Odoo on existing server

Server template for deploying Odoo on an already provisioned server (not created via Cetmix Tower), using Docker and optional DNS integration. It enables flexible, on-demand deployment of Odoo instances where the server is manually managed or brought externally.

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🏗️ Architecture Components

1. Infrastructure Layer

• Hosting Provider: Manually provisioned server (no cloud API integration)

• OS Requirement: Ubuntu 22.04 or 24.04

• SSH Access: Required for deployment via root or specified user

• SSH Authentication: SSH key-based (passwords not supported)

2. Container Orchestration

• Platform: Docker-based deployment on remote server

• Image Strategy:

  • Starts from a tower-odoo-core base image

  • Final image includes custom addons and configurations

• Container Configuration:

  • Dynamic ports for longpolling and web

  • Optional environment variables

  • Addon folders and mount points supported

3. Database Layer

• Database: Shared PostgreSQL container

• Deployment: Not created by this plan; assumes available and linked

• Security: Uses secret-managed credentials

• Integration: DB name, user, password, and host passed into container config

4. Web Layer

• Reverse Proxy: Shared Nginx container (configured externally)

• SSL Certificates: Not handled by this template; relies on Nginx/certbot

• Longpolling Support: Optional configuration for WebSocket handling

5. DNS Management

• DNS Provider: Cloudflare (optional)

• Automation: A-records can be created dynamically

• Config Variables:

  • cloudflare_token

  • cloudflare_zone

  • domain_name

• Usage: Helpful for externally hosted domains