Odoo ERP

Key Features

• Modular ERP architecture with 30+ official apps including CRM, Sales, Inventory, Accounting, Manufacturing, and Website Builder
• Multi-company and multi-currency support with advanced financial consolidation and reporting
• Integrated e-commerce platform with product catalog management, payment processing, and inventory synchronization
• Advanced PostgreSQL JSON/JSONB support for flexible custom fields and metadata storage in business records
• Built-in workflow engine and approval processes for purchase orders, expenses, and document management
• Comprehensive reporting with PostgreSQL's window functions enabling complex business analytics and KPI dashboards
• Real-time inventory tracking with barcode scanning, lot/serial number management, and automated reordering
• Project management with timesheet integration, task dependencies, and resource planning

Common Use Cases

• 1Small to medium businesses implementing their first integrated ERP system to replace spreadsheets and disconnected tools
• 2E-commerce companies needing unified inventory, order management, and accounting across multiple sales channels
• 3Manufacturing companies requiring production planning, bill of materials management, and quality control tracking
• 4Service businesses managing projects, timesheets, invoicing, and customer relationships in one platform
• 5Retail operations needing point-of-sale integration with inventory management and customer loyalty programs
• 6Growing startups requiring scalable business processes and financial controls as they expand
• 7Organizations with complex approval workflows for purchasing, expenses, and document management

Prerequisites

• Minimum 4GB RAM recommended for production use (Odoo is memory-intensive with multiple modules)
• Port 8069 available for Odoo web interface access
• Basic understanding of ERP concepts like chart of accounts, inventory management, and business workflows
• PostgreSQL knowledge helpful for database maintenance, backups, and performance tuning
• Understanding of Odoo's module system if planning to install custom addons or community modules
• SSL certificate and reverse proxy setup recommended for production deployments with sensitive business data

docker-compose.yml

1services: 
2  odoo: 
3    image: odoo:17
4    container_name: odoo
5    restart: unless-stopped
6    environment: 
7      HOST: postgres
8      USER: ${DB_USER}
9      PASSWORD: ${DB_PASSWORD}
10    volumes: 
11      - odoo_data:/var/lib/odoo
12      - odoo_addons:/mnt/extra-addons
13    ports: 
14      - "8069:8069"
15    depends_on: 
16      - postgres
17    networks: 
18      - odoo
19
20  postgres: 
21    image: postgres:16-alpine
22    container_name: odoo-postgres
23    environment: 
24      POSTGRES_USER: ${DB_USER}
25      POSTGRES_PASSWORD: ${DB_PASSWORD}
26      POSTGRES_DB: postgres
27    volumes: 
28      - postgres_data:/var/lib/postgresql/data
29    networks: 
30      - odoo
31
32volumes: 
33  odoo_data: 
34  odoo_addons: 
35  postgres_data: 
36
37networks: 
38  odoo: 
39    driver: bridge

.env Template

1DB_USER=odoo
2DB_PASSWORD=changeme

Usage Notes

Individual Services(2 services)

Copy individual services to mix and match with your existing compose files.

odoo:
  image: odoo:17
  container_name: odoo
  restart: unless-stopped
  environment:
    HOST: postgres
    USER: ${DB_USER}
    PASSWORD: ${DB_PASSWORD}
  volumes:
    - odoo_data:/var/lib/odoo
    - odoo_addons:/mnt/extra-addons
  ports:
    - "8069:8069"
  depends_on:
    - postgres
  networks:
    - odoo

postgres:
  image: postgres:16-alpine
  container_name: odoo-postgres
  environment:
    POSTGRES_USER: ${DB_USER}
    POSTGRES_PASSWORD: ${DB_PASSWORD}
    POSTGRES_DB: postgres
  volumes:
    - postgres_data:/var/lib/postgresql/data
  networks:
    - odoo

Quick Start

1# 1. Create the compose file
2cat > docker-compose.yml << 'EOF'
3services:
4  odoo:
5    image: odoo:17
6    container_name: odoo
7    restart: unless-stopped
8    environment:
9      HOST: postgres
10      USER: ${DB_USER}
11      PASSWORD: ${DB_PASSWORD}
12    volumes:
13      - odoo_data:/var/lib/odoo
14      - odoo_addons:/mnt/extra-addons
15    ports:
16      - "8069:8069"
17    depends_on:
18      - postgres
19    networks:
20      - odoo
21
22  postgres:
23    image: postgres:16-alpine
24    container_name: odoo-postgres
25    environment:
26      POSTGRES_USER: ${DB_USER}
27      POSTGRES_PASSWORD: ${DB_PASSWORD}
28      POSTGRES_DB: postgres
29    volumes:
30      - postgres_data:/var/lib/postgresql/data
31    networks:
32      - odoo
33
34volumes:
35  odoo_data:
36  odoo_addons:
37  postgres_data:
38
39networks:
40  odoo:
41    driver: bridge
42EOF
43
44# 2. Create the .env file
45cat > .env << 'EOF'
46DB_USER=odoo
47DB_PASSWORD=changeme
48EOF
49
50# 3. Start the services
51docker compose up -d
52
53# 4. View logs
54docker compose logs -f

One-Liner

Run this command to download and set up the recipe in one step:

1curl -fsSL https://docker.recipes/api/recipes/odoo/run | bash

Troubleshooting