awx
by ansible
AWX is a web-based control panel, REST API and task engine that sits on top of Ansible, the IT automation tool. It lets teams run, schedule and track automation jobs on their servers from one place.
- Stars
- 15.6k +2 a day
- Licence
- Unclear
- Runs on
- A small server
- Setup
- Technical
- Language
- Python
- Age
- 3456 days
What you can do with it
- Run Ansible playbooks from a web interface instead of the command line
- Schedule automation jobs and review their results and logs
- Control who can run which automation using users, teams and stored credentials
Could replace
- Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform
Our suggestion based on what it does, not a feature-by-feature comparison.
Make money with it
An IT freelancer could offer managed server automation to small firms, using AWX to run and report on recurring maintenance jobs.
An idea, not financial advice. Check the licence before charging for anything built on it.
Ways a business could use it
- Automate routine server patching, deployments and configuration so staff spend less time on manual admin
- Give non-expert colleagues a safe button to run approved IT tasks without handing out server access
Can you use it commercially?
No standard licence detected. Read the licence before using it commercially.
Not legal advice. Read the project's licence file before building a product on it.
Getting it running
Installation follows a separate Install guide (INSTALL.md), and the project is normally deployed on Kubernetes or containers using the AWX Operator.
Follow the official instructions in the project README.
Things to check
- Releases are paused during a large refactor; the last release was in July 2024
- Licence is not clearly identified in the repository facts
- Complex to install and run, and needs Ansible knowledge
- Not suited to beginners or very small setups
Checked 03 Nov 2026. Summary drafted by AI from the project's README.
