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. --- ### 📌 **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!** --- ### 🧰 **Prerequisites:** ✅ Running Kubernetes cluster (Minikube, Kind, or Production-grade) ✅ `kubectl` configured ✅ Helm v3 installed ✅ Persistent Volume support for AWX data --- ### 🛠️ **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 --- ### 📂 **Useful Commands Covered in Video:** # Add Helm Repo and Install AWX Operator helm repo add awx-operator ';https://ansible-community.github.io/awx-operator-helm/' 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``` --- ### 🌐 **Login to AWX Web UI** * Navigate to the NodePort exposed by your Kubernetes cluster * Username: `admin` * Password: *(from the Kubernetes Secret)* --- 🎯 Once inside, you can: * Add Inventories * Configure Credentials * Launch and Monitor Ansible Jobs --- 💡 Don’t forget to configure **persistent backups**, **external databases**, and **Git/Vault integrations** for production setups! --- 👍 If you found this tutorial helpful, please **Like**, **Subscribe**, and hit the **🔔 bell icon** for more DevOps and Linux tutorials. 💬 Drop a comment if you'd like a follow-up video on AWX Projects, Inventories, or Job Templates! #AnsibleAWX #Kubernetes #DevOps #AnsibleTower #AWX #LinuxTutorial #Helm #OpenSource #Automation #RedHatAnsible