Service Types

When creating a service, you choose a type that defines its intended purpose. This helps you organize your services and signals their role to your team.

#Available types

#Live

Live services are your production instances — the ones your business runs on every day. They contain real data and are accessed by your team and customers.

Best practices for Live services:

• Always have automated backups enabled
• Assign a custom domain for professional access
• Test changes on a Test or Copy service before applying them here

#Test

Test services are sandbox environments for trying things out. Use them to:

• Evaluate new Odoo modules before deploying to production
• Test addon updates
• Train new team members
• Experiment with configuration changes

Test services are not meant for real business data.

#Demo

Demo services are designed for showcasing Odoo to potential users or clients. They typically contain sample data and are used for:

• Sales demonstrations
• Client presentations
• Training sessions

#Copy

Copy services are clones of an existing service. When you create a copy, hav.sh duplicates the entire database and file storage, giving you an exact replica to work with.

Common uses for copies:

• Testing upgrades on a mirror of your production data
• Debugging issues without affecting the live system
• Creating training environments with realistic data

#Choosing the right type