# AWX operator is not connecting to RDS in AWS

**URL:** <https://forum.ansible.com/t/awx-operator-is-not-connecting-to-rds-in-aws/43605>\
**Category:** Get Help\
**Tags:** aws, awx\
**Created:** [June 27, 2025, 4:15pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/awx-operator-is-not-connecting-to-rds-in-aws/43605 "2025-06-27T16:15:20Z")\
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**Author:** ![arunanandhan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/f07891/32.png) [@arunanandhan](https://forum.ansible.com/u/arunanandhan)\
**Post date:** [June 27, 2025, 4:15pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/awx-operator-is-not-connecting-to-rds-in-aws/43605/1 "2025-06-27T16:15:20Z")

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We have awx-operator hosted in the EKS service and RDS instance running in same vpc, with proper security group/rule. The controller pod is running without an issue. The task pod is not even starting and got stuck in “waiting-for-migrations” and the web pod is throwing the error

```auto
The above exception was the direct cause of the following exception:
Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "/usr/bin/awx-manage", line 8, in <module>
    sys.exit(manage())
             ^^^^^^^^
  File "/var/lib/awx/venv/awx/lib64/python3.11/site-packages/awx/ __init__.py", line 161, in manage
    if (connection.pg_version // 10000) < 12:
        ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
  File "/var/lib/awx/venv/awx/lib64/python3.11/site-packages/django/utils/connection.py", line 15, in __getattr__
    return getattr(self._connections[self._alias], item)
           ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
  File "/var/lib/awx/venv/awx/lib64/python3.11/site-packages/django/utils/functional.py", line 57, in __get__
    res = instance. __dict__ [self.name] = self.func(instance)
                                         ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
  File "/var/lib/awx/venv/awx/lib64/python3.11/site-packages/django/db/backends/postgresql/base.py", line 436, in pg_version
    with self.temporary_connection():
  File "/usr/lib64/python3.11/contextlib.py", line 137, in __enter__
    return next(self.gen)
           ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
  File "/var/lib/awx/venv/awx/lib64/python3.11/site-packages/django/db/backends/base/base.py", line 705, in temporary_connection
    with self.cursor() as cursor:
         ^^^^^^^^^^^^^
  File "/var/lib/awx/venv/awx/lib64/python3.11/site-packages/django/utils/asyncio.py", line 26, in inner
    return func(*args, **kwargs)
           ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
  File "/var/lib/awx/venv/awx/lib64/python3.11/site-packages/django/db/backends/base/base.py", line 330, in cursor
    return self._cursor()
           ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
  File "/var/lib/awx/venv/awx/lib64/python3.11/site-packages/django/db/backends/base/base.py", line 306, in _cursor
    self.ensure_connection()
  File "/var/lib/awx/venv/awx/lib64/python3.11/site-packages/django/utils/asyncio.py", line 26, in inner
    return func(*args, **kwargs)
           ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
  File "/var/lib/awx/venv/awx/lib64/python3.11/site-packages/django/db/backends/base/base.py", line 288, in ensure_connection
    with self.wrap_database_errors:
  File "/var/lib/awx/venv/awx/lib64/python3.11/site-packages/django/db/utils.py", line 91, in __exit__
    raise dj_exc_value.with_traceback(traceback) from exc_value
  File "/var/lib/awx/venv/awx/lib64/python3.11/site-packages/django/db/backends/base/base.py", line 289, in ensure_connection
    self.connect()
  File "/var/lib/awx/venv/awx/lib64/python3.11/site-packages/django/utils/asyncio.py", line 26, in inner
    return func(*args, **kwargs)
           ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
  File "/var/lib/awx/venv/awx/lib64/python3.11/site-packages/django/db/backends/base/base.py", line 270, in connect
    self.connection = self.get_new_connection(conn_params)
                      ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
  File "/var/lib/awx/venv/awx/lib64/python3.11/site-packages/django/utils/asyncio.py", line 26, in inner
    return func(*args, **kwargs)
           ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
  File "/var/lib/awx/venv/awx/lib64/python3.11/site-packages/django/db/backends/postgresql/base.py", line 275, in get_new_connection
    connection = self.Database.connect(**conn_params)
                 ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
  File "/var/lib/awx/venv/awx/lib64/python3.11/site-packages/psycopg/connection.py", line 748, in connect
    raise last_ex.with_traceback(None)
django.db.utils.OperationalError: connection failed: Connection refused
	Is the server running on host "10.X.XX.XX" and accepting
	TCP/IP connections on port 5432?

```

awx-migration pod is also having same error.  
Any inputs will help. Thanks in advance

Here is my secret values looks like

| Secret key | Secret value |
| --- | --- |
| username | … |
| password | … |
| host | …us-west-2.rds.amazonaws.com |
| port | 5432 |
| database | … |
| sslmode | prefer |
| type | unmanaged |
| target\_session\_attrs | any |