Until now, Cloudpepper automatically installed and configured PostgreSQL whenever you created a new Odoo server. Starting today, you have the option to connect your Odoo instance to an external PostgreSQL database server instead.
When you select this option, Cloudpepper skips creating a local PostgreSQL instance and uses the connection details you provide. This makes it easier to improve reliability and availability. For example, you can use managed database services such as AWS Aurora, which offers up to 99.999% multi region availability, as well as DigitalOcean Managed PostgreSQL and Vultr Managed PostgreSQL that support automatic failover and read only replicas. Read only replicas can be used for external reporting or analytics (ie. Google Lookerstudio, Microsoft Power BI,…), keeping the primary database focused on serving Odoo.
Separating your database from the web server also unlocks far greater scalability, since managed databases let you go beyond the limits of a single machine. You can scale up or out by adding nodes or full clusters without touching your Odoo server. This makes it easier to handle large datasets, heavy concurrent usage, and continuous growth while keeping performance steady and maintenance simple.
