# Ansible Playbooks vs Job Templates in AWX / Automation Controller

**URL:** <https://forum.ansible.com/t/ansible-playbooks-vs-job-templates-in-awx-automation-controller/570>\
**Category:** Guides, FAQs & Howtos\
**Tags:** mindshare, awx\
**Created:** [September 12, 2023, 2:36pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/ansible-playbooks-vs-job-templates-in-awx-automation-controller/570 "2023-09-12T14:36:38Z")\
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**Post date:** [September 12, 2023, 2:36pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/ansible-playbooks-vs-job-templates-in-awx-automation-controller/570/1 "2023-09-12T14:36:38Z")

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Many folks have never played with AWX or Automation Controller and don’t understand what the difference is between your normal CLI experience of an Ansible Playbook and how that compares to a Job Template, which is a unit of automation for AWX / Automation Controller.

Check out these two short videos (hosted on YouTube)

Part1: [https://youtube.com/shorts/R2P0D\_6lOEs?feature=share](https://youtube.com/shorts/R2P0D_6lOEs?feature=share)

Part2: [https://youtube.com/shorts/2NX7ieJ6YDo?feature=share](https://youtube.com/shorts/2NX7ieJ6YDo?feature=share)