Install Ansible AWX 24.6.1 in Minikube on Ubuntu 24.04.2 LTS in a single VM

Wed, 02 Jul 2025 13:35:25 +0200

Create a Ubuntu Virtual Machine with:
32 GB RAM
8 cores
120 GB HD

Step-by-step: Install AWX 24.6.1 on Minikube (Ubuntu)

🔧 1. System Preparation

1$ sudo apt update && sudo apt upgrade -y
2$ sudo apt install -y curl wget apt-transport-https ca-certificates gnupg lsb-release software-properties-common
3$ sudo timedatectl set-timezone Europe/Amsterdam

📦 2. Install Docker (Minikube backend)

 1$ curl -fsSL https://get.docker.com | sudo bash
 2$ sudo usermod -aG docker $USER
 3$ newgrp docker  # Activate group without reboot
 4
 5Enable and start Docker:
 6$ sudo systemctl enable docker
 7$ sudo systemctl start docker
 8
 9Test:
10$ docker run hello-world

🧱 3. Install Minikube

Install Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2.5 in a single VM

Sun, 29 Jun 2025 23:10:08 +0200

Attention: I have not been able to make it restart automatically after a reboot!
Perhaps it is better to look into making it run in Minikube?

Create a Red Hat 9 Virtual Machine with:
32 GB RAM
8 cores
120 GB HD

1$ sudo hostnamectl hostname aap.vandenboom.local

Download the Ansible Automation Platform 2.5 Containerized Setup Bundle from: https://access.redhat.com/downloads/content/480/ver=2.5/rhel---9/2.5/x86_64/product-software

 1$ tar zxvf ansible*.tar.gz
 2
 3$ sudo vim /etc/hosts
 4localhost aap.vandenboom.local
 5
 6$ ping aap.vandenboom.local
 7
 8$ sudo dnf install -y podman git python3-pip rsync tar jq unzip
 9
10$ podman login registry.redhat.io
11
12$ sudo dnf install ansible-core wget
13
14$ python3 -m pip install virtualenv
15$ pip3 install ansible
16
17$ vim inventory
18Edit the settings as seen below
19
20$ time ansible-playbook -i inventory ansible.containerized_installer.install -K

This is the contents of the file: ./inventory

Ansible on Martijn's Notes

Install Ansible AWX 24.6.1 in Minikube on Ubuntu 24.04.2 LTS in a single VM

Install Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2.5 in a single VM