Odoo

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.