pricing
Godmode → WHMCS Integration → Price Cache
Click Sync Now. Godmode pulls TLD pricing from WHMCS and re-checks it automatically every 30 minutes after that.
Generate your Godmode API key
Same page → Godmode API Key section
Click Generate API Key and copy it — this is what the WHMCS module will use to talk back to Godmode in Part C. Keep it secret; you won't need it anywhere in WHMCS's own API settings.
Install & configure the WHMCS module
Bring your Godmode packages into WHMCS as real, sellable products.
Download & install the module
Download the module and upload its modules/servers/brandforge and modules/addons/brandforge folders into your WHMCS installation's modules/ directory.
Configure the addon
WHMCS Admin → Configuration (⚙) → System Settings → Addon Modules → BrandForge Package Sync → Configure
- Godmode API URL — https://brandforge.software
- Godmode API Key — the key you generated in Step 6
- Access Control — tick Full Administrator
Click Save Changes.
Run One-Click Setup
WHMCS Admin → Addons dropdown → BrandForge Package Sync
Click Run One-Click Setup. This creates a WHMCS server record, pulls every package from your Godmode workspace, and creates a matching WHMCS product for each one — fully linked, in one pass.
Finish each product's setup in WHMCS
WHMCS Admin → Configuration (⚙) → System Settings → Products/Services → open a BrandForge product → Edit
- Pricing tab — set what you'll actually charge for this plan, per billing cycle and currency.
- Module Settings tab — confirm Module Name is set to BrandForge (One-Click Setup sets this automatically). The Godmode API URL/Key and brand fields below it are usually pre-filled too — leave them unless you want a per-product override. Also check the auto-setup option at the bottom: it's usually set to automatically setup when you manually accept a pending order, which is exactly why AcceptOrder was one of the permissions in Step B1.
- Upgrades tab — under Packages Upgrades, Ctrl+Click the other BrandForge plans customers should be able to switch to from this one (e.g. select every higher plan from your Solo product).
Link the package back in Godmode
Copy the Product ID shown next to the package in the Addons → BrandForge Package Sync table, then:
Godmode → Packages → edit the package → WHMCS Integration tab
Paste it into WHMCS Product ID and click Update Package.
