1_installation.md

Installation and environment setup in ubuntu 20.04:

Install dependencies

• Update, Upgrade & Prerequisites:

  sudo apt-get update
  sudo apt-get -y upgrade
  sudo apt install curl ca-certificates

• Create Odoo user and group:

  sudo adduser --system --home=/opt/odoo --group odoo

• Install Ubuntu dependencies:

  sudo apt install git python3-pip build-essential wget python3-dev python3-venv python3-wheel libxslt-dev libzip-dev libldap2-dev libsasl2-dev python3-setuptools node-less python3-psycopg2

• Install Python dependencies:

  sudo -H pip3 install -r https://raw.githubusercontent.com/odoo/odoo/master/requirements.txt

• Python Web Dependencies:

  sudo apt-get install -y npm
  sudo ln -s /usr/bin/nodejs /usr/bin/node
  sudo npm install -g less less-plugin-clean-css
  sudo apt-get install node-less
  sudo python3 -m pip install libsass

  # for odoo 11
  sudo npm uninstall -g less
  sudo npm install -g [email protected]

Install PostgreSQL

• Add PostgreSQL GPG key & repository:

  # Install
  sudo apt-get install software-properties-common
  sudo apt-get install python3-software-properties
  
  # Add GPG Key:
  wget -q https://www.postgresql.org/media/keys/ACCC4CF8.asc -O- | sudo apt-key add -
  
  # Create a PPA file for PostgreSQL
  sudo sh -c 'echo "deb http://apt.postgresql.org/pub/repos/apt/ focal-pgdg main" >> /etc/apt/sources.list.d/pgdg.list'
  
  # Install the latest PostgreSQL server
  sudo apt update
  sudo apt-get install postgresql postgresql-contrib
  # Press ‘y’ for any confirmation prompted
  
  # Verify the service status:
  sudo systemctl status postgresql

  

• Secure PostgreSQL default Database

  # Login to PostgreSQL shell:
  sudo -u postgres psql
  
  # set root user credentials
  ALTER USER postgres PASSWORD 'any_password';

  

Odoo user setup

• Create Database user for Odoo:

  createuser -s odoo
  createuser -s pc_user_name	# give pc user name not ubuntu_user_name
  \q    # exit

  

Odoo14 download and configure

• Permanent permission to read & write:

  sudo chown -R $USER:$USER /opt/odoo

• Clone odoo from git to the location /opt/odoo:

  cd /opt/odoo
  
  git clone https://www.github.com/odoo/odoo --depth 1 --branch 14.0 --single-branch
  # change the folder name from odoo to odoo14
  # /opt/odoo/odoo14

• Create Odoo Log file:

  sudo mkdir /var/log/odoo
  sudo chown -R odoo:root /var/log/odoo

• Edit Odoo configuration file:

  sudo cp /opt/odoo/odoo14/debian/odoo.conf /etc/odoo.conf
  sudo chown odoo: /etc/odoo.conf
  sudo nano /etc/odoo.conf

• Copy and paste below content in config file:

  # clear config file and copy and paste the below text
  
  [options]
  ; This is the password that allows database operations:
  ; admin_passwd = PASSWORD
  db_host = False
  db_port = False
  db_user = odoo
  db_password = False
  addons_path = /opt/odoo/odoo14/addons
  ;Log Settings
  logfile = /var/log/odoo/odoo.log
  log_level = error

Setup pgAdmin4

• Install pgAdmin4:

  # import the repository signing GPG key and add the pgAdmin4 PPA to your system
  curl https://www.pgadmin.org/static/packages_pgadmin_org.pub | sudo apt-key add -
  
  sudo sh -c 'echo "deb https://ftp.postgresql.org/pub/pgadmin/pgadmin4/apt/focal pgadmin4 main" > /etc/apt/sources.list.d/pgadmin4.list'
  
  sudo apt update
  sudo apt install pgadmin4
  
  # configure pgadmin4
  sudo /usr/pgadmin4/bin/setup-web.sh
  
  # Press ‘y’ for any confirmation prompted
  # Go to: http://127.0.0.1/pgadmin4
  # Set email and password and you are good to go for web version

  

Setup Wkhtmltopdf

• Install Wkhtmltopdf:

  sudo wget https://github.com/wkhtmltopdf/packaging/releases/download/0.12.6-1/wkhtmltox_0.12.6-1.bionic_amd64.deb
  sudo dpkg -i wkhtmltox_0.12.6-1.bionic_amd64.deb
  sudo apt-get install -f
  sudo ln -s /usr/local/bin/wkhtmltopdf /usr/bin
  sudo ln -s /usr/local/bin/wkhtmltoimage /usr/bin

Run odoo14 using addons

• Run Odoo 14 using command:

  # For default odoo addons
  /opt/odoo/odoo14/./odoo-bin --addons-path=/opt/odoo/odoo14/addons --xmlrpc-port=8014

  

Run odoo14 using both addons and custom_addons

• You can omit this step if you don't work with your own modules

• For working with custom modules create custom_addons folder in /opt/odoo/odoo14 and keep all your custom modules that in folder

  

  /opt/odoo/odoo14/./odoo-bin --addons-path=/opt/odoo/odoo14/addons,/opt/odoo/odoo14/custom_addons --xmlrpc-port=8014

  

Create a new database

• Create new database from database selector:

  http://localhost:8014/web/database/selector

• Store the master password in a safe place. This is required for creating a new database. For now create a database (ex. demodb_com) and fill the form information. Use admin for both email and password. And don't forget to check mark Demo data (for testing purpose).

  

• After creating the database you will get this window with the existing databases.

  

• Here you can delete or create a new database.

  

• Click the database to enter and a login window will show to enter the database. You have to put email and password to login.

  

• After successful login you will see the odoo app page.

  

Odoo developer mode

• You have to activate developer mode to get full access the odoo apps. Just click the icon close to discuss > Settings > Activate Developer Mode.

  

• You can see all the odoo apps list in the Apps menu.

  

• Download odoo debug extension from the below link to activate debug mode.

  • Odoo tools

* For odoo error:

• Kill odoo process if you face any error running odoo.

  pkill -f odoo

🚀 Happy Coding ! 🔥