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Odoo 12 Development Essentials - Fourth Edition

By : Daniel Reis
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Odoo 12 Development Essentials - Fourth Edition

By: Daniel Reis

Overview of this book

Odoo is one of the best platforms for open source ERP and CRM. Its latest version, Odoo 12, brings with it new features and updates in Python packages to develop more customizable applications with additional cloud capabilities. The book begins by covering the development essentials for building business applications. You will start your journey by learning how to install and configure Odoo, and then transition from having no specific knowledge of Odoo to being ready for application development. You will develop your first Odoo application and understand topics such as models and views. Odoo 12 Development Essentials will also guide you in using server APIs to add business logic, helping you lay a solid foundation for advanced topics. As you progress through the chapters, you will be equipped to build and customize your applications and explore the new features in Odoo 12, such as cloud integration, to scale your business applications. You will get insights into building business logic and integrating various APIs into your application. By the end of the book, you will be able to build a business application from scratch by using the latest version of Odoo.
Table of Contents (22 chapters)
Title Page
Packt Upsell
Foreword
Contributors
Preface
Index

Summary


In this chapter, you learned about the additional steps required for setting up and running Odoo in a Debian-based production server. The most important settings in the configuration file were looked at, and you learned how to take advantage of the multiprocessing mode.

For improved security and scalability, you also learned how to use nginx as a reverse proxy in front of Odoo server processes.

This chapter should have covered the essentials of what's needed to run an Odoo server and provide a stable and secure service to your users.

To learn more about Odoo, you should take a look at the official documentation at https://www.odoo.com/documentation. Some topics are covered in more detail there, and you'll find topics not covered in this book.

There are also other published books on Odoo that you might also find useful. Packt Publishing has a few in its catalog, and in particular, Odoo Development Cookbook provides more advanced material on topics not discussed in this book.

Finally, Odoo...