Fixing openerp-web init script bug

$ sudo mkdir /home/openerp

$ sudo chown openerp.nogroup /home/openerp

HTTPS with Apache

$ sudo apt-get install apache2

$ sudo a2enmod ssl

$ sudo a2ensite default-ssl

$ sudo /etc/init.d/apache2 restart

Forcing Apache to redirect HTTP traffic to HTTPS

Choose a ServerName/URL for your OpenERP Web service, like openerpweb.com:

$ sudo vi /etc/apache2/sites-available/default

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