Troubleshooting and Odoo management tips

By default, Odoo runs on port 8069. For many installations, the default port will work fine. There are situations, however, where it can be useful to change this default port. One common scenario would be the need to run more than one version of Odoo. Multiple installations cannot run on port 8069, so you will need to modify the port. Sometimes there are security reasons behind changing ports as many hackers are aware of the default ports people use.

Fortunately, changing the default port number is easy.

Simply enter the following code:

Port=[port]  

For example, Port=8059 will change the default port for the web client to port 8059.

Odoo offers database management tools that can be accessed easily through your web browser. This makes it easy to create, back up, and even delete databases all through a web interface. While there are sometimes links available on the login page that will take you to these tools, it is possible that when installing some applications such as the website builder, you will not find a link easily.

To access the database management tools, use the following path:

[ServerAddress]:[port]/web/database/manager 

As mentioned earlier, by default, Odoo sets the password for these operations to admin. To secure your server, it is necessary to change this password in your configuration file:

Admin_password=[your password] 

Also, be careful while starting up your Odoo server from the command line without specifying an alternative password or the path to the configuration file. If you do, you leave the instance open with the default password.

Installing and configuring Odoo can quickly become a very complex task that is outside the scope of this book. In the appendix of this book, you will find links to additional resources that can assist you with installing Odoo.