diff --git a/site-docs/docs/cli-reference.md b/site-docs/docs/cli-reference.md
index 3eedc0c..fe7ce3f 100644
--- a/site-docs/docs/cli-reference.md
+++ b/site-docs/docs/cli-reference.md
@@ -58,9 +58,10 @@ $ deploy configure [OPTIONS] INSTANCE_NAME [SSH_HOST] [REPO_URL]
 * `-p, --port INTEGER`: SSH port on the remote host.
 * `--repo-subdir TEXT`: Subdirectory within the repo to use as the service root (for monorepos).
 * `--repo-branch TEXT`: Git branch to clone and track (defaults to the repository's default branch).
+* `--recreate / --no-recreate`: Re-create existing artifacts (venv, odoo-config, systemd unit) instead of skipping them.  \[default: no-recreate\]
 * `--watch`: Stream service logs with journalctl after a successful configure. Also merge with odoo and click-odoo-update logs if applicable.
-* `--steps TEXT`: Comma-separated steps to run, or 'all'. Available: dir, pg, gitaggregate, venv, unit.  \[default: all\]
-* `--except TEXT`: Comma-separated steps to skip. Available: dir, pg, gitaggregate, venv, unit.
+* `--steps TEXT`: Comma-separated steps to run, or 'all'. Available: dir, pg, gitaggregate, venv, config, unit.  \[default: all\]
+* `--except TEXT`: Comma-separated steps to skip. Available: dir, pg, gitaggregate, venv, config, unit.
 * `--dry-run`: Go through all steps without running any writing/destructive commands.
 * `--help`: Show this message and exit.
 
diff --git a/tests/test_configure_config.py b/tests/test_configure_config.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..416ddd0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/test_configure_config.py
@@ -0,0 +1,146 @@
+from __future__ import annotations
+
+from unittest.mock import MagicMock, patch
+
+import pytest
+from typer.testing import CliRunner
+
+from trobz_deploy.cli import app
+from trobz_deploy.utils.executor import ExecutorError
+
+
+@pytest.fixture
+def runner():
+    return CliRunner()
+
+
+def _executor_mock(*, conf_exists: bool):
+    """Executor mock where config/odoo.conf may or may not already exist."""
+    mock = MagicMock()
+    mock.capture.side_effect = lambda cmd, cwd=None, dry_run=False: "/home/deploy" if cmd == "echo $HOME" else ""
+
+    def run_side_effect(cmd, cwd=None, check=True, dry_run=False):
+        if not conf_exists and cmd.startswith("test -f") and cmd.endswith("odoo.conf"):
+            msg = "not found"
+            raise ExecutorError(msg)
+        return ""
+
+    mock.run.side_effect = run_side_effect
+    return mock
+
+
+def _invoke(runner, extra_args, cfg, *, conf_exists):
+    with (
+        patch("trobz_deploy.command.configure.Executor") as MockExecutor,
+        patch("trobz_deploy.command.configure.load_config", return_value=cfg),
+    ):
+        mock_exec = _executor_mock(conf_exists=conf_exists)
+        MockExecutor.return_value = mock_exec
+        result = runner.invoke(
+            app,
+            ["configure", "odoo-myapp-staging", "--type", "odoo", "--steps", "config", *extra_args],
+        )
+        return result, mock_exec
+
+
+def _commands(mock_exec) -> list[str]:
+    return [call.args[0] for call in mock_exec.run.call_args_list]
+
+
+def test_config_generates_with_defaults_and_user_overrides(runner):
+    cfg = {"version": "17.0", "config": {"db_password": "secret"}}
+    result, mock_exec = _invoke(runner, [], cfg, conf_exists=False)
+
+    assert result.exit_code == 0
+    create = next(c for c in _commands(mock_exec) if c.startswith("odoo-config create"))
+    assert "--version 17.0" in create
+    assert "config/odoo.conf" in create
+    assert "--db_user=odoo-myapp-staging" in create
+    assert "--report.url=http://odoo-myapp-staging:8069" in create
+    assert "--http_interface=odoo-myapp-staging" in create
+    assert "--db_password=secret" in create
+    assert "--preset staging" in create  # derived from the instance name
+    assert "--admin_passwd=" in create and "--admin_passwd=admin" not in create  # never the default
+    assert not any("mv " in c for c in _commands(mock_exec))  # nothing to back up
+
+
+def test_config_warns_when_exists_without_recreate(runner):
+    result, mock_exec = _invoke(runner, [], {"version": "17.0"}, conf_exists=True)
+
+    assert result.exit_code == 0
+    assert "already exists" in result.output
+    assert not any(c.startswith("odoo-config create") for c in _commands(mock_exec))
+
+
+def test_config_recreate_backs_up_then_regenerates(runner):
+    result, mock_exec = _invoke(runner, ["--recreate"], {"version": "17.0"}, conf_exists=True)
+
+    assert result.exit_code == 0
+    cmds = _commands(mock_exec)
+    assert any(
+        c == "mv /home/deploy/odoo-myapp-staging/config/odoo.conf /home/deploy/odoo-myapp-staging/config/odoo.conf.bak"
+        for c in cmds
+    )
+    assert any(c.startswith("odoo-config create") for c in cmds)
+
+
+def test_config_defaults_version_when_undetectable(runner):
+    """No configured version + a missing codebase dir (local executor raises
+    FileNotFoundError on cwd) falls back to the prompt default instead of crashing."""
+
+    def capture(cmd, cwd=None, dry_run=False):
+        if cmd == "echo $HOME":
+            return "/home/deploy"
+        if "odoo-addons-path" in cmd:
+            raise FileNotFoundError(2, "No such file or directory")
+        return ""
+
+    mock = _executor_mock(conf_exists=False)
+    mock.capture.side_effect = capture
+    with (
+        patch("trobz_deploy.command.configure.Executor", return_value=mock),
+        patch("trobz_deploy.command.configure.load_config", return_value={}),
+    ):
+        result = runner.invoke(app, ["configure", "odoo-myapp-staging", "--type", "odoo", "--steps", "config"])
+
+    assert result.exit_code == 0
+    create = next(c for c in _commands(mock) if c.startswith("odoo-config create"))
+    assert "--version 19.0" in create
+
+
+def test_config_detects_version_from_addons_path(runner):
+    """When no version is configured, read it from `odoo-addons-path --format=json`."""
+
+    def capture(cmd, cwd=None, dry_run=False):
+        if cmd == "echo $HOME":
+            return "/home/deploy"
+        if "odoo-addons-path" in cmd:
+            return '{"layout": "Trobz", "version": "18.0"}'
+        return ""
+
+    mock = _executor_mock(conf_exists=False)
+    mock.capture.side_effect = capture
+    with (
+        patch("trobz_deploy.command.configure.Executor", return_value=mock),
+        patch("trobz_deploy.command.configure.load_config", return_value={}),
+    ):
+        result = runner.invoke(app, ["configure", "odoo-myapp-staging", "--type", "odoo", "--steps", "config"])
+
+    assert result.exit_code == 0
+    create = next(c for c in _commands(mock) if c.startswith("odoo-config create"))
+    assert "--version 18.0" in create
+
+
+def test_config_no_preset_for_untyped_instance(runner):
+    """An instance name without a known type (demo/test/...) gets no --preset."""
+    with (
+        patch("trobz_deploy.command.configure.Executor") as MockExecutor,
+        patch("trobz_deploy.command.configure.load_config", return_value={"version": "17.0"}),
+    ):
+        MockExecutor.return_value = _executor_mock(conf_exists=False)
+        result = runner.invoke(app, ["configure", "odoo-myapp-demo", "--type", "odoo", "--steps", "config"])
+        mock_exec = MockExecutor.return_value
+
+    assert result.exit_code == 0
+    create = next(c for c in _commands(mock_exec) if c.startswith("odoo-config create"))
+    assert "--preset" not in create
diff --git a/tests/test_configure_steps.py b/tests/test_configure_steps.py
index cc5ad0e..425a6fb 100644
--- a/tests/test_configure_steps.py
+++ b/tests/test_configure_steps.py
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ def runner():
 def _executor_mock():
     mock = MagicMock()
 
-    def capture_side_effect(cmd, cwd=None):
+    def capture_side_effect(cmd, cwd=None, dry_run=False):
         if cmd == "echo $HOME":
             return "/home/deploy"
         return ""
@@ -151,7 +151,7 @@ def test_step_ensure_postgres_role_only(runner):
 
 
 def test_step_all_runs_every_step_for_odoo(runner):
-    cfg = {"repo_url": "git@example.com:org/myapp.git"}
+    cfg = {"repo_url": "git@example.com:org/myapp.git", "version": "17.0"}
 
     result, mock_exec = _invoke(
         runner,
@@ -168,6 +168,7 @@ def test_step_all_runs_every_step_for_odoo(runner):
     assert any(cmd.startswith("createuser") for cmd in commands)
     assert any("gitaggregate" in cmd for cmd in commands)
     assert any("odoo-venv create" in cmd for cmd in commands)
+    assert any("odoo-config create --version 17.0" in cmd for cmd in commands)
     mock_exec.write_file.assert_called_once()
     assert any("systemctl --user enable --now" in cmd for cmd in commands)
 
diff --git a/trobz_deploy/command/configure.py b/trobz_deploy/command/configure.py
index 9350a6a..74313e7 100644
--- a/trobz_deploy/command/configure.py
+++ b/trobz_deploy/command/configure.py
@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
 from __future__ import annotations
 
+import json
 import secrets
+import shlex
 from typing import Annotated, Any
 
 import typer
@@ -56,9 +58,38 @@ def _ensure_postgres_user(executor: Executor, instance_name: str, dry_run: bool
     "pg": "Ensure postgres role exists",
     "gitaggregate": "Run gitaggregate if needed",
     "venv": "Creating the venv",
+    "config": "Generating Odoo config",
     "unit": "Installing systemd unit",
 }
 
+ODOO_CONFIG_FILENAME = "odoo.conf"
+
+# Odoo instance types that map to an odoo-config --preset (see odoo-config overlay.toml).
+# The other types (demo, hotfix, test, training) carry no preset.
+INSTANCE_PRESETS = ("production", "staging", "integration")
+
+
+def _detect_preset(instance_name: str) -> str | None:
+    """Derive the odoo-config --preset from the instance name (e.g. acme-staging → staging).
+
+    Instance names are dash-separated (e.g. ``openerp-project-integration``).
+    """
+    tokens = set(instance_name.lower().split("-"))
+    return next((p for p in INSTANCE_PRESETS if p in tokens), None)
+
+
+def _detect_version(executor: Executor, service_path: str, *, dry_run: bool = False) -> str:
+    """Read the Odoo version from ``odoo-addons-path --format=json`` in the codebase, else prompt."""
+    # OSError covers a missing service_path on the local executor (subprocess cwd= raises
+    # before the command runs); the remote executor degrades to a non-zero ExecutorError.
+    try:
+        out = executor.capture("odoo-addons-path -v --format=json", cwd=service_path, dry_run=dry_run)
+        detected = json.loads(out).get("version", "") if out else ""
+    except (ExecutorError, OSError, json.JSONDecodeError):
+        detected = ""
+
+    return detected or typer.prompt("Target Odoo version", default="19.0")
+
 
 def configure(  # noqa: C901
     ctx: typer.Context,
@@ -81,7 +112,7 @@ def configure(  # noqa: C901
     recreate: Annotated[
         bool,
         typer.Option(
-            help="Re-create venv in case it exists. This is useful when you want to update the venv.",
+            help="Re-create existing artifacts (venv, odoo-config, systemd unit) instead of skipping them.",
         ),
     ] = False,
     watch: Annotated[
@@ -245,7 +276,48 @@ def _run_step(slug: str) -> bool:
             typer.echo(typer.style(str(exc), fg="red"), err=True)
             raise typer.Exit(code=1) from exc
 
-    # Step 5: Install systemd unit
+    # Step 5: Generate Odoo config via odoo-config on the target host
+    if eff_type == "odoo" and _run_step("config"):
+        conf_dir = f"{instance_path}/config"
+        conf_path = f"{conf_dir}/{ODOO_CONFIG_FILENAME}"
+        conf_exists = _file_exists(executor, conf_path)
+
+        if not conf_exists or recreate:
+            typer.secho(f"\n{CONFIGURE_STEPS['config']}…", fg="green")
+            version = opts.get("version") or _detect_version(executor, service_path, dry_run=dry_run)
+
+            overrides: dict[str, Any] = {
+                "db_user": instance_name,
+                "report.url": f"http://{instance_name}:8069",
+                "http_interface": instance_name,
+                "admin_passwd": secrets.token_urlsafe(24),
+            }
+            overrides.update(opts.get("config") or {})
+            override_args = " ".join(f"--{key}={shlex.quote(str(value))}" for key, value in overrides.items())
+
+            preset = opts.get("preset") or _detect_preset(instance_name)
+            preset_arg = f" --preset {shlex.quote(preset)}" if preset else ""
+
+            try:
+                executor.run(f"mkdir -p {conf_dir}", dry_run=dry_run)
+                if conf_exists:
+                    executor.run(f"mv {conf_path} {conf_path}.bak", dry_run=dry_run)
+                executor.run(
+                    f"odoo-config create --version {shlex.quote(str(version))}{preset_arg} "
+                    f"-c {conf_path} {override_args}",
+                    dry_run=dry_run,
+                )
+            except ExecutorError as exc:
+                typer.echo(typer.style(str(exc), fg="red"), err=True)
+                raise typer.Exit(code=1) from exc
+
+        else:
+            typer.secho(
+                f"\nConfig {ODOO_CONFIG_FILENAME!r} already exists. Use --recreate to regenerate.",
+                fg="yellow",
+            )
+
+    # Step 6: Install systemd unit
     if _run_step("unit"):
         unit_dir = "$HOME/.config/systemd/user"
         unit_path = f"{unit_dir}/{instance_name}.service"