Install Odoo 15 using Docker Compose, Nginx, SSL on Ubuntu 22.04 . In this tutorial you are going to learn how to install and setup Odoo using Docker and Docker Compose and configure Nginx and Let’s Encrypt SSL and also install PostgreSQL. Installing Odoo using Docker Compose is the easiest way compared to install manually.
Odoo is a management self hosted software to run a business with a top notch user experience. The applications within Odoo are perfectly integrated with each other, allowing you to fully automate your business processes easily.
Prerequisites
Please make sure you have completed all the above mentioned steps
- Domain pointed to your server IP address
- Docker installed and configured
- Docker Compose installed and configured
Step 1: Create a project directory
SSH to your server and start by creating a new project directory named odoo-project
. You can also name it whatever you need.
mkdir odoo-project
Step 2: Create Docker Compose YAML file
Now navigate inside the project directory and create a new docker-compose.yml file with the following configuration.
cd odoo-project
nano docker-compose.yml
Paste the following configuration.
version: '3.9'
services:
odoo:
container_name: odoo
image: odoo:15.0
volumes:
- ./addons-extra:/mnt/extra-addons
- ./etc/odoo:/etc/odoo
- odoo-web-data:/var/lib/odoo
ports:
- "8069:8069"
depends_on:
- postgres
postgres:
image: postgres:14
environment:
- POSTGRES_DB=postgres
- POSTGRES_PASSWORD=odoo
- POSTGRES_USER=odoo
- PGDATA=/var/lib/postgresql/data/pgdata
volumes:
- odoo-db-data:/var/lib/postgresql/data/pgdata
nginx:
container_name: nginx
image: nginx:latest
restart: unless-stopped
ports:
- 80:80
- 443:443
volumes:
- ./nginx/conf:/etc/nginx/conf.d
- ./certbot/conf:/etc/nginx/ssl
- ./certbot/data:/var/www/html
certbot:
container_name: certbot
image: certbot/certbot:latest
command: certonly --webroot --webroot-path=/var/www/html -- email [email protected] --agree-tos --no-eff-email -d domain.com -d www.domain.com
volumes:
- ./certbot/conf:/etc/letsencrypt
- ./certbot/logs:/var/log/letsencrypt
- ./certbot/data:/var/www/html
volumes:
odoo-web-data:
odoo-db-data:
Hit CTRL + X
followed by Y
and Enter
to save the file and exit.
Here are the configuration details.
- version: Compose file version which is compatible with the Docker Engine. You can check compatibility here.
- services: here we have 4 services named
odoo
,postgres
,nginx
andcertbot
. - image: We use latest Odoo 15, Postgres 14, Nginx and Certbot images available in Docker hub.
- volumes:
nginx/conf
: here we will place the Nginx configuration file to be synced with the default Nginx conf.d folder inside the container.etc/odoo
: here we will place the Odoo 15 database configuration.cedtbot/conf
: this is where we will receive the SSL certificate and this will be synced with the folder we wish to inside the container.ports
: configure the container to listen upon the listed ports.command
: the command used to receive the SSL certificate.
Step 3: Create Odoo Configuration
Now you can use custom Odoo configuration inside the directory as mentioned in the yml file in the Oddo service.
mkdir -p etc/odoo
Create a new file named odoo.conf
nano etc/odoo/odoo.conf
Replace the highlighted values corresponding to your PostgreSQL values.
[options]
; This is the password that allows database operations:
; admin_passwd = admin
db_host = postgres
db_user = odoo
db_password = odoo
Here we will use the hostname same as the PostgreSQL service name.
Step 4: Configure Nginx
Now you can create he default configuration file inside the directory as mentioned in the yml file in the Nginx service.
mkdir -p nginx/conf
Create a new file named default.conf
nano nginx/conf/default.conf
Paste the following configuration and replace the appropriate values with your domain name.
server {
listen [::]:80;
listen 80;
location ~ /.well-known/acme-challenge {
allow all;
root /var/www/html;
}
location / {
proxy_set_header X-Real-IP $remote_addr;
proxy_set_header X-Forwarded-For $remote_addr;
proxy_set_header X-Forwarded-Proto $scheme;
proxy_set_header Host $host;
proxy_pass http://odoo:8069;
}
location ~* /web/static/ {
proxy_set_header X-Real-IP $remote_addr;
proxy_set_header X-Forwarded-For $remote_addr;
proxy_set_header X-Forwarded-Proto $scheme;
proxy_set_header Host $host;
proxy_pass http://odoo:8069;
}
}
Step 5: Deploy Odoo with Docker
Now you can make the deployment using the following command.
Start the containers using the following command, you will receive the SSL certificates once the containers are started.
docker-compose up -d
Once all containers are started you will see additional directories for SSL will be created alongside your docker-compose.yml
file.
The directory certbot
holds all the files related to your SSL certificates.
To view the containers you can execute the following command.
docker-compose ps
Step 6: Configure SSL for Odoo in Docker
As you have received the Let’s Encrypt SSL certificate you can configure HTTPS and setup redirection to HTTPS.
Edit the default.conf
and make the following changes.
sudo nano nginx/conf/default.conf
server {
listen [::]:80;
listen 80;
server_name domain.com;
return 301 https://www.domain.com$request_uri;
}
server {
listen [::]:443 ssl http2;
listen 443 ssl http2;
server_name domain.com;
ssl_certificate /etc/nginx/ssl/live/domain.com/fullchain.pem;
ssl_certificate_key /etc/nginx/ssl/live/domain.com/privkey.pem;
return 301 https://www.domain.com$request_uri;
}
server {
listen [::]:443 ssl http2;
listen 443 ssl http2;
server_name domain.com;
ssl_certificate /etc/nginx/ssl/live/domain.com/fullchain.pem;
ssl_certificate_key /etc/nginx/ssl/live/domain.com/privkey.pem;
location ~ /.well-known/acme-challenge {
allow all;
root /var/www/html;
}
location / {
proxy_set_header X-Real-IP $remote_addr;
proxy_set_header X-Forwarded-For $remote_addr;
proxy_set_header X-Forwarded-Proto $scheme;
proxy_set_header Host $host;
proxy_pass http://odoo:8069;
}
location ~* /web/static/ {
proxy_set_header X-Real-IP $remote_addr;
proxy_set_header X-Forwarded-For $remote_addr;
proxy_set_header X-Forwarded-Proto $scheme;
proxy_set_header Host $host;
proxy_pass http://odoo:8069;
}
}
Now restart the Nginx service to load the new configurations.
docker-compose restart nginx
Step 7: Setup Odoo
Now you can visit your domain name on your web browser. You will see the page similar to the one below. Here you can create the database and admin user for your Odoo.

Fill in all appropriate values and click create database. Now Odoo will be ready to use.

Conclusion
Learn a complete walk through of the Odoo Sales Application with tips on using advanced configurations.
Now you have learned how to install Odoo 15 on your Ubuntu 22.04 with Docker Compose, Nginx and secure it with Let’s Encrypt.
Thanks for your time. If you face any problem or any feedback, please leave a comment below.
In step 4 you mention: Paste the following configuration and replace the appropriate values with your domain name.
What appropriate values are you refering to ??
I’ve followed all the steps here, but still the server does not recognize my domain.
if I write my ip with port 8069 I can run my app, but when I enter the domain in the broswer I get a DNS_PROBE_FINISHED_NXDOMAIN error..
I have two A records configured: one from mydomain.com pointing to my IP. The other pointing from http://www.mydomain.com pointing to my IP as well.
What am I doing wrong??
Hello,
Nginx/SSL certificates are not working and still only work on port 8069
Am I missing something?
My testing website webtronex.ca