Odoo is a powerful, open-source business management software which allows you to manage different business processes from sales to accounting, inventory, and HR. In this tutorial, we will demonstrate how to install Odoo on FreeBSD Latest.
Before installing Odoo, it's essential to update your FreeBSD instance to ensure that the system packages are up to date. Connect to your FreeBSD instance and run the following command:
pkg update && pkg upgrade
Odoo relies on several libraries and packages to run correctly. Install the following dependencies using the following command:
pkg install python38 py38-pip py38-psycopg2-3.9.3 postgreql14-client graphite2 npm14 py38-lxml
Odoo requires a PostgreSQL database server to store and handle data. Install PostgreSQL using the following command:
pkg install postgresql14-server
After the installation is complete, initialize and start the PostgreSQL service as shown below:
service postgresql initdb
service postgresql start
You can verify the PostgreSQL installation and status by running the following command:
service postgresql status
Create a new database user and password for Odoo to interact with the PostgreSQL database by executing this command:
sudo -u postgres createuser --createdb --username postgres --no-createrole --pwprompt odoo
The next step is to download and configure Odoo. Odoo provides the deb/rpm packages for different platforms, but you can also download and install the source code.
Download the Odoo source code from the official website using the wget command:
wget https://nightly.odoo.com/14.0/nightly/src/odoo_14.0.latest.tar.gz
Extract the downloaded archive and move the contents to the /usr/local/odoo directory using the following command:
tar -zxvf odoo_14.0.latest.tar.gz
sudo mv odoo-14.0<suffix> /usr/local/odoo
Change the ownership of the /usr/local/odoo directory using the following command:
sudo chown -R odoo /usr/local/odoo
Create a new configuration file for Odoo:
sudo cp /usr/local/odoo/debian/odoo.conf /etc/odoo.conf
Modify the configuration parameters, including the database password and database name.
sudo vim /etc/odoo.conf
To start Odoo, navigate to the /usr/local/odoo directory and run the following command:
sudo -u odoo ./odoo-bin -c /etc/odoo.conf
Odoo should now be accessible by navigating to http://<server-ip>:8069.
Remember to enable the firewall to protect your Odoo instance.
Also, consider securing your Odoo instance by enabling HTTPS encryption. You can use Let's Encrypt to acquire free SSL/TLS certificates for your Odoo instance.
Congratulations! You have successfully installed Odoo on your FreeBSD Latest instance. With Odoo up and running, you can now manage various business processes seamlessly using the powerful open-source software.
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