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How to Install Odoo 18 with Pycharm | Setup Odoo 18 Development Environment Using Pycharm in Ubuntu

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Overview

This tutorial video walks through setting up an Odoo 18 development environment on Ubuntu 20.04/22.04 using PyCharm. It covers:

  • Installing prerequisites (IDE, Python runtime, Node tooling)
  • Setting up PostgreSQL credentials/users
  • Cloning the Odoo 18 source code
  • Creating a Python virtual environment
  • Installing Python dependencies
  • Creating an odoo-bin / Odoo config file
  • Launching Odoo locally via the web interface

Odoo 18 tech overview (as stated)

The video positions Odoo 18 as the “latest” Odoo version and describes its stack as:

  • Python 3.10 for the backend (as stated in the video)
  • PostgreSQL as the database
  • JavaScript for the frontend

It also notes Ubuntu 20.04 LTS as a stable choice, with regular updates and security patches.

System requirements for PyCharm (provided in the video)

  • Memory
    • 4GB minimum
    • 8GB recommended
  • CPU
    • Modern multi-core CPU (mentions multithreading benefits)
  • Disk
    • About 3.5GB minimum (or ~5GB free on SSD mentioned)
  • Display
    • 1024×768 minimum / 920×1080 recommended (wording is inconsistent in subtitles)
  • OS
    • 64-bit Windows/Mac/Linux (examples mentioned: Windows 10+, Windows Server, Ubuntu, etc.)

Step-by-step setup covered

1) Install PyCharm

  • Installs PyCharm Community Edition (free) using terminal-based APT commands / snap-style method
  • Uses terminal commands to:
    • update/upgrade system packages
    • install PyCharm community edition

2) Install Python 3.12 (not default in Ubuntu repos)

  • Adds the deadsnakes PPA
  • Installs Python 3.12
  • Installs additional tools needed for Odoo development, including:
    • web dependencies (via apt-get, and mentions npm)
    • Node.js tooling via npm (subtitles are partially unclear; mentions something like npm install -g less / CSS-related tooling)
    • wkhtmltopdf (explicitly mentioned for report generation)

3) Install PostgreSQL and configure Odoo DB user

  • Installs:
    • PostgreSQL
    • PostgreSQL client
  • Enters the PostgreSQL shell
  • Creates/configures a database user for Odoo
  • Grants required privileges (subtitles mention “super user” / altering privileges)

4) Get the Odoo 18 source code

  • Installs git (if needed)
  • Clones Odoo from GitHub:
    • clones the Odoo 18 branch into an Odoo 18 folder
  • Notes that cloning can take time due to downloading packages/files

5) Open the Odoo project in PyCharm

  • Opens the cloned Odoo directory as a PyCharm project
  • Uses PyCharm UI steps to select the project and enables “trust project” (wording varies in subtitles)

6) Create and activate a Python virtual environment inside PyCharm

  • Mentions using curl via snap if it’s missing initially
  • Creates a venv using Python 3.12 inside the PyCharm terminal
  • Activates the virtual environment (subtitles reference the venv name/intent, e.g., “when o18” / “venv” — meaning create + activate the venv)

7) Install Odoo Python dependencies

  • Installs dependencies from the Odoo source directory:
    • references a requirements.txt
    • runs pip install -r ...
  • Verifies installation using pip list
  • Mentions error handling:
    • if some packages fail (e.g., Pillow), install problematic packages individually with pip install <package>

8) Create Odoo configuration file (odoo.conf)

  • Creates an Odoo config file named like odoo.conf
  • Includes key settings such as:
    • admin/master password
    • DB host, DB port, DB user, DB password
    • addons path (updated to point to the correct Odoo addons directories)
    • Adds Enterprise addons path (explicitly mentioned as needing to be loaded/copy the Enterprise path into the addons configuration)

9) Configure PyCharm run configuration for Odoo

In PyCharm settings, the tutorial sets:

  • Python interpreter
    • Python 3.12 venv / selected interpreter
  • Run configuration script:
    • points to odoo-bin
  • Script parameters:
    • includes -c odoo.conf
  • Working directory:
    • points to the Odoo folder

10) Start Odoo locally and initialize database

  • Runs Odoo using a local URL:
    • http://localhost:<port>
    • subtitles show port 8018
  • Prompts to set/change:
    • master/admin password
    • database name
    • admin email/username + password
    • optionally enable demo data
  • Then logs in and activates apps/modules (shows Sales and its dependent modules being activated)

Main speakers/sources

  • Tutorial author (single speaker): “hello everyone welcome back to …” from C brosis / Cbrosis (channel name appears as “C brosis” in subtitles)
  • Sources of dependencies/tooling:
    • JetBrains (PyCharm)
    • Odoo GitHub repository
    • deadsnakes PPA
    • PostgreSQL
    • Node/npm
    • wkhtmltopdf

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