AWX is a Graphical User Interface for Ansible. Here are the detailed steps to install AWX on Centos.
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Install Ansible Core
sudo yum -y update
sudo yum -y install epel-repo
sudo yum -y update
sudo yum -y install ansibleInstall other required packages
sudo yum -y install git gcc gcc-c++ nodejs gettext device-mapper-persistent-data lvm2 bzip2 python3-pip wget nano libseccompInstall Docker
sudo yum install -y yum-utils
sudo yum-config-manager --add-repo https://download.docker.com/linux/centos/docker-ce.repo
sudo yum install docker-ce docker-ce-cli containerd.io docker-buildx-plugin docker-compose-pluginInstall setuptools_rust, wheel and docker-compose from pip3
pip3 install setuptools_rust
pip3 install wheel
pip3 install docker-compose
pip3 install docker
pip3 install docker-pyStart and Enable Docker
sudo systemctl start docker
sudo systemctl enable dockerClone AWX Source code from github
cd ~
git clone -b 17.1.0 https://github.com/ansible/awx.git
cd awxEdit the ~awx/installer/inventory file and uncomment the lines as shown below
admin_password=Admin@123
secret_key=Admin@123
pg_database=awx
pg_password=Admin@123
awx_alternate_dns_servers="8.8.8.8,8.8.4.4"
postgres_data_dir="/var/lib/awx/pgdocker"
docker_compose_dir="/var/lib/awx/awxcompose"
project_data_dir="/var/lib/awx/projects"Install AWX by running the playbook
ansible-playbook -i ~/awx/installer/inventory ~/awx/installer/install.ymlCheck if docker processes are running
docker psOpen Firewall Ports
You may need to open firewall ports to allow AWX web interface to be accessed from outside this server.
firewall-cmd --zone=public --add-masquerade --permanent
firewall-cmd --permanent --add-service=http
firewall-cmd --permanent --add-service=https
firewall-cmd --reloadOpen AWX User Interface
open the URL on the browser:
<ip address or hostname>:80/
Stopping AWX Services
docker container stop awx_task awx_web awx_redis awx_postgresStarting AWX Services
docker container start awx_postgres awx_redis awx_task awx_web
