How do I create a new Odoo instance with Hodiploy?

Creating a new Odoo instance (a production, testing or development environment) takes only a few minutes with Hodiploy. Here is the procedure, step by step.

1. Get to Hodiploy

1. Log in to your Hodi Client Area
2. Find your service on your dashboard and click "Odoo Cloud"
3. In the left sidebar, under "Actions", click "Connect to Hodiploy"

You land on the Hodiploy home screen, which lists your existing instances. The interface is available in English and French, in light or dark theme.

2. Start the creation

Click the "+ New instance" button. A form opens, to be filled in section by section: each one unlocks once the previous is complete.

Instance name

Choose a self-explanatory name (for example Odoo-Prod-2026). Note that this name can no longer be changed once the instance is created, so it is worth taking a moment to pick something clear and durable rather than a placeholder.

GIT access (optional)

If you develop custom modules, you can link your repository at this stage. Two sources are offered:

• GitHub (recommended): connect your account or organisation, choose the repository and the branch. No deploy key, no webhook to create
• Manual Git (SSH): enter the repository's SSH URL, generate a dedicated SSH key, add it to your repository read-only, test the connection, choose the branch, then add the generated webhook URL

Both paths are described in detail in Does Hodiploy support deployment via Git?.

Instance settings

Domain. Two choices: a free hodiploy.app subdomain, or your own domain name. The "Test validity" button checks that the subdomain is free. For a custom domain, Hodiploy shows you the exact DNS record to create, of the form my-domain.com IN A <your server's IP address>. Unlike the instance name, the domain stays changeable later on.

Resources. Set the CPU, RAM and number of workers. The sliders stop at your server's actual capacity: an instance cannot ask for more CPU or RAM than the machine has. Odoo recommends a worker count close to (number of CPUs x 2) + 1, and Hodiploy warns you when you go well beyond that guideline.

Email alert. Turn it on to receive the instance's events at the address attached to your Hodi account.

Odoo settings

Version. Select the Odoo version. This choice cannot be changed after creation: to move to another version, you start a new instance and restore or import the data into it.

Edition. Community or Enterprise. The Enterprise edition adds the official Odoo modules on top of the Community image, and requires a valid Odoo subscription as well as access to the odoo/enterprise repository. Odoo grants that access GitHub account by GitHub account: first give Odoo your GitHub username from your partner or subscription portal, then enter in Hodiploy a read-only GitHub access token issued from that account. The subscription code is optional here, it can also be entered later from Odoo.

Master password. You choose it yourself. Write it down carefully, you will need it for the very first configuration of your instance, and it is not displayed again in Hodiploy.

Email sending. Choose your own SMTP server, or our built-in MailHog server, which captures the emails Odoo sends without delivering them to their real recipients. We recommend MailHog for development and testing environments. This choice stays changeable after creation, from "Edit".

Update method

Choose between a manual update (you trigger it) and an automatic one (you set a day, a time window and a timezone). This setting concerns the Odoo version, not the deployment of your Git code.

3. Follow the creation, then open the instance

The instance shows as "In progress" while it deploys. The logs tab shows you each step live, and the activity log keeps the whole record.

Once the instance is active, click "Open" next to it. On this first connection, enter the master password you chose earlier, then follow the Odoo database creation steps shown on screen.

That's it, your Odoo environment is ready to use.

Coming from an existing Odoo?

No need to start from an empty database: Hodiploy can import an Odoo.sh, Odoo Online or on-premise export into a fresh instance, and duplicate an existing instance to give you a test environment.

A question about creating your instance?

If you run into trouble creating your instance, contact us via chat or by email at technique@hodi.host, our team will be happy to help you.

Updated on: 26/08/2026