Odoo Configuration Guide

This guide refers to Pop-a-Cloudhost hosted Odoo Instance configuration to setup a private Odoo instance with Odoo Manager and a lightwight console for easy management.

We offer 22 different server locations worldwide. Provision a Odoo Server in a region of your choice and follow the detailed installation steps provided below for a seamless and expedited setup process.

All it requires is ensuring you have the necessary prerequisites in place, and you’re all set in 5 minutes.

Note

The Linux tools discussed in this post, such as Odoo Manager (odoo_mgr) and others, are proprietary utilities developed by Pop-a-Cloudhost ( PCH ) . These tools are designed to streamline the management of your Odoo Community Edition (CE) instance when using Docker, making the process significantly easier

1. Prerequisites:

1.1 DNS Registration

If you do not already own a domain that you plan to use for this deployment, you will need to purchase one:

We sell Cheap Domain Registration on our website, Please check it out if you need a personalized URL for your company and brand.

Once your domain is registered, you need to create two Host (A) records pointing to your server’s Public IP. For Example, 10.10.10.10

Example

  1. somehost.[domain].comi , Public IP: 10.10.10.10 For Odoo console

  2. c.somehost.[domain].com pointing to the same IP. For Host Web Console

Alternatively, We can also provision URLs from our domain pool absolutely FREE if you don’t need your personalized domain.

Select this option during the purchase :

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1.2 Prepare Email IDs

Initial Setup for LetsEncrypt SSL (TLS) Certificates requires you to provide just an Email ID.

This is where you will receive LetsEncrypt certificate-related notifications

You also may want to set up Outgoing and Incoming Servers in your Odoo instance, you can do it at a later stage once your Instance is up and running

You can use Sendgrid or similar services or your official email Server Settings.

Once you are ready, with an Email and Domain proceed with the next step.

2. Configuration Process

Note

It takes only 2-3 minutes to setup your Odoo V17 CE Instance.

Step 2.1: Login on your Instance.

Your Odoo instance receives a dedicated IP. Login to our portal with your login credentials and note down your Instance Public IP. Now from your Laptop or Desktop Use a Browser or Tools like putty or ssh connect to your provisioned Odoo Instance.

If you prefer, You can connect using a lightweight web console.

This is a very handy way to access your server console with basic live monitoring metrics, you can also use it on your mobile or tablet.

PCH Odoo Console Mobile Login

Note

Browse URL http://[IP address]/console/pch/ , note the trailing /

PCH Odoo Console Login

Now click on the Terminal tab on the left-hand pane.

PCH Odoo Console

This will open an SSH session automatically and Odoo Manager Utility will display. If you exit the tool, enter sudo odoo_mgr to return back to the tool menu.

Follow Below Steps.

  • Select the very first Setup 1 Option to set the time-zone to match with your location.

  • Select Setup 2 to configure your Odoo server, and now type a Website FQDN you registered.

For Example: odoo.example.com and an email ID for your LetsEcrypt Certificates issuance.

PCH Odoo Manager

Press Enter to configure your instance. The Setup will complete the initial host setup and display a success message with a status.

Important

If you are running Setup using Server PCH Console, you might see the below message as the process also restarts Web Service, in this case just refresh the page or click on reconnect and you will be back to the console.

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At this stage, your Odoo ERP instance is READY and Odoo is accessible on the internet.

Now, Browse your Instance registered Domain URL and complete the initial Odoo DB setup. Make sure you take note of your instance details.

e.g. https://odoo.example.com as per the above example

You need a Master Password which is a randomly generated password by the system and you can view that using this command: sudo show_adminpass

Run this command:

$ sudo show_adminpass

Example output qh7Wl4wsgiDyrQDYIPZV5XePWN6/1Oe7prQd4aUn

Copy the whole string and paste it into the Master Password field.

Odoo ERP Create Database

Fill in all the other relevant required details as shown below. The below screenshot is just an example.

Note

Note that the Email ID you define in the Email field becomes your Odoo Console Admin Account, note the password you defined here. Also, Make sure you note down the DB name you mention, and your Master password which you copied from the earlier step. These details are helpful when you restore your backup for recovery.

Odoo ERP Create Database

Click on “Create database” and that’s all.

It will redirect you to the Odoo Login page and Now you will see your first login screen, Use the Email and password combination you used to create the database in the previous step.

Odoo Login Screen

You are all set!

Start your Odoo Journey and configure any application you prefer.

Odoo ERP Dashboard

Step 2.2: Disable Database Manager

Once you have set up your Odoo Instance, by default Database Manager and Database Selector are exposed and enabled.

Use the Odoo Manager tool to Disable and Enable according to your requirements.

For Example https://[odoo.example.com]/web/database/manager and https://[odoo.example.com]/web/database/selector

Tip

It’s always advisable to disable it if you are not going to perform any database backup restore activities.

3. Manage Odoo Service

3.1 Check Odoo Service Status

Run:

$sudo odoo_service status

3.2 Stop/Start Odoo Service

Run Below commands

To Stop the service:

$sudo odoo_service stop

To Start the Service:

$sudo odoo_service start

To Restart the Service:

$sudo odoo_service restart
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