Odoo Installation and Hosting
As mentioned before the Odoo platform is available in two editions one being the community edition and the other the enterprise edition. The community edition, as well as the enterprise edition, can be installed as an on premise, functional as the cloud-based and online version of the operation. These modes of hosting the Odoo platform can be chosen based on the mode and requirement of the operations you require for the company management with Odoo. The Odoo hosting can be done mainly in three modes: Firstly, the online-based Odoo where the Odoo online can be used to run your business operations accessible through dedicated login and authorization to the platform. Furthermore, the Odoo online is available in Enterprise edition only and you cannot use this model of Odoo out of the box. Moreover, the customization of the operational feature of the Odoo online is restricted but you can configure the options available in each module. With the help of the Studio module available you can bring in new customizations as well as develop new applications but within the limitations of the standardized operational procedure of Odoo online.
Secondly, the cloud-based hosting where the Odoo platforms can be implemented to be operating on a cloud platform which can be either on premise or on a dedicated or shared server, which can be chosen based on your requirement. Finally, Odoo.Sh can be used to run the company where Odoo itself will be the server provider. These are the options available for the implementation of the Odoo hosting and running your business. Let's now move on to understanding the aspects of setting up a dedicated database of Odoo in the next section helping you to understand the configuration aspects of the Odoo.
Odoo can be installed and used in both Linux-based as well as Windows-based platforms helping the users to run the operations of business management with Odoo from two prominent operating systems. In case implementing Odoo in a Linux-based system can be done by downloading the file from the official Odoo website and configuring it. In the case of Windows, you can download the Odoo from the official website by selecting the version of Odoo required and for the respective versions of Windows. Let's now move on to understanding both aspects of installations in detail.