Odoo 19 Install in Ubuntu 24.04 LTS
Check the Ubuntu version
lsb_release -a
STEP 1: Update packages
sudo apt-get update
STEP 2: Upgrade Packages
sudo apt-get upgrade
STEP 3: To enable remote management , install OpenSSH Server package
sudo apt-get install openssh-server -y
STEP 4: Fail2Ban is a security tool that defends your server against brute-force attempts. It works by monitoring authentication logs for repeated failed login attempts and temporarily blocking the offending IP addresses. Install it with:
sudo apt-get install fail2ban -y
STEP 5: Start Fail2Ban and enable it for start automatically when system boot, Check status of fail2ban
sudo systemctl start fail2ban
sudo systemctl enable fail2ban
sudo systemctl status fail2ban
STEP 6: Install python Packages
Pip is the official package manager for Python and is necessary for installing and managing Python libraries
sudo apt-get install -y python3-pip
Odoo requires several development libraries and dependencies to build and run properly
sudo apt-get install -y 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
STEP 7: TO install node js ,NPM is its package manager,first install its package manager.
sudo apt-get install -y npm
Install Node.js
sudo ln -s /usr/bin/nodejs /usr/bin/node
When run the above command ,It shows like this "ln: failed to create symbolic link '/usr/bin/node': File exists"
If the system already created symbolic link , it shows the above content.
STEP 8: Install Less as a CSS preprocessor and Clean-CSS plugin
sudo npm install -g less less-plugin-clean-css
Install node less package to integrate node less and less css with Node.js
sudo apt-get install -y node-less
STEP 9: Install Postgresql
sudo apt-get install -y postgresql
Create a database user and password for odoo in postgresql
sudo su - postgres
createuser --createdb --username postgres --no-createrole --superuser --pwprompt odoo19
[ createdb: allows the user to create new databases.
username postgres: specifies that the PostgreSQL superuser will execute the command.
no-createrole: prevents the user from creating additional roles.
superuser: grants the user full superuser privileges.
pwprompt: prompts you to enter a password for the new user.
odoo19 : the name of the new PostgreSQL user you are creating for Odoo. ]
then exit.
STEP 10: Create a system user(odoo19) for odoo and also sets the home directory for new user.
sudo adduser --system --home=/opt/odoo19 --group odoo19
STEP 11: Install Git
sudo apt-get install -y git
login as the dedicated odoo system user ,it makes all odoo files are owned by user.
sudo su - odoo19 -s /bin/bash
STEP 12: Clone the odoo19 repository
git clone https://www.github.com/odoo/odoo --depth 1 --branch 19.0 --single-branch
exit
STEP 13: Install Python3 Virtual Environment packages
sudo apt install -y python3-venv
STEP 14: Create a Python virtual environment
sudo python3 -m venv /opt/odoo19/odoo/venv
STEP 15: Activate the virtual environment
Switch superuser,go to inside odoo19 folder,activate venv file
sudo -s
cd /opt/odoo19/odoo/
source venv/bin/activate
STEP 16: Install Python dependencies ,inside the activated virtual environment itself.
pip install -r requirements.txt
STEP 17: Install WKhtmltopdf
STEP 18: Odoo requires SSL support, Install OpenSSL library
sudo wget http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/pool/main/o/openssl/libssl1.1_1.1.1f-1ubuntu2_amd64.deb
sudo dpkg -i libssl1.1_1.1.1f-1ubuntu2_amd64.deb
STEP 19: Install additional Font packages for Wkhtmltopdf
sudo apt-get install -y xfonts-75dpi
STEP 20: Install WKhtmltopdf packages
sudo dpkg -i wkhtmltox_0.12.5-1.bionic_amd64.deb
STEP 21: Fix Dependency issues
sudo apt install -f
Deactivate the virtual environment
deactivate
STEP 22: Copy the default configuration file
sudo cp /opt/odoo19/odoo/debian/odoo.conf /etc/odoo19.conf
Edit the configuration File
sudo nano /etc/odoo19.conf
[options]
; This is the password that allows database operations:
; admin_passwd = admin
db_host = localhost
db_port = 5432
db_user = odoo19
db_password = vv123
addons_path = /opt/odoo19/odoo/addons
logfile = /var/log/odoo/odoo19.log
STEP 23: Set file permissions
sudo chown odoo19: /etc/odoo19.conf
sudo chmod 640 /etc/odoo19.conf
Create a Log directory
sudo mkdir /var/log/odoo
sudo chown odoo19:root /var/log/odoo
STEP 24: Create a service file
sudo nano /etc/systemd/system/odoo19.service
write content
[Unit]
Description=Odoo19
Documentation=http://www.odoo.com
[Service]
# Ubuntu/Debian convention:
Type=simple
User=odoo19
ExecStart=/opt/odoo19/odoo/venv/bin/python3.12 /opt/odoo19/odoo/odoo-bin -c /etc/odoo19.conf
[Install]
WantedBy=default.target
Set Permission for the service file
sudo chmod 755 /etc/systemd/system/odoo19.service
sudo chown root: /etc/systemd/system/odoo19.service
STEP 25: Start the odoo service
sudo systemctl start odoo19.service
Check service status
sudo systemctl status odoo19.service
If the status shows active: running
now we can see in the browser : http://<your_domain_or_IP_address>:8069
STEP 26: Monitor the odoo log
sudo tail -f /var/log/odoo/odoo19.log
Enable the odoo service at boot
sudo systemctl enable odoo19.service
Restart
sudo systemctl restart odoo19.service
stop
sudo systemctl stop odoo19.service
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