How to Install and Configure Odoo on Ubuntu Linux

Odoo is a customer relationship management tool
written in Python, JavaScript, and XML. Previously it was named
OpenERP (Enterprise Resource Planning). Odoo is very popular among
human resource(HR) guys. It can be used both for commercial and
non-commercial purposes. Odoo is primarily used for official and
business data management, accounts, and project handling. It can
also operate and monitor the production management and supervise
the storekeeping. Since Odoo is an open-source tool, so Odoo is
suitable and functions satisfactorily with Ubuntu. Odoo is also
compatible with other office management tools. ^[1]

Odoo & It’s Features on Ubuntu
Linux

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Odoo is an integrated tool associated
with a relational database management system like
PostgreSQL. As database management is far way better on Ubuntu than
other operating systems, appropriately Odoo functions smoothly and
better with Ubuntu Linux. In this post, we are going to learn how
to install the employment administration tool Odoo on Ubuntu Linux.
We will also see how the database management tool, PostgreSQL, is
associated with Odoo on Linux. ^[2][3]

Here is a list that you can do with Odoo on Ubuntu. This might
answer all of your questions about what Odoo can do!

• Create Websites With Odoo
• Odoo eCommerce System Management
• Making an Appointment With Odoo
• Odoo Customer Relationship Management
• Odoo Selling Assistant
• Odoo Office Bookkeeper Ledger
• Customer Help with Odoo Application
• Product Lifecycle Management
• Maintenance and Manufacturing With Odoo
• Quality Control With Odoo
• Recruitment and Employee Management With Odoo
• Office Survey and evaluate With Odoo
• Bulk SMS Service With Odoo

Step 1: Installing PostgreSQL in
Linux

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Though PostgreSQL is a relational database management system
(RDBMS) that is used for database crating, and data maintenance.
But today, we will install PostgreSQL to install and use Odoo on
Ubuntu. Odoo can be integrated with the PostgreSQL database, where
all the data that is generated by Odoo will be kept inside a
PostgreSQL database.

$ sudo apt-get update
$ sudo apt install postgresql postgresql-contrib

Now you can check the status of the PostgreSQL, whether it’s
functioning properly or not. And also be sure if the PostgreSQL is
enabled or not. Use the following terminal command lines in your
Linux system to do that stuff.

$ systemctl status postgresql
$ systemctl is-enabled postgresql

If you are interested more in PostgreSQL, you can also install
the pgAdmin from the Linux Software store in your Linux machine to
maintain the PostgreSQL. You can also check out this full tutorial
on how to install PostgreSQL Database and
pgAdmin on Linux^[4].

Now after the PostgreSQL is done installing, you need to get the
Odoo introduced with the database. To do that, you can create a
directory for Odoo associated with the PostgreSQL database. Follow
the terminal command to get your Odoo interpreted with the
database.

$ sudo su - postgres
$ sudo su - postgrescreateuser --createdb --username postgres --no-createrole --no-superuser --pwprompt odoo13
$ sudo su - postgres -c "createuser -s odoo13"

Step 2: Installing Wkhtmltopdf on
Ubuntu

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As Odoo is a web browser-based software, where the system tools
can be operated through the web browser interface. So, if you want
to print some documents from Odoo tool, it will generate an HTML
file that is merely able to be printed or to be understood. To
solve this problem, there is a tool available called
Wkhtmltopdf. Wkhtmltopdf is compatible with Odoo on
Ubuntu. It can convert the HTML pages into PDF(Portable Document
Format) or images.

To install the Wkhtmltopdf in your Ubuntu, simply follow the
terminal commands provided below.

$ wget https://github.com/wkhtmltopdf/wkhtmltopdf/releases/download/0.12.5/wkhtmltox_0.12.5-1.bionic_amd64.deb
$ sudo dpkg -i wkhtmltox_0.12.5-1.bionic_amd64.deb
$ sudo apt -f install

After the installation of Wkhtmltopdf is done in your Ubuntu
machine, now you can check and certify which version of Wkhtmltopdf
you’re using use the terminal command lines given below.

$ which wkhtmltopdf
$ which wkhtmltoimage

Step 3: Installing Odoo on Ubuntu
Linux

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As I said previously that the Odoo is an open-source tool, so we
will find the Odoo repositories on the web. Now we need to run the
apt terminal command to add the Odoo repositories in our Ubuntu
machine.

$ sudo wget -O - https://nightly.odoo.com/odoo.key | sudo apt-key add -
$ sudo echo "deb http://nightly.odoo.com/13.0/nightly/deb/ ./" | sudo tee -a /etc/apt/sources.list.d/odoo.list

Now, you have to run the apt-update and apt
install commands simultaneously in order to update and
install the Odoo on Ubuntu.

$ sudo apt-get update && apt-get install odoo

After
the installation of Odoo is done, you can check the status and
enable the Odoo to get started. You might also use the ss command to make sure that your Odoo
is functioning perfectly on Ubuntu. ^[5]

$ systemctl status odoo
$ systemctl is-enabled odoo
$ sudo netstat -tpln
$ sudo ss -tpln

Step 4: Install Nginx Web Server
for Odoo on Ubuntu

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Nginx^[6]
is an HTTP web server that can be configured to your Linux
localhost. Basically, in Ubuntu, you can install and run Nginx to
store and manage your Odoo database. Follow the terminal command
lines in your Ubuntu machine to install and configure the Nginx web
server. By the way, you can also use the Nginx server in Docker^[7].

$ sudo apt install nginx
$ systemctl status nginx
$ systemctl is-enabled nginx

Use the following terminal command lines to start, stop, and
reload the Nginx web server^[8].

$ nginx -s signal
$ nginx -s quit
$ nginx -s reload

To check which processes are running currently under the
Nginx server use the following terminal command
line.

$ ps -ax | grep nginx

Now, after you’ve done installing the Nginx web server, you have
to configure the Odoo with the Nginx web server. To configure your
Odoo with the Nginx web server on Ubuntu, you can use the Vim text
editor from the terminal.

$ sudo vi /etc/nginx/conf.d/odoo.conf

Now, just simply clone the script given below and paste it into
the Odoo.conf file using the Vim commands^[9].

server {
listen 80;
server_name odoo.tecmint.lan; access_log /var/log/nginx/odoo_access.log; error_log /var/log/nginx/odoo_error.log; proxy_buffers 16 64k; proxy_buffer_size 128k; location / { proxy_pass http://127.0.0.1:8069; proxy_redirect off; proxy_set_header X-Real-IP $remote_addr; proxy_set_header X-Forwarded-For $proxy_add_x_forwarded_for; proxy_set_header Host $http_host; } location ~* /web/static/ { proxy_cache_valid 200 60m; proxy_buffering on; expires 864000; proxy_pass http://127.0.0.1:8069; } gzip on; gzip_min_length 1000; }

If you find any kind of error, please use the following
-t syntax in your terminal command following by the
Nginx. And restart the Nginx web server.

$ sudo nginx -t
$ sudo systemctl restart nginx

Step 5: Enable the Firewall
Security for Odoo on Ubuntu

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As here, we are dealing with database and web servers, so it’s
our mandatory duty to protect the total Odoo environment from
harmful and malicious cyber attacks. Here we are going to allow the
Ubuntu firewall system^[10] to protect the Odoo
environment. After enabling the firewall, we need to restart the
firewall system.

$ sudo ufw allow http
$ sudo ufw allow https
$ sudo ufw reload

Step 6: Odoo Control Panel on
Ubuntu Linux

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After all the installation is done, now it’s time to take
control of the Odoo on Ubuntu. Before you go to the Odoo log in
page, you need to sure that all your database, web server is
working properly on your machine. Now to go to the Odoo login page
using the localhost^[11] web address in your web
browser. Here you can log in and manage your Odoo database and
system tools.

locathost:8069/web/database/selector

Step 7: Odoo Management on
Ubuntu

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We have already learned how to sign in to the Odoo web address
and take control of Odoo; now, we can also install applications
from Odoo application dashboard. All we need is just to select the
application and install which app we need. Actually, using Odoo on
Ubuntu is very much effortless and easy as pie.

You can also create an e-commerce website under the Odoo
subdomain for your business. The method is very simple and easy,
just put the name of your company and your email address and other
credentials, Odoo will automatically create your free e-commerce
website.

Final Thoughts

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As Odoo says in their slogan, Amazing employees deserve
amazing software. I can’t disagree with their slogan, Odoo is
really an amazing application to manage the business study and
analysis. In the entire post, I’ve explained the fundamental basics
of Odoo and gone through the total process of how to install Odoo
on Ubuntu Linux. I’ve also shown how Odoo is integrated with the
PostgreSQL database management tool.

If you’re a Business Administrative Officer or a Human Resource
Officer, I’m immensely confident that you already love Odoo. If and
only if you like this post and find this post helpful, you can
share this post among your office colleagues or friends. And also,
do comment in the comment section if you have any queries about
this post.