• Getting Started With Your Odoo Server

  Getting Started Welcome to your Host4Geeks Odoo control panel. This page walks you through your first sign-in. Your welcome email After your VM is provisioned, you'll get an email from us with: A panel URL, e.g. https://203.0.113.42:8443/ (or your hostname if you provided one) (No password — you set one yourself on first visit) Step 1 — Open the panel URL Click the URL in your email. You'll see a browser security warning that looks something like this: ![](https://storagSome readers

• Domain & SSL

  Domains and SSL Odoo isn't reachable from the internet until you attach at least one domain to your instance. What you need beforehand A domain (or subdomain) you control, and access to its DNS settings. Examples: erp.acme.com — a subdomain of a domain you own acmeshop.com — a fresh apex domain you've registered staging-erp.acme.com — a separate domain for your staging instance Step 1 — Point DNS at your VM At your DNS provider (Cloudflare, Route 53, GoDaddy, etc.), creSome readers

• Troubleshooting

  Troubleshooting Common things that go wrong, and how to fix them. I can't sign in / I forgot my password Contact Host4Geeks support. We can reset your panel password from the VM shell — there's no self-service reset path (which is intentional: anyone who could reset your password without proving they own the account would be a security hole). After the reset, sign in with the password we send, then change it from** Account → Change Panel Password** to something only you know. MFew readers

• FTP/SFTP Access

  SFTP Access Every Odoo instance comes with its own SFTP login so you can upload custom modules, edit odoo.conf, or download files from the filestore. Where to find your credentials Open the instance's management page → scroll to the SFTP Access card. You'll see four fields: Field Example What Host 203.0.113.42 Your VM's public IP Port 2200Few readers

• Updating Odoo

  Updating Odoo The Update Odoo button on the instance page pulls the latest patch release for the Odoo version you're on (e.g. picks up the most recent odoo:18.0 from Docker Hub, including any security fixes). What "update" means here This is a patch update only — within the same major version. Going from To Use the Update button? odoo:18.0 (some oldFew readers

• Cloning an Instance

  Cloning an Instance Cloning makes an exact copy of an existing Odoo instance — same database, same filestore, same custom modules — under a new name. Useful for: Standing up a staging instance from production to test changes safely Making a point-in-time backup before a risky change Forking a working instance for a different customer Two clone modes Mode What it does When to use Pause source briefly (default) | Stops the source Odoo + database foFew readers

• Creating an Odoo Instance

  Creating an Odoo Instance You can run multiple Odoo instances on the same VM — typically one for production, one for staging, maybe one for testing. Step 1 — Click "Create Instance" From the dashboard, click the Create Instance button (top right). Step 2 — Fill in the form You'll see a form with three fields: ![](https://storage.crisp.chat/users/helpdesk/website/-/3/bFew readers

• Managing Instances

  Managing an Instance Once you've created an instance, the Manage button on the dashboard takes you to its management page. The status pill Top of the page, next to the instance name: Pill Meaning Running (green) Both Odoo and the database are up. Site is reachable (assuming you've attached a domain). Stopped (grey) | You've stopped theFew readers