odoo 17 Installation on Ubuntu 22.04 LTS Tutorial

Introduction:

Excited about exploring the latest features of #odoo 17? Look no further! In this comprehensive tutorial, we'll guide you through the step-by-step process of installing Odoo 17 on Ubuntu 22.04 LTS, specifically tailored for deployment on AWS EC2 instances. Whether you're a seasoned Odoo user or just getting started with this powerful ERP system, our tutorial provides clear instructions to help you set up Odoo 17 seamlessly on your AWS EC2 instance running Ubuntu 22.04 LTS. Learn how to effortlessly install Odoo 17 on Ubuntu 22.04 LTS with our simple step-by-step guide. Setting up the latest Odoo on Ubuntu has never been easier! Follow along with our tutorial to configure Odoo in Ubuntu quickly and efficiently.

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Update the server

sudo apt-get update -y

sudo apt-get upgrade -y

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sudo apt-get install  fail2ban -y

Install Packages and libraries

sudo apt-get install -y python3-pip -y

sudo apt-get install python3-dev libxml2-dev libxslt1-dev zlib1g-dev
libsasl2-dev libldap2-dev build-essential libssl-dev libffi-dev libmysqlclient-dev libjpeg-dev 
libpq-dev libjpeg8-dev liblcms2-dev libblas-dev libatlas-base-dev -y

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

sudo apt-get install xvfb -y

Setup Database Server

sudo apt-get install postgresql -y

sudo su - postgres

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

The user and the password are needed for the conf file. Postgres uses a distinct system user to perform tasks. To switch between users, run sudo su -postgres​

psql

ALTER USER odoo WITH SUPERUSER;

If the user runs the aforementioned command, superuser access rights will be guaranteed. Next, log out of Postgres and PSQL.

\q

exit

Create a system user

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

Install Git -  sudo apt-get install git​

Switch User:  sudo su - odoo -s /bin/bash​

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

​exit​

Install Required Python Packages

python3 -m pip install --upgrade pip

python3 -m pip install --upgrade setuptools

sudo pip3 install wheel setuptools pip --upgrade

pip3 install wheel setuptools pip --upgrade

sudo python3.10 -m pip3 install -r /opt/odoo/requirements.txt

or

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

Install Wkhtmltopdf

echo "deb http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu focal-security main" 
| sudo tee /etc/apt/sources.list.d/focal-security.list

Sudo apt update

sudo apt-get install libssl1.1

sudo apt install xfonts-75dpi xfonts-base

sudo 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-get install -y ~/wkhtmltox-0.12.1_linux-trusty-amd64.deb

sudo apt install -f

Setup Conf file in /etc​ directory with odoo17 user permission

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

sudo nano /etc/odoo.conf

​Conf file content:​

[options]
   ; This is the password that allows database operations:
   admin_passwd = DemoPassword
   db_host = 127.0.0.1
   db_port = 5432
   db_user = odoo
   db_password = odoo17
   addons_path = /opt/odoo/addons
   logfile = /var/log/odoo/odoo.log
   logrotate = True
   limit_time_cpu = 120
   limit_time_real = 200
   proxy_mode = True
   max_cron_threads = 1
   workers = 2
   db_maxconn = 30
   list_db = False
   xmlrpc_interface = 127.0.0.1
   netrpc_interface = 127.0.0.1

Setup permission of config and log files

sudo chown odoo: /etc/odoo.conf

sudo chmod 640 /etc/odoo.conf

sudo mkdir /var/log/odoo

sudo chown odoo:root /var/log/odoo

Odoo service file in two ways. Which one you chose.

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

[Unit]
   Description=Odoo
   [Service]
   # Ubuntu/Debian convention:

   Type=simple
   User=odoo
   ExecStart=/opt/odoo/odoo-bin -c /etc/odoo.conf
   [Install]
   WantedBy=default.target

Change ownership and permission of odoo-server.service​

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

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

sudo systemctl enable odoo-server.service

2. sudo vim /etc/init.d/odoo-server​

#!/bin/bash
### BEGIN INIT INFO WRITTEN BY RAM KRISHNA
# Provides:          odoo-bin
# Required-Start:    $remote_fs $syslog
# Required-Stop:     $remote_fs $syslog
# Default-Start:     2 3 4 5
# Default-Stop:      0 1 6
# Short-Description: Start odoo daemon at boot time
# Description:       Enable service provided by daemon.
# X-Interactive:     true
### END INIT INFO
## more info: http://wiki.debian.org/LSBInitScripts
. /lib/lsb/init-functions
PATH=/sbin:/bin:/usr/sbin:/usr/bin:/usr/local/bin
DAEMON=/opt/odoo/odoo-bin
NAME=odoo-server
DESC=odoo-server
CONFIG=/etc/odoo-server.conf
LOGFILE=/var/log/odoo/odoo-server.log
PIDFILE=/var/run/${NAME}.pid
USER=odoo
export LOGNAME=$USER
test -x $DAEMON || exit 0
set -e

function _start() {
    start-stop-daemon --start --quiet --pidfile $PIDFILE --chuid $USER:$USER 
--background --make-pidfile --exec $DAEMON -- --config $CONFIG 
--logfile $LOGFILE --db-filter ^%d$
}

function _stop() {
    start-stop-daemon --stop --quiet --pidfile $PIDFILE --oknodo --retry 3
    rm -f $PIDFILE
}

function _status() {
    start-stop-daemon --status --quiet --pidfile $PIDFILE
    return $?
}

case "$1" in
        start)
                echo -n "Starting $DESC: "
                _start
                echo "ok"
                ;;
        stop)
                echo -n "Stopping $DESC: "
                _stop
                echo "ok"
                ;;
        restart|force-reload)
                echo -n "Restarting $DESC: "
                _stop
                sleep 1
                _start
                echo "ok"
                ;;
        status)
                echo -n "Status of $DESC: "
                _status && echo "running" || echo "stopped"
                ;;
        *)
                N=/etc/init.d/$NAME
                echo "Usage: $N {start|stop|restart|force-reload|status}" >&2
                exit 1
                ;;
esac
exit 0

Change ownership and permission of odoo-server​

sudo chmod 755 /etc/init.d/odoo-server
sudo chown root:root /etc/init.d/odoo-server
sudo update-rc.d odoo-server defaults

Verify Permission of odoo-bin

sudo chown -R odoo:odoo /opt/odoo 

sudo chmod 755 /opt/odoo/odoo-bin 

It's time to start the Odoo server and , run Odoo17

sudo service odoo-server start

or 

sudo systemctl start odoo-server.service

sudo systemctl status odoo-server.service

or

sudo service odoo-server status

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Check Odoo logs

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

Hope you find this helpful !!! Do comment in case you face any issue while odoo setup...

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