Odoo

Open source business apps suite for CRM ERP eCommerce accounting and more

Overview

Odoo is installed from source and runs:

  • As a systemd service
  • Under the dedicated system user odoo
  • Using PostgreSQL as database backend
  • Inside a Python virtual environment
  • Listening on port 8069

Access

Open in browser: http://<SERVER_IP>:8069

First visit opens the Odoo setup wizard.

  • Enter the master password from /root/.cloudzy-creds (admin_passwd).
  • Complete the form to create the initial database and admin account.

Initial startup may take some time while all components are being initialized and become fully operational.

Important Files & Directories

  • Odoo home: /opt/odoo
  • Odoo source: /opt/odoo/odoo
  • Virtual environment: /opt/odoo/venv
  • Configuration file: /etc/odoo.conf
  • Custom addons: /opt/odoo/custom/addons
  • Systemd service: /etc/systemd/system/odoo.service
  • Credentials file: /root/.cloudzy-creds

Service Management

Check status:

systemctl status odoo

Start service:

systemctl start odoo

Restart service:

systemctl restart odoo

View logs:

journalctl -u odoo -f

Odoo Configuration

Main config file: /etc/odoo.conf

Key parameters:

  • admin_passwd → Master password
  • db_user → odoo
  • addons_path → Core + custom modules
  • xmlrpc_port → 8069

Security Notes

For secure deployment, configure:

  • Nginx reverse proxy.
  • HTTPS.
  • Firewall rules limiting access to port 8069.
  • Fail2ban or rate limiting protection.

Application Details