FORM PR-02 · PROJECT PR-0002 · ERP · Docker · Integration

Odoo POS & Restaurant Operations Setup

Set up a Docker-hosted Odoo 19 Community system for a single-branch restaurant in Accra, covering POS configuration, receipt formatting, tax breakdowns, and printer connectivity.

PR-0002.1

The challenge

Everyday service across POS and kitchen

Checkout: Find products quickly during everyday service
Receipts: Readable layout with local tax components
Order routing: Reliable receipt and kitchen printing

Why it matters

The restaurant needed a system that supported everyday service—from finding products at checkout to producing readable receipts and routing orders to the kitchen. My involvement in stock checks, revenue reconciliation, and expense tracking helped translate operational needs into practical system requirements.

PR-0002.2

My approach

Hosting, POS configuration, and on-site devices

Area	Implementation
01	Ran Odoo 19 Community in Docker for a maintainable, isolated application environment.
02	Organized POS product categories around day-to-day restaurant service.
03	Refined receipt margins, layout, and tax-component presentation.
04	Investigated receipt and kitchen printing across Odoo, the browser, local print bridge, and network.
05	Worked within one POS terminal and a 4 GB RAM, Pentium-class on-site computer.

Location · Accra
Environment · Single branch

PR-0002.3

Key technical challenge

Network reachability was not enough

Confirmed that the kitchen printer responded successfully to network-level checks.
Reproduced the connection error returned by the application's local print bridge.
Separated basic printer reachability from successful application-to-device communication.
Traced the printing path from Docker-hosted Odoo through the browser, local print bridge, network, and printer.
Reviewed configuration and connectivity rather than assuming the hardware had failed.
Worked within the limits of the existing POS terminal, local network, and low-spec PC.
Documented the boundary between software, hardware, and network issues for further resolution.

PR-0002.4

Project coverage

Docker hosting · Delivered work · Contribution

Tools & systems

Odoo 19 Community
POS Hardware
Xprinter
Network Printing
Docker Hosting
Local Print Bridge
Receipt Templates
Tax Configuration
Product Categories
Local Network
ERP Settings
Hardware Diagnosis
Operations Mapping

Delivered work

POS Categories
Receipt Formatting
Tax Breakdowns
Printer Testing
Stock Checks
Revenue Reconciliation
Expense Tracking

Project contribution

ERP Configuration
Systems Integration
Operations Discovery
Hardware Troubleshooting
Network Diagnosis
Requirements Translation