odpm message locale (ODPM_LOCALE)¶
AI-translated from Russian.
odpm utility messages on the host (errors, setup wizard questions, brief statuses when starting compose) are translated via GNU gettext catalogs in dev_project/i18n/.
The container log (Odoo, PostgreSQL) intentionally stays in English — easier to match with general documentation.
How language is chosen¶
| Priority | Source |
|---|---|
| 1 | ODPM_LOCALE in the active .env file |
| 2 | ODPM_LOCALE in the process environment |
| 3 | LC_ALL, LC_MESSAGES, or LANG |
| 4 | Operating system locale |
| 5 | en_US |
One .env is read — project or ~/.odpm/; keys are not merged (.env variables).
Example in the project directory:
ODPM_LOCALE=ru_RU
Full odpm UI translation is available for ru_RU; other locales fall back to English.
Do not confuse with Odoo database language¶
Field database.language in odpm.json (or deprecated db_lang in user_settings.json) sets the Odoo database language on creation (ru_RU, en_US), not odpm’s own message language. When both exist, the manifest wins.
Updating translations (for odpm developers)¶
See contributing/i18n.md in the odpm repository.