Why OVH for Odoo?
OVH (now OVHcloud) is Europe's largest cloud provider with data centers in France, Germany, Poland, Canada, Singapore, and Australia. It offers competitive pricing with strong data sovereignty (GDPR compliance), anti-DDoS protection included free, and no egress bandwidth charges.
OVH Pricing
| Plan | Spec | Monthly | Odoo Use |
|---|---|---|---|
| B2-15 | 4 vCPU, 15GB RAM, 100GB SSD | €26 | Medium production |
| B2-30 | 8 vCPU, 30GB RAM, 200GB SSD | €51 | Large production |
| Managed DB (Essential) | PostgreSQL, 4GB RAM | €18 | Managed database |
Setup Steps
- OVHcloud Console → Public Cloud → create project
- Create instance: Ubuntu 24.04, B2-15 or B2-30
- Select region: GRA (Gravelines, France), DE (Germany), or BHS (Canada)
- Add SSH key
- Create instance
# SSH in
ssh ubuntu@YOUR_OVH_IP
# Standard Ubuntu Odoo setup:
# Update, swap, firewall, PostgreSQL, Odoo 19, nginx, SSL
# (Same as deploy-odoo-19-on-ubuntu-24 guide)
# OVH Object Storage for backups:
# OVH Object Storage is S3-compatible
# Use s3cmd or aws CLI with OVH endpoints:
# Endpoint: s3.gra.io.cloud.ovh.net (Gravelines)
# Endpoint: s3.de.io.cloud.ovh.net (Germany)OVH-Specific Advantages
- Anti-DDoS: Free and included on all instances
- No egress charges: Download bandwidth is free (unlike AWS/GCP)
- Data sovereignty: EU data centers, GDPR compliant, French company
- vRack: Free private networking between instances
- Managed PostgreSQL: Automated backups, HA, patching
DeployMonkey on OVH
DeployMonkey supports OVH as a deployment target. Select OVH, choose your region (EU data sovereignty), and Odoo deploys with all optimizations.