Changelog

All notable changes to this project will be documented in this file. The format is based on Keep a Changelog.

2026-05-20

Added

  • Support for installing Python packages from /var/lib/odoo/requirements.txt via install-python-packages script.
  • Documentation for requirements.txt and updated paths in README.md to reflect new virtual environment locations.
  • New virtual environment path /var/lib/odoo/venv for additional Python packages.
  • Support for loading database credentials from files via db_user_FILE and db_password_FILE environment variables.
  • Added secrets section in compose.yml.template to support loading database credentials from files.
  • Added Node.js and rtlcss installation via apt-get and npm instead of pnpm.

Changed

  • Renamed virtual environment path from /opt/odoo-venv to /opt/odoo/venv and /var/lib/odoo/venv for better separation of Odoo tools and user-installed packages.
  • Updated Dockerfile to use /var/lib/odoo/venv for additional Python packages and adjusted PATH accordingly.
  • Modified install-python-packages to check PyPI availability before installing packages and to install from requirements.txt if present.
  • Updated install-python-packages to use --no-deps flag for both PYTHON_INSTALL and requirements.txt installations.
  • Adjusted directory permissions in Dockerfile to exclude /opt/odoo-venv since it no longer exists.
  • Updated README.md to reflect new paths and behavior for Python package installation.
  • Updated entrypoint.sh to support loading database credentials from files via _FILE environment variables.
  • Renamed bin/conf to bin/config for consistency.
  • Updated task script to reflect correct test description for test-xmlrpc (now "Test xml rpc connection").
  • Removed /var/lib/odoo/venv from README.md as it is no longer used.
  • Updated Dockerfile to copy /opt/odoo/venv from builder stage and set PYTHONPATH=/opt/odoo.
  • Removed PYTHONPATH export for /var/lib/odoo/venv in entrypoint.sh since it is no longer used.
  • Renamed test-image to test-image-script in task script for clarity.
  • Replaced pnpm-based Node.js and rtlcss installation with direct apt-get and npm installation in Dockerfile.
  • Removed memray support from entrypoint.sh and corresponding documentation from README.md.
  • Removed memray from requirements.txt.

Fixed

  • Fixed test in task script to verify click is installed in /var/lib/odoo/venv/ when using requirements.txt.

2026-01-29

Added

  • Support git-aggregator.
  • Split SSH key management into add-ssh-key and remove-ssh-key.
  • Add new env vars: DB_MAXCONN, LOG_DB, LOG_HANDLER, LOGFILE, LIMIT_MEMORY_HARD, LIMIT_MEMORY_SOFT, LIMIT_MEMORY_HARD_GEVENT, LIMIT_MEMORY_SOFT_GEVENT.
  • Env var ADDITIONAL_ODOO_RC to append custom config to main section.
  • Env var IR_CONFIG_PARAMETER to append to ir config section.
  • Env var ODOO_ENTERPRISE_PATH to set path to Odoo Enterprise modules.
  • Add support to start a nginx proxy next to Odoo.
  • Add zip package.

Fixed

  • Inconsistent naming of DBFILTER is now DB_FILTER.
  • Remove -e from Odoo pip install.

Removed

  • Removed the AUTO_UPDATE_MODULES env var.
  • Removed the ODOO_DATABASE env var.

Changed

  • Prefix Odoo image entrypoint echos.
  • BREAKING: Renamed ENVIRONMENT to RUNNING_ENV.
  • Moved aggregate-git-repos to entrypoint.sh.
  • Support test-requirements.txt for setup-tests.
  • BREAKING: Replaced ODOO_INIT_DEMO_DATA to WITHOUT_DEMO.
  • Changed default for PROXY_MODE to True and LIST_DB to FALSE.
  • Updated bash scripts to follow coding conventions as outlined in AGENTS.md.
  • Converted variables from uppercase to lowercase for local variables in multiple scripts.
  • Updated function declarations to remove the function keyword and use name() { } syntax.
  • Standardized conditional syntax to use [[...]] instead of [...] in all scripts.
  • Ensured proper quoting with single quotes where variable expansion is not needed.
  • Moved the setup-mail script from Odoo Build to this project.
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Contributors: Janik von Rotz