{"action":"closed","issue":{"url":"https://api.github.com/repos/odoo/odoo/issues/6872","labels_url":"https://api.github.com/repos/odoo/odoo/issues/6872/labels{/name}","comments_url":"https://api.github.com/repos/odoo/odoo/issues/6872/comments","events_url":"https://api.github.com/repos/odoo/odoo/issues/6872/events","html_url":"https://github.com/odoo/odoo/issues/6872","id":81577860,"number":6872,"title":"Ambiguous file to run Odoo","user":{"login":"alejandrosantana","id":3707483,"avatar_url":"https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/3707483?v=3","gravatar_id":"","url":"https://api.github.com/users/alejandrosantana","html_url":"https://github.com/alejandrosantana","followers_url":"https://api.github.com/users/alejandrosantana/followers","following_url":"https://api.github.com/users/alejandrosantana/following{/other_user}","gists_url":"https://api.github.com/users/alejandrosantana/gists{/gist_id}","starred_url":"https://api.github.com/users/alejandrosantana/starred{/owner}{/repo}","subscriptions_url":"https://api.github.com/users/alejandrosantana/subscriptions","organizations_url":"https://api.github.com/users/alejandrosantana/orgs","repos_url":"https://api.github.com/users/alejandrosantana/repos","events_url":"https://api.github.com/users/alejandrosantana/events{/privacy}","received_events_url":"https://api.github.com/users/alejandrosantana/received_events","type":"User","site_admin":false},"labels":[],"state":"closed","locked":false,"assignee":null,"milestone":null,"comments":4,"created_at":"2015-05-27T18:56:01Z","updated_at":"2015-06-03T15:48:29Z","closed_at":"2015-06-03T15:48:29Z","body":"**Ambiguous file to run Odoo**\r\n\r\nOfficial documentation says `odoo.py` should be used for launching Odoo:\r\nhttps://www.odoo.com/documentation/8.0/setup/install.html#running-odoo\r\n\r\nBut actually there are three files to run Odoo: `odoo.py`, `openerp-server`, `openerp-gevent`, each one with requirements and disadvantages: *openerp-gevent* seems to disable cron and needs workers>0, *openerp-server* seems to not support *im_chat* or *im_livechat*, *odoo.py* not even sure.\r\n\r\nIs there a need to run 2 simultaneous Odoo instances to have im_chat/im_livechat and cron available at the same time?\r\n\r\nReferences:\r\n\r\n- https://www.odoo.com/nl_NL/forum/help-1/question/live-chat-running-with-gevent-and-cron-stops-working-34171\r\n- https://www.odoo.com/nl_NL/forum/help-1/question/how-to-activate-chat-im-in-v8-trunk-22521\r\n- Is there a need to run 2 instances\r\n\r\nImpacted versions:\r\n\r\n - 8.0 (and beyond, I supose)\r\n\r\nSteps to reproduce:\r\n\r\n 1. try to choose a file to run your Odoo\r\n\r\nCurrent behavior:\r\n\r\n - Three ways of running Odoo: `odoo.py`, `openerp-server`, `openerp-gevent`\r\n\r\nExpected behavior:\r\n\r\n - Clear specification of which file to use to run Odoo, and their needs and consequences\r\n"}}