How to Install Odoo 17 on Ubuntu 20.04 LTS

A complete Guide on How to Install Odoo 17 on Ubuntu 20.04 LTS

STEP 1 ~ Update and Upgrade Packages

sudo apt-get update -y
sudo apt-get upgrade -y

STEP 2 ~ Create a New User

sudo sudo adduser --system --home=/opt/[odoo17] --group [odoo17]

STEP 3 ~ Fail2ban

sudo apt-get install openssh-server fail2ban

STEP 4 ~ Install Necessary Packages

Install Wkhtmltopdf

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 install -f

Install Python Packages

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

Install Node.js and NPM

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 4 ~ Create and Setup Database

Install PostgreSQL is the database server used by Odoo

sudo apt-get install postgresql

Create Database User

sudo su - postgres
createuser --createdb --username postgres --no-createrole --no-superuser --pwprompt [odoo17]

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. Next, create a database user for Odoo 17.

psql
ALTER USER [odoo17] WITH SUPERUSER;
\q
exit

STEP 5 ~ Create System User

sudo adduser --system --home=/opt/[odoo17] --group [odoo17]

STEP 6 ~ Clone Odoo17 From Github

Install git

sudo apt-get install git

Change to the system user to [odoo17]

sudo su - [odoo17] -s /bin/bash

Clone Odoo 17

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

Once Done Exit From System User

exit

STEP 7 ~ Run Requirements File

sudo pip3 install -r /opt/[odoo17]/requirements.txt

STEP 8 ~ Setup Conf File

Copy /opt/odoo17/debian/odoo.conf file to /etc.

sudo cp /opt/[odoo17]/debian/odoo.conf /etc/[odoo17].conf
sudo nano /etc/[odoo17].conf

Update the Conf File you have copied in /etc

[options]
   ; This is the password that allows database operations:
   admin_passwd = admin
   db_host = False
   db_port = False
   db_user = [odoo17]
   db_password = False
   addons_path = /opt/[odoo17]/addons
   logfile = /var/log/[odoo17]/[odoo17].log

Grant System user [odoo17] access to the conf file

sudo chown [odoo17]: /etc/[odoo17].conf
sudo chmod 640 /etc/[odoo17].conf

STEP 9 ~ Create an [odoo17] Log Directory and Set Permissions

sudo mkdir /var/log/[odoo17]
sudo chown [odoo17]:root /var/log/[odoo17]

STEP 10 ~ Service file and Start Odoo 17

We have to create a service to run Odoo 17. Let’s create a service file ‘[odoo17].service’ in /etc/systemd/system.

sudo nano /etc/systemd/system/[odoo17].service

Add the following aspects to the newly created service file.

[Unit]
   Description=Odoo17
   Documentation=http://www.odoo.com
   [Service]
   # Ubuntu/Debian convention:
   Type=simple
   User=[odoo17]
   ExecStart=/opt/[odoo17]/odoo-bin -c /etc/[odoo17].conf
   [Install]
   WantedBy=default.target

Set the root user's permissions for this service file

sudo chmod 755 /etc/systemd/system/[odoo17].service
sudo chown root: /etc/systemd/system/[odoo17].service

Start Odoo17

sudo systemctl start [odoo17].service

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