# Odoo — Notes

## Explicit database name and `-i base` required on first run

The official Odoo Docker image does not auto-initialize the database. Without specifying the
database name and installing the base module, Odoo starts in multi-database manager mode and
health checks fail with "Database not initialized".

```yaml
args: ["-d", "DATABASE_NAME", "-i", "base"]
```

The `-i base` flag installs Odoo's base module and creates all database tables on first run.
Subsequent runs with `-i base` are safe — it updates rather than reinstalls.

## First-run initialization takes 10–15 minutes

Use a `startupProbe` with a long window to prevent premature restarts:

```yaml
startupProbe:
  failureThreshold: 40
  periodSeconds: 30   # up to 20 minutes total
```

Once the startup probe passes, regular liveness/readiness probes with `initialDelaySeconds: 0`
take over.