Introduction to CI/CD for Odoo in Kubernetes

With Odoo now deployed and running inside your Kubernetes cluster, the final step is to make your deployment lifecycle seamless, secure, and maintainable. In this post, we’ll explore how to implement CI/CD for Odoo with GitLab, manage access control, and build a robust backup and monitoring strategy.

🧠 This article is part of our On-Premise Odoo Infrastructure Series.

Why Use CI/CD for Odoo?

Modern ERP environments require automation to:

  • Support frequent and reliable updates
  • Eliminate manual deployment errors
  • Ensure full traceability and rollback readiness

By implementing CI/CD pipelines for Odoo, you can:

  • Automatically build Docker images from GitLab commits
  • Push images to a private container registry
  • Deploy updates to Kubernetes using Helm and GitOps principles

Step 1: Set Up GitLab for Odoo Automation

To begin, install GitLab CE on a secure VM or container. Then:

  • Configure project repositories and developer access
  • Enable the GitLab Container Registry
  • Register GitLab Runners with Docker executor for builds

Step 2: Example GitLab CI/CD Pipeline for Odoo

Use the following .gitlab-ci.yml as a baseline:

stages:
  - build
  - deploy

build:
  stage: build
  script:
    - docker build -t registry.local/odoo:$CI_COMMIT_SHA .
    - docker push registry.local/odoo:$CI_COMMIT_SHA

deploy:
  stage: deploy
  script:
    - helm upgrade --install odoo ./k8s-odoo \
        --namespace odoo \
        --set image.tag=$CI_COMMIT_SHA

🔧 Replace registry.local with your internal Docker registry address.

Step 3: Security Best Practices for CI/CD and Odoo

To protect your infrastructure and application data:

  • Restrict access using firewalls and dedicated VLANs
  • Use TLS encryption via self-signed or internal CA certificates
  • Enforce RBAC (role-based access control) in Kubernetes
  • Enable 2FA and audit logging in GitLab

Step 4: Monitor Odoo Using Prometheus and Grafana

Monitoring is essential for high availability. Deploy:

  • Prometheus + Grafana to track cluster and pod metrics
  • Loki or ELK Stack to centralize logs from containers
  • Set alerting rules for memory, CPU, disk, and service failures

Step 5: Build a Reliable Backup Strategy

To prevent data loss and support disaster recovery:

  • Use Velero to back up Kubernetes resources and persistent volumes
  • Schedule PostgreSQL backups using Kubernetes cron jobs
  • Store backups in NFS or S3-compatible storage for redundancy

Final Thoughts on CI/CD and Security for Odoo

With this setup, you now have a complete enterprise-grade on-premise Odoo deployment that is:

  • Virtualized using Proxmox
  • Containerized and scalable via Kubernetes
  • Automated through GitLab CI/CD
  • Secured and monitored for long-term reliability

This end-to-end deployment ensures 24/7 uptime, full control over your ERP data, and the agility to evolve with business needs.

💡 Ready to go live? Contact us to audit your deployment or download our GitLab automation templates.

That wraps up the core infrastructure series. Stay tuned for bonus content on BI dashboards, custom module pipelines, and multi-cluster Odoo federation.

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