Setting up a host for the Odoo server

A Debian/Ubuntu system is recommended to run Odoo and is considered the reference deployment platform. Odoo's own SaaS operations are known to be Debian-based and are also the most popular choice in the community. This means that it will be easier to find help or advice if you use Debian or Ubuntu.

Note

An option for developing and running Odoo is the Odoo.sh service. It provides Git-based development workflows and provides all the complementary services needed to run a production system, such as inbound and outbound email. If this is your preference, the Odoo official documentation does a good job of introducing it. It can be found at https://www.odoo.com/documentation/user/15.0/odoo_sh/documentation.html.

If you already have an Ubuntu 20.04 system, you might be good to go. You just need to check whether you have elevated access to perform the necessary installation steps. To check this, try to run the following command on a terminal...