Industry Experience – Platform Operations with Portainer & Odoo
Deploy and manage containerised Odoo ERP using Portainer. Gain real DevOps and Platform Engineering experience with Docker, containers, and ERP deployment patterns.
Platform Operations with Portainer
for Odoo ERP
Deploy and manage containerised Odoo ERP infrastructure using Portainer. Gain real DevOps and Platform Engineering experience with Docker, container orchestration, and ERP deployment patterns—guided by weekly supervision from your industry mentor.
Why This Project Exists
Growing organisations running Odoo face critical operational challenges that limit their ability to scale, maintain uptime, and empower non-specialist teams.
Docker Complexity
Managing Odoo containers via raw Docker commands requires specialist knowledge. Non-technical teams cannot easily restart services, view logs, or troubleshoot issues.
Environment Sprawl
Development, staging, and production environments are difficult to manage consistently. Configuration drift and deployment errors are common without proper tooling.
Operational Visibility
Without a management layer, teams lack visibility into container health, resource usage, and service dependencies. Troubleshooting becomes reactive rather than proactive.
Where This Project Comes From
This Smart Project is abstracted from real-world ERP and platform operations projects where Portainer was introduced as an operational control plane for managing Odoo containers, volumes, networks, and access roles.
About the Industry Context
Originally delivered by High Tech Masterminds Pty Ltd, an Odoo partner in Sydney, to support a client in the manufacturing industry. The client needed a way for their operations team to manage Odoo infrastructure without requiring deep Docker expertise.
Portainer was introduced as the solution—providing a visual interface for container management, access control, and operational visibility while keeping the underlying Docker architecture accessible for specialists.
How Smart Projects Work: All requirements are sanitised and safe for academic delivery. You'll work under industry mentor supervision—not directly with a client. This mirrors how professionals work on similar projects.
Your Role
Junior Platform Engineer / DevOps Support
Key Tasks & Responsibilities
Work as a Platform Engineer responsible for deploying and managing Odoo using containerised infrastructure—guided by weekly supervision from your industry mentor.
How Your Project Unfolds
A structured approach that mirrors real industry platform operations and DevOps projects.
What You'll Produce
Portfolio-ready deliverables that demonstrate real DevOps and Platform Engineering capability.
Running Odoo Platform
Fully functional Odoo deployment managed through Portainer interface
Architecture Diagram
Container architecture documentation showing services, volumes, and networks
Operations Documentation
Deployment guides, runbooks, and operational procedures
Platform User Guide
Non-technical guide for operations team to use Portainer
Weekly Progress Demos
Recorded platform demos showing progress each week
Final Presentation
Present platform and architecture decisions to supervisors
Choose Your Project Scope
Select a duration that matches your academic requirements. Longer durations unlock advanced DevOps capabilities and multi-environment configurations.
Portainer setup, basic Odoo deployment, core documentation
Stable deployment + environment separation + operations guide
Backup & recovery strategy + update & rollback planning
Multi-environment + security hardening + monitoring
What You'll Learn
Industry-relevant DevOps and Platform Engineering skills that employers are actively seeking.
Weekly Industry Mentorship
You'll receive structured supervision from an industry mentor at High Tech Masterminds who has direct experience with similar platform operations projects.
Ready to Build Real DevOps Experience?
Start your platform operations journey with Portainer and Odoo. This industry experience is aligned for Internship and Capstone delivery, with weekly mentorship from HTM professionals.