Odoo 17 Cloud Installation Guide

To access the server, you need to install either the PuTTY or WinSCP client. These tools will allow you to access the server using the root login and password received during the Ubuntu installation on the server.

• Download PuTTY: PuTTY Download
• Download WinSCP: WinSCP Download

Here, we will learn how to access the cloud server using PuTTY.

• Double-click on putty.exe (which you downloaded from the link above) to open the application.
• You will see the PuTTY Configuration screen.
  

• Enter your server IP address.
• The port remains as 22.
• Ensure you select the SSH option as the connection type.

After completing these steps, you should be able to access your server.

Click Open to open the command terminal as shown below.

Press Enter and input your root password.

After a successful login, you will see a terminal window.

• In the terminal, type ssh root@yourIP (replace yourIP with your actual server IP address) and press Enter.
• Input your root password when prompted and press Enter again.
• You should now be connected to your server as the root user.
  

Now follow simple steps to install Odoo 17 Community version on your Cloud server.

Copy and paste the following command into the PuTTY terminal and press Enter:

Configure the following parameters as needed:

• OE_USER: Username for the system user.
• GENERATE_RANDOM_PASSWORD: Set to True to generate a random password; False to set a custom password.
• INSTALL_WKHTMLTOPDF: Set to True to install Wkhtmltopdf.
• OE_PORT: Port where Odoo should run (e.g., 8069).
• OE_VERSION: Odoo version to install (e.g., 16.0 for Odoo V16).
• IS_ENTERPRISE: Set to True for the Enterprise version, and False for the Community version.
• OE_SUPERADMIN: Master password for this Odoo installation.
• INSTALL_NGINX: Set to True to install Nginx.
• WEBSITE_NAME: Set the website name for Nginx configuration.
• ENABLE_SSL: Set to True to install Certbot and configure Nginx with HTTPS.

You can keep the default configuration if you have any confusion.

Copy and paste the following command into the PuTTY terminal and press Enter:

Copy and paste the following command into the PuTTY terminal and press Enter:

After a successful installation, you will receive the following details:

• Port: 8069
• User service: odoo
• Configuration file location: /etc/odoo-server.conf
• Logfile location: /var/log/odoo
• User PostgreSQL: odoo
• Code location: odoo
• Addons folder: odoo/odoo-server/addons/
• Super admin password: (auto-generated or set by you)
  

• Start Odoo service: sudo service odoo-server start
• Stop Odoo service: sudo service odoo-server stop
  

To create your first Odoo V-17 community database, follow these steps:

Open your preferred web browser.

• Type your IP address along with port 8069 in the address bar (e.g., 64.128.xx.xx:8069/web).
• Press Enter.

• You will be directed to the Odoo database creation page.
• Enter your super admin password to create, delete, or duplicate the database.
• You should now be able to create and manage your Odoo databases.

By following this guide, you can install Odoo 17 on a cloud server without needing advanced development knowledge. This process ensures that your Odoo installation is up and running smoothly, allowing you to leverage its powerful features.