Methods and systems for installing and running an application for a terminal are described. The method may include uploading an application to an application store. The method may also include downloading, by a terminal, the application from the application store, wherein the terminal is connected to the application store by a network. Furthermore, the method may include authorizing, by a terminal management server (TMS) coupled to the terminal and the application store via the network, the terminal to install and run the downloaded application.