Odoo documentation

Build the documentation locally

Requirements

• Git
• Python 3.7 or 3.8
• Python dependencies listed in the file requirements.txt.
• Make
• A local copy of the odoo/odoo repository in 15.0 (Optional)

Instructions

1. In a terminal, navigate to the root directory and compile the documentation to HTML with the following command:

   make

   Additional commands are available with make help.

2. Open the file documentation/_build/html/index.html in your web browser to display the render.

3. See this guide for more detailed instructions.

Optional: to fully build the developer documentation with inline docstrings for documented Python functions, place your local copy of the odoo/odoo repository in the root directory. Alternatively, create a symbolic link with odoo as link name. If the Odoo sources are not found, a warning will be shown.

Contribute to the documentation

For contributions to the content of the documentation, please refer to the Introduction Guide.

To report a content issue, request new content or ask a question, use the repository's issue tracker as usual.

If you have a pull request that is ready for review, request one from the odoo/doc-review team.

Learn More

To learn more about Odoo, in addition to the documentation, have a look at the official eLearning and Scale-up, The Business Game.