== 1. Update Your System == sudo apt update sudo apt upgrade -y == 2. Install k3s == curl -sfL https://get.k3s.io | sh - == 3. Give Non-root User Access to K3s Config == sudo chown $USER:$USER /etc/rancher/k3s/k3s.yaml export KUBECONFIG=/etc/rancher/k3s/k3s.yaml == 4. Verify Kubernetes Cluster == kubectl version kubectl get nodes kubectl get pods -A == 5. Install Kustomize == curl -s "https://raw.githubusercontent.com/kubernetes-sigs/kustomize/master/hack/install_kustomize.sh" | bash sudo mv kustomize /usr/local/bin == 6. Create Kustomization Directory == mkdir awx-deploy && cd awx-deploy == 7. Create kustomization.yaml == #create file nano kustomization.yaml #Add below to the file apiVersion: kustomize.config.k8s.io/v1beta1 kind: Kustomization resources: - github.com/ansible/awx-operator/config/default?ref=2.19.1 images: - name: quay.io/ansible/awx-operator newTag: 2.19.1 namespace: awx == 8. Apply Kustomize Configuration == kubectl apply -k . OR kustomize build . | kubectl apply -f - == 9. Verify Operator is Running == kubectl get pods -n awx == 10. Create AWX Instance. Create a file named awx-demo.yaml == #create file nano awx-demo.yaml #Add below to the file --- apiVersion: awx.ansible.com/v1beta1 kind: AWX metadata: name: awx-demo spec: service_type: nodeport nodeport_port: 32000 == 11. Add Instance to Kustomization == # Update your kustomization.yaml to include awx-demo.yaml #edit file nano kustomization.yaml #add - awx-demo.yaml under resources resources: - github.com/ansible/awx-operator/config/default?ref=2.19.1 - awx-demo.yaml images: - name: quay.io/ansible/awx-operator newTag: 2.19.1 namespace: awx == 12. Reapply Kustomize Configuration == kubectl apply -k . == 13. Check POD Status kubectl get pods -n awx == 14. View Logs == kubectl logs -f deployment/awx-operator-controller-manager -c awx-manager -n awx == 15. Retrieve Admin Password == kubectl get secret awx-demo-admin-password -n awx -o jsonpath="{.data.password}" | base64 --decode ; echo == 16. Access the AWX Dashboard == http://:32000 #Username: admin #Password: (from previous step)