What is Odoo?
Odoo is a suite of web based open source business apps. The main Odoo Apps include an Open Source CRM, Website Builder, eCommerce, Warehouse Management, Project Management, Billing & Accounting, Point of Sale, Human Resources, Marketing, Manufacturing. Odoo Apps can be used as stand-alone applications, but they also integrate seamlessly so you get a full-featured Open Source ERP when you install several Apps. - https://github.com/odoo/odoo
Installation
- Log into the Linux device
- Run the following commands in terminal
# update software repositories
sudo apt update
# install available software updates
sudo apt upgrade
# install prerequisites
sudo apt install wget git apt-transport-https -y
# install postgresql
sudo apt install postgresql postgresql-client -y
# enable the postgresql service and start it
sudo systemctl enable postgresql --now
# connect to postgresql
sudo -u postgres psql postgres
# create odoo database user
create user odoo_rw with password '0dooDB_rw$';
# create odoo database
create database odoo with encoding='UTF8' template='template0' owner='odoo_rw';
# close postgresql connection
exit
# install python
sudo apt install python3-full python3-pip libldap2-dev libpq-dev libsasl2-dev -y
# create odoo user
sudo useradd -M odoo
# create /opt/odoo directory
sudo mkdir /opt/odoo -p
# set owner of /opt/odoo
sudo chown odoo /opt/odoo -R && sudo chgrp odoo /opt/odoo -R && sudo usermod -d /opt/odoo odoo
# switch to odoo user
sudo su - odoo
# clone odoo from github
git clone https://github.com/odoo/odoo.git .
# prepare the working directory
python3 -m venv odoo-venv
. odoo-venv/bin/activate
# install wheel
pip3 install wheel
# install odoo
pip install -r requirements.txt
# create a config file
touch ./odoo.conf
# write database config to config file
echo "[options]\ndb_user = odoo_rw\ndb_password = 0dooDB_rw$\ndb_name = odoo\ndb_host = localhost" > ./odoo.conf
# run odoo
./odoo-bin --config ./odoo.conf -i base - Open a web browser and navigate to http://DNSorIP:8069
- Login with the username admin and password admin
- Click the user icon at the top right corner of the screen > Preferences
- Update the Email and Email Signature > Click Save
- Click the Account Security tab > Click the Change Password button
- Enter admin as the current password > Click Confirm Password
- Enter and confirm a new password > Click Change Password
- Login using the updated email address and password
- Welcome to Odoo
Running Odoo as a Service
- Back in the Terminal, press CTRL+C to kill the running Odoo process
- Continue with the following commands in terminal
# exit the odoo user shell
exit
# create odoo service file
sudo nano /etc/systemd/system/odoo.service - Paste the following into odoo.service
[Unit]
Description=Odoo
Requires=postgresql.service
After=network.target postgresql.service[Service]
User=odoo
Group=odoo
ExecStart=/opt/odoo/odoo-venv/bin/python3 /opt/odoo/odoo-bin -c /opt/odoo/odoo.conf[Install]
WantedBy=multi-user.target - Press CTRL+O, Enter, CTRL+X to write the changes
- Continue with the following commands
# reload systemd services
sudo systemctl daemon-reload
# start odoo service on boot and now
sudo systemctl enable odoo --now - Back in the web browser, refresh the Odoo tab
- If prompted, log back in using the updated email address and password
Source: https://www.odoo.com/documentation/17.0/administration/on_premise/source.html