Ansible AWX

To say that installing Ansible AWX is complicated is an understatement. Since Red Hat first open sourced the project, deploying it has always been difficult.

Luckily, the first release was containerized, and it has slowly transitioned from running in a small number of containers to being able to run in a Kubernetes cluster and managed by the AWX Operator.

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A Kubernetes Operator uses custom resources to automate application and component management in Kubernetes clusters. It extends the cluster’s behavior without modifying the Kubernetes code itself. Operators can handle various tasks, such as deployment, backups, upgrades, and service discovery, reducing manual intervention and increasing the system’s reliability.

Let’s start by launching our own Kubernetes in Microsoft Azure and configuring our local machine so that we can deploy and configure the AWX Operator.

Deploying and configuring the Ansible AWX Operator

The first...