{"id":201711,"date":"2019-10-09T07:28:33","date_gmt":"2019-10-09T07:28:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/webkul.com\/blog\/?p=201711"},"modified":"2020-07-13T10:39:29","modified_gmt":"2020-07-13T10:39:29","slug":"install-odoo13-on-ubuntu","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/webkul.com\/blog\/install-odoo13-on-ubuntu\/","title":{"rendered":"Odoo 13 installation on Ubuntu 18.04"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

The Odoo version 13 is officially rolled out and has already created a buzz among the users. You can visit GitHub<\/a> to find the Source Code for Odoo Community Edition.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This blog will explain how to install Odoo version 13 (Community Edition) on Ubuntu 18.04.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Installation steps for previous Ubuntu version(s) till version Ubuntu 16 are similar. You can visit the blog for Odoo 11 installation on ubuntu 16.04<\/strong><\/a> to know the step by step installation of the previous version.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Ubuntu 18.04 comes preinstalled with Python 3.6 which is compatible with Odoo 13. You need to run some commands in terminal for Odoo 13 installation on Ubuntu.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Steps for Odoo 13 installation on Ubuntu<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

1) Update apt source-lists.<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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sudo apt update<\/pre>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n
2) Add a new system user name “Odoo” that will own and run the application.<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
sudo adduser --system --home=\/opt\/odoo --group odoo<\/pre>\n\n\n\n
3) Install and configure database server PostgreSQL.<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
sudo apt install -y postgresql\nsudo systemctl start postgresql<\/pre>\n\n\n\n
4) Setup a new PostgreSQL user.  The “Odoo” user will be used by Odoo to interact with the database.<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
sudo su - postgres\ncreateuser --createdb --username postgres --no-createrole --no-superuser --pwprompt odoo\nexit<\/pre>\n\n\n\n
5) Clone the latest branch of Odoo, in our case it is 13.0 from Github:<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
sudo su - odoo -s \/bin\/bash<\/strong>\ngit clone https:\/\/github.com\/odoo\/odoo.git --depth 1 --branch 13.0 --single-branch .\nexit<\/pre>\n\n\n\n
6) System dependencies<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
sudo apt install wget git python-pip gdebi-core python3-dev libxml2-dev libxslt-dev libldap2-dev libsasl2-dev<\/pre>\n\n\n\n
Wkhtmltopdf<\/strong> is also required<\/p>\n\n\n\n
wget https:\/\/github.com\/wkhtmltopdf\/packaging\/releases\/download\/0.12.1.4-2\/wkhtmltox_0.12.1.4-2.bionic_amd64.deb\nsudo dpkg -i wkhtmltox_0.12.1.4-2.bionic_amd64.deb<\/pre>\n\n\n\n
Install Python3 dependencies for Odoo.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
cd \/opt\/odoo\npip3 install -r requirements.txt<\/pre>\n\n\n\n
7) Install Odoo Web dependencies.<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
sudo apt install -y npm\nsudo npm install -g less less-plugin-clean-css\nsudo apt install -y node-less<\/pre>\n\n\n\n
8) Create a directory to store Odoo logs and then change the ownership.<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
sudo mkdir \/var\/log\/odoo\nsudo chown odoo:root \/var\/log\/odoo<\/pre>\n\n\n\n
9) Create a configuration file for Odoo.<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
sudo nano \/etc\/odoo-server.conf<\/pre>\n\n\n\n
Sample Configuration might look like this:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
[options]\n; This is the password that allows database operations:\n; admin_passwd = admin\ndb_host = localhost\ndb_port = 5432\ndb_user = odoo\ndb_password = False #add your own password\nlogfile = \/var\/log\/odoo\/odoo-server.log\naddons_path = \/opt\/odoo\/addons,\/opt\/odoo\/odoo\/addons<\/pre>\n\n\n\n
Now, set the ownership.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
sudo chown odoo: \/etc\/odoo-server.conf\nsudo chmod 640 \/etc\/odoo-server.conf<\/pre>\n\n\n\n
10) Create a boot script for Odoo. <\/h3>\n\n\n\n
Now, we need a script which will let us start\/stop Odoo as a service automatically, with the correct user. Click here<\/a> to see get the script. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Now, create a new file.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
sudo nano \/etc\/init.d\/odoo-server<\/pre>\n\n\n\n
Now, set the ownership.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
sudo chmod 755 \/etc\/init.d\/odoo-server\nsudo chown root: \/etc\/init.d\/odoo-server<\/pre>\n\n\n\n
11) Start the Odoo Server.<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
sudo \/etc\/init.d\/odoo-server start<\/pre>\n\n\n\n