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Self-hosting, Docker, CI/CD, backups, upgrades and AI agents for Odoo. Written by the engineers who run it in production, useful whether or not you ever use CICDoo.

Self-hosting Odoo

Odoo with Docker Compose in production A working Odoo 18 Docker Compose setup for production: postgres:16, volumes, odoo.conf, healthchecks, nginx, module upgrades, backups and common pitfalls. Updated September 30, 2026 How to self-host Odoo 18 in production How to self-host Odoo 18 on Ubuntu 24.04: sizing, PostgreSQL, odoo.conf workers and limits, nginx with websocket, SSL, hardening and a go-live checklist. Updated September 30, 2026 Odoo Community vs Enterprise when you self-host Odoo Community vs Enterprise for self-hosting: licences, which apps differ, running Enterprise on your own server, the upgrade service, OCA, how to decide. Updated September 30, 2026

Deployment and CI/CD

Odoo CI/CD with GitHub, from branch strategy to production deploys How to build Odoo CI/CD with GitHub Actions, with branch strategy, Odoo tests in CI, linting, deploys with module upgrades, migrations and rollbacks. Updated September 30, 2026

Backups, upgrades and operations

How to upgrade Odoo 17 to 18 without losing a weekend How to upgrade Odoo 17 to 18 for Enterprise and Community, port custom modules to the 18 API, rehearse on a copy, and plan the cutover and rollback. Updated September 30, 2026 Odoo backups to S3, and how to restore them Odoo backup done right: database plus filestore, pg_dump formats, a cron script to S3, retention, encryption, restore drills and staging neutralisation. Updated September 30, 2026

AI agents for Odoo

AI agents for Odoo, how to let an LLM act on your ERP safely How to connect AI agents to Odoo safely, with ORM access, named users, least privilege, approvals, audit, prompt injection, and XML-RPC, JSON-2 or MCP. Updated September 30, 2026

Hosting comparisons

How to choose Odoo hosting, a neutral decision guide A neutral guide to Odoo hosting options, from Odoo Online and Odoo.sh to a VPS, control panels and managed hosts, with a decision table by team type. Updated September 30, 2026

Hosting comparisons

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