Self-hosted control required
The business needed Odoo on infrastructure they control — not only a hosted black box.
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On-premise migration, accounting & ecommerce automation
Odoo on secure self-hosted Docker infrastructure. Automated Stripe fee accounting, bulk ecommerce variants, and finance workflows — delivered in a focused migration and deployment engagement.
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Docker
Self-hosted deployment
2 mo
Focused delivery window
- Platform
- Odoo 19
- Industry
- Retail & digital commerce
- Engagement
- 2 months · migration & deployment
- Role
- Solution architect & technical lead
Technologies
OdooPythonPostgreSQLDockerLinuxStripeREST APIs
Solutions delivered
Docker deploymentCloudflare hardeningStripe fee automationBulk variant handlingFinance workflows
Technology stack
OdooPythonPostgreSQLDockerLinuxStripeREST APIs
01 · Executive summary
What a decision maker needs to know
Client · problem · solution · business value — in under two minutes.
Client: a retail and digital commerce business needing secure self-hosted ERP after moving to a current Odoo release.
Problem: production-grade on-premise infrastructure, automated Stripe fee accounting, and a complex ecommerce catalog had to land together without endless scope creep.
Solution: Docker-based on-premise deployment with Cloudflare protection, Stripe fee automation, bulk ecommerce variant handling, CRM integration, and production hardening in a focused two-month engagement.
Business value: controlled self-hosted Odoo, less manual payment-fee accounting, and production-ready ecommerce + CRM on one platform.
02 · Business challenges
What was blocking the business
Payment fee manual work
Stripe processing fees needed automated accounting entries instead of month-end spreadsheets.
Complex catalog
Bulk ecommerce variant handling was required for a large product structure.
Short delivery window
Infrastructure, payments automation, and catalog tooling had to land in a focused two-month engagement.
03 · Business requirements
What the solution had to support
- Self-hosted Odoo under client-controlled infrastructure
- Secure edge protection for the production environment
- Automated Stripe fee accounting entries
- Bulk ecommerce variant handling for a complex catalog
- CRM and finance workflows on a single platform
04 · Solution delivered
How we approached delivery
Docker-based on-premise deployment with Cloudflare protection, automated Stripe fee accounting entries, bulk ecommerce variant handling, CRM integration, and production hardening within a focused two-month engagement.
Key modules & areas: Accounting, Website, CRM, Expenses, Payments
Architecture
Dockerized Odoo + PostgreSQL under client infrastructure control.
Security
Cloudflare edge protection in front of production.
Automation
Stripe fee accounting entries generated automatically.
User experience / catalog
Bulk variant handling for complex ecommerce assortments.
05 · Technical architecture
How the system was structured
Docker on-premise stack
Self-hosted application and database services under client infrastructure control.
Edge hardening
Cloudflare protection in front of the production deployment.
Ecommerce & payments automation
Stripe fee automation and bulk variant handling wired into Odoo website/commerce flows.
CRM & expenses
CRM and expense/finance workflows co-located with the ecommerce platform.
06 · Technical highlights
Implementation choices that mattered
Practical engineering decisions — not a technology laundry list.
Docker deployment topology
Reproducible app/db services so production matches a controlled release path.
Stripe fee automation
Payment processing fees post into accounting automatically — reducing finance re-keying.
Bulk variant tooling
Catalog operations designed for complex ecommerce variant sets.
Cloudflare edge
Hardening the public edge without moving the ERP off client-controlled hosts.
07 · Features delivered
What was actually implemented
Docker deployment
Production Odoo stack deployed via Docker on controlled infrastructure.
Cloudflare hardening
Edge protection configured for the live environment.
Stripe fee automation
Automated accounting entries for payment processing fees.
Bulk variant handling
Ecommerce catalog tooling for complex variant sets.
Finance workflows
Accounting and expense processes aligned with the new deployment.
Production hosting topology
Deployment architecture designed for reliability, secure edge protection, and future scalability — Dockerized application and database services behind Cloudflare, following production best practices.
08 · Technologies used
Stack used on this engagement
OdooPythonPostgreSQLDockerLinuxStripeREST APIs
09 · Business impact
Value delivered
Lower hosting risk
Self-hosted Docker stack under client control with edge hardening.
Reduced manual finance work
Stripe fee accounting entries no longer depend on month-end spreadsheet posting.
Faster catalog operations
Bulk variant handling supports complex ecommerce assortments.
10 · What makes this engagement unique
On-premise cutover discipline
This case is about operable infrastructure under a short delivery window: Docker, edge hardening, payment-fee automation, and catalog tooling — without turning migration into an endless rewrite.
11 · Why this matters
Takeaway for similar programmes
On-premise ecommerce ERP work is as much about operable infrastructure as features. Ship Docker, hardening, payment automation, and catalog tooling in a disciplined cutover.
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