# AWX Project

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## [Does Ansible runs inside AWX containers as well ?](https://forum.ansible.com/t/does-ansible-runs-inside-awx-containers-as-well/34257)

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**Author:** [@GAURAV\_Pande](https://forum.ansible.com/u/GAURAV_Pande)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [November 30, 2020, 6:34pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/does-ansible-runs-inside-awx-containers-as-well/34257 "2020-11-30T18:34:50Z")

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Hi Team , Iam new to AWX and had query regarding ansible required as a pre-requisite for AWX installtion . Could you let me know that does Ansible run inside awx\_task container as well ? if so then why is Ansible requi…

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## [Leverage host variables in ansible Tower/awx](https://forum.ansible.com/t/leverage-host-variables-in-ansible-tower-awx/34246)

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**Author:** [@arun\_hotra](https://forum.ansible.com/u/arun_hotra)\
**Replies:** 12\
**Last updated:** [November 29, 2020, 10:01pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/leverage-host-variables-in-ansible-tower-awx/34246 "2020-11-29T22:01:50Z")

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Hello, I am new to tower, I am unable to leverage host variables populated by an inventory spun up by vmware into ansible tower. (see diagram) I have used hostvars\[inventory\_hostname\] and also tried directly accessing …

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## [Launch AWX templates from web page](https://forum.ansible.com/t/launch-awx-templates-from-web-page/34243)

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**Author:** [@Dave\_Smith](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Dave_Smith)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [November 26, 2020, 9:31am UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/launch-awx-templates-from-web-page/34243 "2020-11-26T09:31:44Z")

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Hi there, Recently started using AWX and really want to be able to launch templates from a standard web page, ie I don’t want the user to launch them from AWX itself. Security isn’t really a concern I just want someone…

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## [Add interfaces during VM creation depends on conditionals](https://forum.ansible.com/t/add-interfaces-during-vm-creation-depends-on-conditionals/34206)

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**Author:** [@hieronymus](https://forum.ansible.com/u/hieronymus)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [November 25, 2020, 2:28pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/add-interfaces-during-vm-creation-depends-on-conditionals/34206 "2020-11-25T14:28:00Z")

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Hi All, On AWX I’m using the Survey to defined variables for creating a new VM Machine. There’re two cases of VM that I want to create, one with one interfaces and the other with 2 interfaces. I thought of inserting a…

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## [Process for updating queries in tests](https://forum.ansible.com/t/process-for-updating-queries-in-tests/34221)

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**Author:** [@Sophie\_Xie](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Sophie_Xie)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [November 24, 2020, 10:00pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/process-for-updating-queries-in-tests/34221 "2020-11-24T22:00:30Z")

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Hi, Below are a few queries in some tests that have yet to be updated. These are queries that still refer to deleted queries. For example, in the lines below the deleted field ‘organization’ in both the project and work…

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## [Upcoming changes to the Ansible AWX User Interface](https://forum.ansible.com/t/upcoming-changes-to-the-ansible-awx-user-interface/34233)

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**Author:** [@rpetrell](https://forum.ansible.com/u/rpetrell)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [November 24, 2020, 4:51pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/upcoming-changes-to-the-ansible-awx-user-interface/34233 "2020-11-24T16:51:36Z")

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Hey everyone, At AnsibleFest 2019, we announced some major changes to AWX, including a complete reimagination of AWX’s user interface, implemented with newer technologies that weren’t available back when the current use…

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## [awx.awx.tower-settings and variable YAML keys](https://forum.ansible.com/t/awx-awx-tower-settings-and-variable-yaml-keys/34231)

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**Author:** [@howardjones](https://forum.ansible.com/u/howardjones)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [November 24, 2020, 1:39pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/awx-awx-tower-settings-and-variable-yaml-keys/34231 "2020-11-24T13:39:53Z")

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I’m writing a playbook to reproduce our awx installation, and part of that is configuring AD auth. However, part of that is the user mapping, which needs the organisation name as a key. Everywhere else, I’ve managed to k…

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## [Inventory variables not recognized for imported playbooks](https://forum.ansible.com/t/inventory-variables-not-recognized-for-imported-playbooks/34228)

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**Author:** [@Aaron\_Patten](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Aaron_Patten)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [November 23, 2020, 9:10pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/inventory-variables-not-recognized-for-imported-playbooks/34228 "2020-11-23T21:10:02Z")

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Problem: I have a playbook that import another playbook for a task. When I import this playbook, the inventory variables I’ve set don’t get applied to the imported playbook. Setup: I have a playbook that imports a num…

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## [Running a playbook with Ansible Tower Step-by-Step](https://forum.ansible.com/t/running-a-playbook-with-ansible-tower-step-by-step/34227)

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**Author:** [@Oliver\_Schiinke](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Oliver_Schiinke)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [November 23, 2020, 7:54pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/running-a-playbook-with-ansible-tower-step-by-step/34227 "2020-11-23T19:54:50Z")

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Hi, I am quite new with Ansible Tower and I would like to know from you if someone knows some “real” step-by-step for how to create a Job and run a Playbook in Ansible Tower. What have to be in place to have it complet…

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## [Upcoming changes to the AWX Project](https://forum.ansible.com/t/upcoming-changes-to-the-awx-project/34200)

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**Author:** [@Shane\_McDonald](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Shane_McDonald)\
**Replies:** 9\
**Last updated:** [November 20, 2020, 3:05pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/upcoming-changes-to-the-awx-project/34200 "2020-11-20T15:05:38Z")

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Hello folks, I have some exciting news to share today. We have been hard at work developing what will become the future architecture of AWX. These upcoming changes represent years of thought and consideration as we move…

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## [AWX Tower Cli restores but Creds don't work.](https://forum.ansible.com/t/awx-tower-cli-restores-but-creds-dont-work/34215)

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**Author:** [@GAURAV\_Pande](https://forum.ansible.com/u/GAURAV_Pande)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [November 20, 2020, 2:55pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/awx-tower-cli-restores-but-creds-dont-work/34215 "2020-11-20T14:55:21Z")

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Hi team , Iam using Ansible Awx and I tried the tower cli feature to take Awx backup in Jon format and was able to restore the same onto another AWX instance but could you please help me in below- I noticed that the AW…

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## [DNS settings in awx\_web and awx\_task](https://forum.ansible.com/t/dns-settings-in-awx-web-and-awx-task/34183)

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**Author:** [@Andrew\_Madsen](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Andrew_Madsen)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [November 20, 2020, 11:01am UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/dns-settings-in-awx-web-and-awx-task/34183 "2020-11-20T11:01:49Z")

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I am certain this question has been asked however, my Google skills have been lacking in finding an answer. I have edited the inventory file and added our company’s correct settings to awx\_alternate\_dns\_servers=“10.1.2.3…

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## [Can't set schedule to "None"](https://forum.ansible.com/t/cant-set-schedule-to-none/34207)

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**Author:** [@1793](https://forum.ansible.com/u/1793)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [November 20, 2020, 10:55am UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/cant-set-schedule-to-none/34207 "2020-11-20T10:55:36Z")

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Hi, Running AWX 7.0.0.0. I’m trying to set a template schedule run to only run once. When I set the repeat Frequency to “None(run once)” and save it, it automatically sets it to “Daily” when I go back to that schedule.…

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## [playbook process visible on all nodes of cluster](https://forum.ansible.com/t/playbook-process-visible-on-all-nodes-of-cluster/34214)

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**Author:** [@John\_X](https://forum.ansible.com/u/John_X)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [November 20, 2020, 7:23am UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/playbook-process-visible-on-all-nodes-of-cluster/34214 "2020-11-20T07:23:22Z")

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Is it normal that playbook I’ve run is visible in process on both cluster nodes? How to verify that my cluster is working correctly?

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## [Issue when running docker-compose](https://forum.ansible.com/t/issue-when-running-docker-compose/34211)

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**Author:** [@Prem\_Kumar](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Prem_Kumar)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [November 19, 2020, 6:56pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/issue-when-running-docker-compose/34211 "2020-11-19T18:56:53Z")

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Environment: Centos 7.7 Softwares: git gcc gcc-c++ nodejs gettext device-mapper-persistent-data lvm2 bzip2 ansible python-pip, npm (6.14.8) & node (v12.19.1), Python 3.6.8, Docker version 19.03.13, docker-compose versi…

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## [awx\_web won't start. Port Issue?](https://forum.ansible.com/t/awx-web-wont-start-port-issue/34209)

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**Author:** [@Chris\_Curry](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Chris_Curry)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [November 19, 2020, 12:54am UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/awx-web-wont-start-port-issue/34209 "2020-11-19T00:54:17Z")

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I just did a new install of awx using docker and when it starts the awx\_web container stops immediately. When I look at the logs of the container I see this message: Error: Another program is already listening on a port…

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## [Executing Python script in AWX job template](https://forum.ansible.com/t/executing-python-script-in-awx-job-template/34203)

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**Author:** [@Jarugumilli\_Venkata](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Jarugumilli_Venkata)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [November 17, 2020, 11:22am UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/executing-python-script-in-awx-job-template/34203 "2020-11-17T11:22:30Z")

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Hi, I am new to AWX and trying to fulfil a requirement of showing running configuration of a device using AWX. I have the project , inventory and job template defined. But when i run the job, it’s not executing python s…

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## [AWX using only one Task container when running jobs in container groups](https://forum.ansible.com/t/awx-using-only-one-task-container-when-running-jobs-in-container-groups/34199)

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**Author:** [@Ilija\_Matoski](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Ilija_Matoski)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [November 16, 2020, 1:48pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/awx-using-only-one-task-container-when-running-jobs-in-container-groups/34199 "2020-11-16T13:48:10Z")

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Hello, When running jobs in task containers, our k8s cluster runs on EKS with autoscaler. We are running 100 jobs on the cluster all jobs require on average between 22-25 minutes to complete. Currently my replica set …

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## [Running playbooks across multiple platforms within the playbook](https://forum.ansible.com/t/running-playbooks-across-multiple-platforms-within-the-playbook/34197)

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**Author:** [@Glen\_Collins](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Glen_Collins)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [November 13, 2020, 7:13pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/running-playbooks-across-multiple-platforms-within-the-playbook/34197 "2020-11-13T19:13:36Z")

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Hello. I have an need to be able to run a playbook against a Windows system and a Linux system with different accounts and different methods of connection. The windows server of course uses winrm and the linux system us…

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## [ssh key authentication fails on a new AWX Instance](https://forum.ansible.com/t/ssh-key-authentication-fails-on-a-new-awx-instance/34196)

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**Author:** [@anish\_anil](https://forum.ansible.com/u/anish_anil)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [November 13, 2020, 4:56pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/ssh-key-authentication-fails-on-a-new-awx-instance/34196 "2020-11-13T16:56:25Z")

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Hello AWX Team, I’m unable to run a simple ping command on a new instance of AWX Setup is on AWS AWX 15.0.1 Ansible 2.9.14 Docker version 19.03.13, build 4484c46d9d Steps followed: 1\> Install AWX using the Docker-…

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## [Integrate ansible-cmdb with ansible AWX](https://forum.ansible.com/t/integrate-ansible-cmdb-with-ansible-awx/27754)

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**Author:** [@Rajesh\_Chowdary\_Sami](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Rajesh_Chowdary_Sami)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [November 12, 2020, 1:24pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/integrate-ansible-cmdb-with-ansible-awx/27754 "2020-11-12T13:24:34Z")

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Hi All, i’m just new to Ansible, I stuck to create a playbook for setup-gather facts. My requirement is simple. Play-book for setup-gatherfacts, which should save the facts each inventory-host in ansible server ( som…

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## [variable passing in win\_shell module with powershell command](https://forum.ansible.com/t/variable-passing-in-win-shell-module-with-powershell-command/34178)

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**Author:** [@Kundan\_Singh](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Kundan_Singh)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [November 11, 2020, 8:33pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/variable-passing-in-win-shell-module-with-powershell-command/34178 "2020-11-11T20:33:38Z")

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Hi All, I am using win\_shell module in playbook to execute a PowerShell script. while execution of script it will prompt and ask for a domain and username below is the synatx i am using need help on the variable part …

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## [AWX is not allowing the passphrase to be used in ssh key](https://forum.ansible.com/t/awx-is-not-allowing-the-passphrase-to-be-used-in-ssh-key/34180)

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**Author:** [@Abhinit\_Mallick](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Abhinit_Mallick)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [November 11, 2020, 4:03pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/awx-is-not-allowing-the-passphrase-to-be-used-in-ssh-key/34180 "2020-11-11T16:03:45Z")

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I am using the latest version of AWX and yet everytime I am trying to setup the ssh key I am getting an error I can confirm that the ssh key and passphrase is a valid one but it still keeps throwing the same error of " …

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## [Dynamic inventory with "static" groups?](https://forum.ansible.com/t/dynamic-inventory-with-static-groups/34171)

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**Author:** [@Pavel\_Dimow](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Pavel_Dimow)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [November 9, 2020, 8:47pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/dynamic-inventory-with-static-groups/34171 "2020-11-09T20:47:19Z")

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Hi, I am using AWX 10.0.0 with dynamic inventory (python script). Is it possible that AWX ‘remembers’ the group to which host belongs when host goes offline and comes back online few hours later? To illustrate what I thi…

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## [AWX Development Environment Setup](https://forum.ansible.com/t/awx-development-environment-setup/34162)

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**Author:** [@Prem\_Kumar](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Prem_Kumar)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [November 9, 2020, 5:56pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/awx-development-environment-setup/34162 "2020-11-09T17:56:15Z")

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Hi Team, I’m a newbie in the group. First, Sorry if it’s not the right place to post this content. Please guide me to the right place. We are trying to build some customization in Ansible AWX. Hence, trying to setup An…

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## [Backup Vault Credentials](https://forum.ansible.com/t/backup-vault-credentials/34170)

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**Author:** [@David\_McWilliams](https://forum.ansible.com/u/David_McWilliams)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [November 9, 2020, 5:44pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/backup-vault-credentials/34170 "2020-11-09T17:44:44Z")

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Hi all, I’m brand new to the group and also new to AWX as a whole. We have been looking at various ways of backing up & restoring/ duplicating our environment and I’m struggling to find how to do this with credentials s…

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## [To setup 2 AWX nodes to accepts requests via LTM & both pointing to back end PostgreSQL server](https://forum.ansible.com/t/to-setup-2-awx-nodes-to-accepts-requests-via-ltm-both-pointing-to-back-end-postgresql-server/34167)

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**Author:** [@Vinod\_P](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Vinod_P)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [November 9, 2020, 4:02am UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/to-setup-2-awx-nodes-to-accepts-requests-via-ltm-both-pointing-to-back-end-postgresql-server/34167 "2020-11-09T04:02:22Z")

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Hello All, Need some help, Recently i installed and configured ‘Ansible-AWX’ on RHEL 7 using docker-compose and it is working as expected. Here are the versions & containers currently running on the server, AWX 15.0.…

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## [Error on installing AWX's Postgres node](https://forum.ansible.com/t/error-on-installing-awxs-postgres-node/34165)

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**Author:** [@cscal](https://forum.ansible.com/u/cscal)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [November 6, 2020, 9:15pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/error-on-installing-awxs-postgres-node/34165 "2020-11-06T21:15:14Z")

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Hello! I’m testing an installation of AWX to a multi-node cluster with an external database, and when it gets to the “Start the containers” task, I get this error for the Postgres node: The full traceback is: File “/t…

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## [Jobs not refreshing - websocket 404 error](https://forum.ansible.com/t/jobs-not-refreshing-websocket-404-error/34141)

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**Author:** [@Marko\_Skender](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Marko_Skender)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [November 6, 2020, 12:37pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/jobs-not-refreshing-websocket-404-error/34141 "2020-11-06T12:37:14Z")

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Hi, I was redirected here from the AWX Git issue reporter concerning the 404 error I get for /websockets URL: https://github.com/ansible/awx/issues/8498 Basically, I get 404/not found: 2020-11-02 14:21:13,961 WARNING…

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## [Can't run development environment, getting errors in ui-devel. Pls help ...](https://forum.ansible.com/t/cant-run-development-environment-getting-errors-in-ui-devel-pls-help/34164)

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**Author:** [@Prem\_Kumar](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Prem_Kumar)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [November 6, 2020, 12:12pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/cant-run-development-environment-getting-errors-in-ui-devel-pls-help/34164 "2020-11-06T12:12:20Z")

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Hi, I followed the contributing guide to setup the dev environment. After building the container using (make docker-compose-build) provides a successful image of the following: Successfully tagged ansible/awx\_devel:lat…

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