Complete Guide to Installing Odoo 17 on Digital Ocean with Ubuntu 22.04

Step 1: Create an Ubuntu 22.04 Droplet

1. **Log in to Digital Ocean** and create a new droplet with Ubuntu 22.04 as the operating system.

2. **Choose the droplet specifications** based on your company’s size and requirements. For Odoo, a droplet with at least 2GB of RAM is recommended.

3. **Set the authentication method** to a password and ensure you create a secure password (e.g., `PassF@1or17s`).

Step 2: SSH into the Server

Use SSH to connect to your droplet:

bash

ssh root@your_droplet_ip

Step 3: Verify Ubuntu Version

Ensure you are running the correct version of Ubuntu:

bash

lsb_release -a

Step 4: Update and Upgrade the System

Update the package lists and upgrade the system packages:

bash

sudo apt update && sudo apt upgrade -y

Step 5: Create a System User for Odoo

Create a dedicated system user for running Odoo:

bash

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

Step 6: Install Python and Dependencies

Odoo requires Python 3.10 and some additional dependencies:

bash

sudo apt install python3.10 python3-pip

Step 7: Install Odoo Dependencies

Install all necessary dependencies for Odoo:

bash

sudo apt install build-essential wget git python3-dev python3-venv libfreetype6-dev libxml2-dev libzip-dev libsasl2-dev python3-setuptools libjpeg-dev zlib1g-dev libpq-dev libxslt1-dev libldap2-dev libtiff5-dev libopenjp2-7-dev libffi-dev fontconfig xfonts-75dpi xfonts-base nodejs npm pgcli libxmlsec1-dev libxmlsec1-openssl -y

Step 8: Install PostgreSQL

Odoo uses PostgreSQL as its database:

bash

sudo apt install postgresql -y

sudo su – postgres

createuser –createdb –username postgres –no-createrole –no-superuser –pwprompt odoo

pgcli

ALTER USER odoo WITH SUPERUSER;

\q

exit

Step 9: Install wkhtmltopdf

Odoo requires `wkhtmltopdf` for printing PDF reports:

bash

sudo apt install wkhtmltopdf -y

#### Step 10: Clone the Odoo Repository

Switch to the `odoo` user and clone the Odoo 17 repository:

bash

sudo su – odoo -s /bin/bash

git clone https://www.github.com/odoo/odoo –depth 1 –branch 17.0 –single-branch .

exit

Step 11: Install Odoo

Install required Python packages and Odoo dependencies:

bash

sudo pip3 install –upgrade pip

sudo pip3 install cffi==1.15.0 testresources Pillow==9.0.1 xlrd==1.2.0 reportlab==3.6.8 numpy

sudo pip3 install -r /opt/odoo/requirements.txt

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 -y node-less

Step 12: Set Up Odoo Configuration

Create and edit the Odoo configuration file:

bash

sudo cp /opt/odoo/debian/odoo.conf /etc/odoo.conf

sudo nano /etc/odoo.conf

Replace the contents with:

[options]

; This is the password that allows database operations:

admin_passwd = admin

db_host = False

db_port = False

db_user = odoo

db_password = <your_postgresql_password>

addons_path = /opt/odoo/addons

logfile = /var/log/odoo/odoo.log

http_port=8069

Set the appropriate permissions:

bash

sudo chown odoo: /etc/odoo.conf

sudo chmod 640 /etc/odoo.conf

sudo mkdir /var/log/odoo

sudo chown odoo:root /var/log/odoo

 13: Create Odoo Systemd Service

Create a systemd service file for Odoo:

bash

sudo nano /etc/systemd/system/odoo.service

Add the following configuration:

[Unit]

Description=Odoo

Documentation=http://www.odoo.com

[Service]

Type=simple

User=odoo

ExecStart=/opt/odoo/odoo-bin -c /etc/odoo.conf

[Install]

WantedBy=default.target

Set permissions and start the service:

bash

sudo chmod 755 /etc/systemd/system/odoo.service

sudo chown root: /etc/systemd/system/odoo.service

sudo systemctl start odoo.service

sudo systemctl status odoo.service

 14: Access Odoo

Open your web browser and visit the following URL to access Odoo:

http://<your_domain_or_IP_address>:8069

Step 15: Check Odoo Logs

Monitor Odoo logs to ensure everything is running smoothly:

bash

sudo tail -f /var/log/odoo/odoo.log

Step 16: Enable Automatic Start on Boot

Enable the Odoo service to start on system boot:

bash

sudo systemctl enable odoo.service

Congratulations! You have successfully installed Odoo 17 on a Digital Ocean droplet with Ubuntu 22.04. This guide covered the creation of a droplet, installation of necessary dependencies, configuration of PostgreSQL, and setting up Odoo to run as a systemd service. If you encounter any issues, refer to the Odoo logs and adjust the configuration as needed. For additional configurations like enabling Let’s Encrypt SSL and configuring Nginx for performance optimization, you may need to perform further steps not covered in this basic installation guide.