How to Install AWX 24.x on Rocky Linux 8 Using the AWX Operator: A Free Ansible Automation Platform Alternative

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AWX is the open-source upstream project of Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform, providing a powerful web-based interface and REST API for managing Ansible playbooks, inventories, and job scheduling.

This guide walks you through the step-by-step process of deploying AWX on Rocky Linux 8 or RHEL 8 using Docker or Podman, updated for compatibility with the latest system packages and container tools in 2025. Whether you’re setting up a lab or preparing for production automation, this tutorial ensures a reliable and streamlined AWX installation.

AWX 24.x must be deployed via Kubernetes using the AWX Operator. We’ll install either Docker or Podman as the container driver for Minikube.

Recommended VM Specifications

To deploy AWX with Minikube reliably on Rocky Linux 8 or RHEL 8, use a VM or host system with the following minimum resources:

• CPU: 4 vCPUs
• Memory: 8 GB RAM