Automate Like a Boss: A Beginner's Guide to Installing Ansible Automation Platform
How to install an Ansible Automation Platform in a single node with an internal database in a Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9.

March 29, 2023

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#2.3
Standalone automation controller with internal database (single host)
The following inventory file is used to install the Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform with one Ansible Automation Controller. This installation inventory file installs one single automation controller node with an internal database “host1.example.com
”.
[automationcontroller]
host1.example.com node_type=hybrid
[all:vars]
admin_password='<password>'
pg_host=''
pg_port='5432'
pg_database='awx'
pg_username='awx'
pg_password='<password>'
pg_sslmode='prefer'
registry_url='registry.redhat.io'
registry_username='<registry username>'
registry_password='<registry password>'
With the following parameters:
[automationcontroller]
The hostname and the node type. In this casehost1.example.com
andhybrid
type. Thehybrid
type act as a controller and execution nodeadmin_password
: the password of the “admin” user in the Web user interfacepg_password
: the password of the PostgreSQL databaseregistry_username
: the Red Hat Consumer usernameregistry_password
: the Red Hat Consumer password
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Standalone Automation Controllers with internal databases are useful in developer scenarios or a small automation workflow.
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