Deploying Containerized Odoo Web Apps

Let's deploy Odoo web apps by using Docker Engine (Container), or any other tools you choose (like Podman).

Disclaimer: This tutorial is for development purposes, not for the production environment.

Installing Container Tool (Docker)

I believe the tutorial described here is sufficient to follow. Just make sure that you are installing the latest version of Docker Engine and can run it without the need to use root privilege.

See if your Docker Engine and Docker Compose are up and running:

docker --version

The output: Docker version 24.0.7-ce, build 311b9ff0aa93.

docker-compose --version

The output: Docker Compose version 2.23.3

The version number may vary depending on the version you install and the operating system you are currently using.

Preparing

Let's create directories where Odoo will reside.

export ODOO_PATH=/mnt/odoo

Please choose your own preferred ODOO_PATH directory.

sudo mkdir $ODOO_PATH/{odoo-web-data,odoo-extra-addons,postgresql}
sudo chown 101:101 -R $ODOO_PATH/{odoo-web-data,odoo-extra-addons}
sudo chown 999:root -R $ODOO_PATH/postgresql

Run The Odoo (Container) Image

1. Let's run the chosen Odoo container image (I am using odoo:16 in this tutorial, you will probably choose the latest version: odoo:17 as of November 2023).

   cd $ODOO_PATH

2. Create docker-compose.yml file (It using vim, please choose your preferred text editor):

   sudo vim docker-compose.yml

3. Then fill in the following script to the file.

   version: '3.9'
   
   services:
     db:
       image: 'docker.io/library/postgres:16'
       restart: always
       environment:
         - POSTGRES_DB=postgres
         - POSTGRES_USER=odoo
         - POSTGRES_PASSWORD=please_choose_your_own_super_secret_password
         - POSTGRESQL_ADMIN_PASSWORD=please_choose_your_own_super_secret_password
         - PGDATA=/var/lib/postgresql/data/pgdata
       networks:
         - odoo16network
       volumes:
         - '/mnt/odoo/postgresql:/var/lib/postgresql/data'
   
     odoo16:
       depends_on:
         - db
       image: 'docker.io/library/odoo:16'
       environment:
         -  HOST=db
         -  PORT=5432
         -  USER=odoo
         -  PASSWORD=please_choose_your_own_super_secret_password
       restart: always
       volumes:
         - '/mnt/odoo/odoo-extra-addons:/mnt/extra-addons'
         - '/mnt/odoo/odoo-web-data:/var/lib/odoo'
       ports:
         - '8069:8069'
       networks:
         - odoo16network
       
   networks:
     odoo16network:

   Save it and quit vim.

4. Execute the file by using Docker Compose:

   docker-compose up -d

5. See if the services are up and running:

   docker-compose ps --format "table {{.Name}}\t{{.Image}}\t{{.Service}}\t{{.Status}}\t{{.Ports}}"

   The output will looks like:

   NAME            IMAGE                           SERVICE   STATUS          PORTS
   odoo-db-1       docker.io/library/postgres:16   db        Up 13 minutes   5432/tcp
   odoo-odoo16-1   docker.io/library/odoo:16       odoo16    Up 13 minutes   0.0.0.0:8069->8069/tcp, :::8069->8069/tcp, 8071-8072/tcp

6. Follow the final installation step by accesing the web ui at: http://YOU_IP_ADDRESS:8069.

Login with The Credentials

Finally, login and enjoy the Odoo running via these simple steps.