Odoo 18 Community: Administration and Infrastructure Management Training Course

Odoo 18 Architecture and Core Components

• Comparative analysis of Odoo 18 Community and Enterprise features
• Essential components: Python application server and PostgreSQL database
• Worker model, ORM layer, and addon architecture

Installation and Configuration on On-Premise Infrastructure

• Deploying Odoo 18 Community via packages and source on Linux
• Configuring odoo.conf, database filters, and addon paths
• Configuring an nginx reverse proxy with SSL termination

Advanced Administrative Practices

• Administration of multi-database and multi-company setups
• Configuration of user groups, access rights, and record rules
• Scheduled actions, server actions, and automation rules
• Technical settings, logging levels, and developer mode utilities

Security Architecture and Hardening

• Threat modeling for on-premise Odoo deployments
• Implementation of SSO via OAuth2, SAML, and LDAP providers
• Data encryption: TLS configuration, database encryption, and filestore protection
• Audit logging, session security, and intrusion detection
• Security headers, CSRF protection, and hardened file uploads
• Vulnerability assessment and security patch management

Odoo API and Integration Frameworks

• REST API and XML-RPC: authentication, endpoints, and best practices
• Development and security hardening of custom API clients and integrations
• Webhook configuration and event-driven integration patterns
• Odoo Connect and external authentication backends

Integrating Odoo with Enterprise Ecosystems

• Integration of email servers and configuration of outbound/inbound mail
• Connection of payment gateways, shipping carriers, and e-signature services
• Integration with document management systems and external storage backends
• Data import/export frameworks and ETL patterns for Odoo

Environment Monitoring and Performance Optimization

• Management of Odoo services using systemd and supervisor
• Performance profiling: worker allocation, query analysis, and caching strategies
• Monitoring resource usage, application metrics, and system health

Upgrade Planning and Database Migration

• Planning major Odoo version upgrades and compatibility assessments
• Database migration strategies: scripting, testing, and validation
• Rollback planning and fallback procedures
• Managing custom module compatibility across versions

Continuous Maintenance and Patch Management

• Application of security patches and minor version updates
• Module update lifecycle: dependency checks and regression testing
• Definition of maintenance windows and communication protocols
• Review of changelogs and impact analysis for updates

Staging Environments and Deployment Strategies

• Establishing staging environments that replicate production
• Deployment patterns: blue-green, canary, and rolling updates
• CI/CD pipelines for deploying Odoo modules
• Validation of changes prior to production release

Systematic Troubleshooting and Diagnostics

• Structured troubleshooting methodology for Odoo environments
• Analysis of server logs, PostgreSQL logs, and application traces
• In-depth debug mode: developer tools and interactive shell
• Diagnosis of common issues: connection failures, module errors, and performance drops
• Network diagnostics and database connectivity troubleshooting

Operational Support and Incident Management

• Development of support workflows: triage, escalation, and resolution tracking
• Root cause analysis and post-incident review processes
• Creation and maintenance of an operational knowledge base
• Configuration of service-level monitoring and alerting

Backup, Recovery, and Disaster Recovery

• Automation of PostgreSQL backups and filestore preservation
• Point-in-time recovery and backup validation procedures
• Restoration of Odoo instances from backups with minimal data loss
• Design and testing of disaster recovery plans

High Availability and Scalability

• Load balancing strategies for Odoo application servers
• PostgreSQL replication and connection pooling
• Session management and shared filestore in multi-node configurations
• Horizontal scaling patterns for growing deployments

Infrastructure Automation and Configuration Management

• Standardization of server provisioning using Ansible or similar tools
• Infrastructure as Code for repeatable Odoo deployments
• Automation of routine administrative tasks

Operational Runbooks, Documentation, and Compliance

• Creation of runbooks for recurring operational procedures
• Documentation standards for infrastructure and configurations
• Compliance considerations: audit trails, data retention, and privacy regulations