Install Odoo17 on Ubuntu

Connect to Server and upgrade the Environment

sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get upgrade

Install Backend Dependencies

sudo apt-get install -y python3-pip
sudo apt-get install python3-cffi 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
sudo apt-get install openssh-server fail2ban

Install Frontend Dependencies

sudo apt-get install -y npm
sudo ln -s /usr/bin/nodejs /usr/bin/node
sudo npm install -g less less-plugin-clean-css
sudo apt-get install -y node-less

Install & Configure Postgresql

sudo apt-get install postgresql
sudo su - postgres
createuser --createdb --username postgres --no-createrole --no-superuser --pwprompt odoo17
psql
ALTER USER odoo17 WITH SUPERUSER;
\q
exit

Add system user for odoo17

sudo adduser --system --home=/opt/odoo17 --group odoo17

Install git and Odoo17

sudo apt-get install git
sudo su - odoo17 -s /bin/bash
git clone https://www.github.com/odoo/odoo --depth 1 --branch 17.0 --single-branch .
exit

Download Odoo Dependencies and packages

sudo pip3 install -r /opt/odoo17/requirements.txt

wget http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/pool/main/o/openssl/libssl1.1_1.1.0g-2ubuntu4_amd64.deb
sudo dpkg -i libssl1.1_1.1.0g-2ubuntu4_amd64.deb
sudo wget https://github.com/wkhtmltopdf/wkhtmltopdf/releases/download/0.12.5/wkhtmltox_0.12.5-1.bionic_amd64.deb
sudo dpkg -i wkhtmltox_0.12.5-1.bionic_amd64.deb
sudo apt install -f

Create Odoo conf file

sudo cp /opt/odoo17/debian/odoo.conf /etc/odoo17.conf
sudo nano /etc/odoo17.conf

[options]
; This is the password that allows database operations:
admin_passwd = admin
db_host = False
db_port = False
db_user = odoo17
db_password = #Qt$67KN
addons_path = /opt/odoo17/addons
logfile = /var/log/odoo/odoo17.log

Set ownership & permissions of Odoo conf file

sudo chown odoo17: /etc/odoo17.conf
sudo chmod 640 /etc/odoo17.conf

Create odoo log directory

sudo mkdir /var/log/odoo
sudo chown odoo17:root /var/log/odoo

Create Odoo Service file

sudo nano /etc/systemd/system/odoo17.service

[Unit]
Description=Odoo17
Documentation=http://www.odoo.com
[Service]
# Ubuntu/Debian convention:
Type=simple
User=odoo17
ExecStart=/opt/odoo17/odoo-bin -c /etc/odoo17.conf
[Install]
WantedBy=default.target

Set Permissions & Ownership of Odoo Service file

sudo chmod 755 /etc/systemd/system/odoo17.service
sudo chown root: /etc/systemd/system/odoo17.service

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Start Odoo17 Service

sudo systemctl start odoo17.service

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