Deploy Odoo on Google Cloud Platform

1Prerequisites

Before deploying Odoo on Google Cloud Platform, ensure you have the following ready:

2Create GCP Compute Engine Instance

Create a new Compute Engine VM instance that will host your Odoo installation. Follow these steps in the GCP Console.

Step 1: Open Compute Engine

1. Go to the GCP Console
2. Navigate to Compute Engine > VM instances
3. Click "Create Instance"

Step 2: Configure Instance Settings

Step 3: Configure Boot Disk

1. Click "Change" under Boot disk
2. Select "Ubuntu" as the Operating System
3. Choose "Ubuntu 22.04 LTS" version
4. Select "SSD persistent disk" for Boot disk type
5. Set size to 50 GB (or more for larger deployments)
6. Click "Select"

Step 4: Configure Networking

1. Expand "Advanced options" > "Networking"
2. Under "Network tags", add: http-server and https-server
3. Under External IPv4 address, select "Reserve static external IP address"
4. Name it odoo-ip and reserve

Alternative: Using gcloud CLI

# Create the VM instance using gcloud CLI
gcloud compute instances create odoo-production \
  --zone=us-central1-a \
  --machine-type=e2-medium \
  --image-family=ubuntu-2204-lts \
  --image-project=ubuntu-os-cloud \
  --boot-disk-size=50GB \
  --boot-disk-type=pd-ssd \
  --tags=http-server,https-server
# Reserve a static IP
gcloud compute addresses create odoo-ip \
  --region=us-central1
# Assign static IP to instance
gcloud compute instances delete-access-config odoo-production \
  --zone=us-central1-a \
  --access-config-name="External NAT"
gcloud compute instances add-access-config odoo-production \
  --zone=us-central1-a \
  --address=$(gcloud compute addresses describe odoo-ip --region=us-central1 --format='value(address)')

3Configure Firewall Rules

GCP uses VPC firewall rules to control traffic to your instances. We need to allow HTTP, HTTPS, and SSH access.

Default Firewall Rules

If you added the http-server and https-server tags, GCP automatically applies these rules:

Create Custom Firewall Rules (if needed)

# Allow HTTP traffic
gcloud compute firewall-rules create allow-http \
  --allow tcp:80 \
  --target-tags http-server \
  --description "Allow HTTP traffic"
# Allow HTTPS traffic
gcloud compute firewall-rules create allow-https \
  --allow tcp:443 \
  --target-tags https-server \
  --description "Allow HTTPS traffic"
# Allow Odoo direct access (optional, for testing)
gcloud compute firewall-rules create allow-odoo \
  --allow tcp:8069 \
  --target-tags odoo-server \
  --description "Allow Odoo direct access"

4Connect OEC.sh to Your Server

Now that your GCP instance is running, connect it to OEC.sh for easy Odoo deployment and management.

Step 1: Get Your Server IP

# Get the external IP of your instance
gcloud compute instances describe odoo-production \
  --zone=us-central1-a \
  --format='get(networkInterfaces[0].accessConfigs[0].natIP)'

Or find the IP in the GCP Console under Compute Engine > VM instances.

Step 2: Add Server to OEC.sh

1. Log in to your OEC.sh dashboard
2. Click "Add Server" or "Connect Server"
3. Select "Bring Your Own Server" option
4. Enter your GCP instance's external IP address
5. Copy the OEC.sh SSH public key provided

Step 3: Add OEC.sh SSH Key to GCP Instance

SSH into your GCP instance and add the OEC.sh public key:

# SSH into your GCP instance
gcloud compute ssh odoo-production --zone=us-central1-a
# Add the OEC.sh public key to authorized_keys
echo "ssh-rsa AAAA...your-oecsh-key-here..." >> ~/.ssh/authorized_keys
# Set correct permissions
chmod 600 ~/.ssh/authorized_keys

Alternatively, add the key via GCP Console:

1. Go to Compute Engine > Metadata
2. Click "SSH Keys" tab
3. Click "Add Item"
4. Paste the OEC.sh public key
5. Click "Save"

Step 4: Verify Connection

Return to the OEC.sh dashboard and click "Verify Connection". OEC.sh will test SSH access to your server.

5Deploy Odoo

With your GCP server connected to OEC.sh, deploying Odoo is just a few clicks away.

Step 1: Create New Project

1. In OEC.sh dashboard, click "New Project"
2. Select your connected GCP server
3. Choose Odoo version (17 or 18 recommended)
4. Select Community or Enterprise edition

Step 2: Configure Deployment

Step 3: Deploy

1. Review your configuration
2. Click "Deploy"
3. Wait 3-5 minutes for deployment to complete
4. Access Odoo at your server's IP address

6Configure Domain & SSL

Set up your custom domain and enable HTTPS for secure access to your Odoo instance.

Step 1: Configure DNS

Add a DNS A record pointing your domain to your GCP instance's static IP:

Step 2: Add Domain in OEC.sh

1. Go to your project in OEC.sh dashboard
2. Navigate to "Domains" section
3. Click "Add Domain"
4. Enter your domain name (e.g., odoo.yourdomain.com)
5. Click "Add"

Step 3: Enable SSL

OEC.sh automatically provisions and renews SSL certificates via Let's Encrypt:

1. Click "Enable SSL" next to your domain
2. Wait for DNS propagation (up to 15 minutes)
3. SSL certificate is automatically issued and installed
4. Your Odoo is now accessible via HTTPS

7GCP Instance Recommendations

Choose the right GCP instance type based on your Odoo workload and user count:

8Cost Comparison: GCP + OEC.sh vs Odoo.sh

Compare the total cost of running Odoo on GCP with OEC.sh versus Odoo.sh hosting:

What You Get with GCP + OEC.sh

9Frequently Asked Questions