How to Install Ansible AWX on Kubernetes Cluster | Open Source Ansible Tower
In this step-by-step video, we will show you *how to install Ansible AWX on a Kubernetes Cluster* — the open-source version of **Red Hat Ansible Tower**.
By the end of this tutorial, you will have a fully functional *AWX instance* running in your Kubernetes environment.
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📌 *What is AWX?*
AWX is the upstream open-source project of Red Hat Ansible Tower.
It provides a web-based UI, REST API, and task engine for managing your Ansible automation.
It allows you to manage inventories, credentials, and jobs — all from a centralized dashboard.
Best of all, it's *free and open-source!*
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🧰 *Prerequisites:*
✅ Running Kubernetes cluster (Minikube, Kind, or Production-grade)
✅ `kubectl` configured
✅ Helm v3 installed
✅ Persistent Volume support for AWX data
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🛠️ *Installation Steps Covered:*
1. Deploy AWX Operator using Helm
2. Create StorageClass & PersistentVolume
3. Create and apply AWX Custom Resource YAML
4. Extract admin credentials from Kubernetes Secret
5. Access AWX web UI and log in
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📂 *Useful Commands Covered in Video:*
Add Helm Repo and Install AWX Operator
helm repo add awx-operator 'https://ansible-community.github.io/a...
helm install ansible-awx-operator awx-operator/awx-operator -n awx --create-namespace
Create StorageClass and PersistentVolume
cat awxstorage-class.yaml
apiVersion: storage.k8s.io/v1
kind: StorageClass
metadata:
name: local-storage
namespace: awx
provisioner: kubernetes.io/no-provisioner
volumeBindingMode: WaitForFirstConsumer
cat awx-pv.yaml
apiVersion: v1
kind: PersistentVolume
metadata:
name: postgres-pv
namespace: awx
spec:
capacity:
storage: 10Gi
accessModes:
ReadWriteOnce
persistentVolumeReclaimPolicy: Retain
storageClassName: local-storage
hostPath:
path: /mnt/storage
kubectl apply -f awxstorage-class.yaml
kubectl apply -f awx-pv.yaml
Deploy AWX Instance
cat ansible-awx.yaml
apiVersion: awx.ansible.com/v1beta1
kind: AWX
metadata:
name: ansible-awx
namespace: awx
spec:
service_type: nodeport
postgres_storage_class: local-storage
kubectl apply -f ansible-awx.yaml
Extract Admin Password
kubectl get secret ansible-awx-admin-password -o jsonpath="{.data.password}" -n awx | base64 --decode ; echo```
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🌐 *Login to AWX Web UI*
Navigate to the NodePort exposed by your Kubernetes cluster
Username: `admin`
Password: (from the Kubernetes Secret)
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🎯 Once inside, you can:
Add Inventories
Configure Credentials
Launch and Monitor Ansible Jobs
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💡 Don’t forget to configure *persistent backups**, **external databases**, and **Git/Vault integrations* for production setups!
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