Deploying Your First Odoo Instance

A complete walkthrough from signup to your first login.

Step 1: Create Your Account

1. Visit jengastack.app/signup
2. Choose sign-up method:
3. Google, Click "Continue with Google" and select your account
4. GitHub, Click "Continue with GitHub" and authorize
5. Email, Enter your email, create a password, verify via magic link
6. Once verified, you'll be redirected to your dashboard

Step 2: Choose Your Plan

On the pricing page, select the plan that fits your business:

Plan	Price	Best For
Developer	KES 2,000/mo	Testing, development, raw Odoo
Standard	KSh 4,999/mo	Single store basic eTIMS compliance
Growth	KSh 9,999/mo	Full automation with M-Pesa reconciliation
Enterprise	KSh 20,000/mo	Multi-branch, custom modules, dedicated support

Step 3: Pick Your Template

JengaStack offers pre-configured templates:

• Retail / POS, Point of sale, inventory management, sales orders
• Clinic / Healthcare, Patient records, appointments, pharmacy stock
• School / Education, Student records, fee management, library

Each template comes with pre-installed modules and a configured dashboard.

Step 4: Configure Your Instance

Fill in the deployment form:

1. Instance Name, A friendly name (e.g., "My Shop")
2. Subdomain, Your unique URL (e.g., myshop.jengastack.app)
3. Admin Email, The Odoo admin user email
4. Admin Password, Secure password for Odoo admin login
5. Custom Domain (optional), Your own domain (e.g., shop.mybusiness.com)

Step 5: Deploy

Click "Deploy Instance". The system will:

1. Create a Docker container with CPU/RAM limits
2. Provision a PostgreSQL database
3. Issue an SSL certificate via Let's Encrypt
4. Install the Odoo application with your chosen template
5. Run health checks
6. Send you a "ready" email

This process takes approximately 2-3 minutes.

Step 6: Log Into Odoo

Once deployed, you'll get an email with:

• Your Odoo URL (e.g., https://myshop.jengastack.app)
• Admin credentials (username and password)
• Magic link for one-click access

Click the magic link or log in with your credentials to access your Odoo dashboard.

Step 7: Complete Odoo Setup Wizard

The first time you log in, Odoo will guide you through a setup wizard:

1. Company Information, Business name, address, phone, email
2. Currency, Set to Kenyan Shilling (KES)
3. Country, Set to Kenya
4. Accounting Setup, Choose your accounting needs
5. Install Demo Data (optional), Skip for production

Troubleshooting

Issue	Solution
Email not received	Check spam folder, add [email protected] to contacts
Deployment stuck	Refresh the dashboard after 5 minutes, contact support
Can't log in	Use the "Forgot Password" link or request a new magic link
Slow loading	Wait 30 seconds for the container to fully initialize

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Next steps: Customize your instance and install modules.