SCRAM-SHA-256 explained (🔥 the differential point for your Odoo + PgBouncer + PostgreSQL stack) If you are still using md5 in PostgreSQL/PgBouncer today “because it has always worked,” you are heading towards a forewarned problem: PostgreSQL has already deprecated MD5 and warns that it will be r...
Users, auth_file, and minimum security (Odoo + PgBouncer + PostgreSQL) When you put PgBouncer between Odoo and PostgreSQL, the real question is not "Does it connect?" but: Who can connect? Where are the credentials stored? What minimum permissions does each role have? Wh... Odoo PgBouncer PostgreSQL
Basic PgBouncer configuration optimized for Odoo 🎯 Objective of this chapter By the end of this chapter: PgBouncer will be specifically configured for Odoo You will avoid typical production errors You will have a stable base for advanced tuning 👉 We...
Install PgBouncer for Odoo step by step 🎯 Objective of this chapter By the end of this chapter you will have: PgBouncer installed correctly Working as a proxy between Odoo and PostgreSQL Without breaking Odoo Ready for optimization and hard... Odoo PgBouncer PostgreSQL
Recommended architecture: Odoo + PgBouncer + PostgreSQL (production-tested pattern) If you are going to scale Odoo seriously (more concurrent users, more jobs, more integrations), the bottleneck almost always ends up being the connections to PostgreSQL and how you manage them. The co...
Odoo Pooling and ORM: real interaction The "real interaction" between pooling (for example PgBouncer) and the Odoo ORM is better understood if you look at it as three overlapping layers: Request / Job (HTTP or cron) ORM (env/cr/cursor + tr...
Pool mode in PgBouncer: session vs transaction (for Odoo) The point that defines whether PgBouncer saves you or breaks you PgBouncer can be the difference between a stable Odoo and a nightmare of timeouts. But it all starts with a decision that many overlook... Odoo PgBouncer
What is PgBouncer and why does Odoo need it 🧠 The turning point If you've made it this far, you already know that: Odoo opens many connections PostgreSQL does not scale well with them The problem is not solved within Odoo This is where PgBounce...
PgBouncer explained for Odoo (no fluff) Start writing here... 🧠 Why this module exists By now you know that: Odoo collapses without connection control PostgreSQL does not scale with hundreds of processes PgBouncer is the missing piece But h...
Real symptoms in Odoo: locks, CPU idle, full RAM, and timeouts Start typing to 🚨 The recurring pattern in production Many Odoo environments show the same: CPU almost unused High or full RAM Odoo slow or frozen users reporting timeouts And the classic question: “W...
Why max_connections is NOT the solution in Odoo 🚨 The automatic reflection when Odoo is slow When errors like these appear: FATAL: too many connections intermittent latency Odoo is "thinking" The typical reaction is: max_connections = 500 👉 It seem...
How Odoo Manages Connections to PostgreSQL 🧠 Why This Chapter is Key Many Performance Issues in Odoo are not understood until you understand one thing: Odoo does not reuse connections to PostgreSQL like most modern web applications. And that h...