# Error creating pod: container failed to start, ImagePullBackOff

**URL:** <https://forum.ansible.com/t/error-creating-pod-container-failed-to-start-imagepullbackoff/36871>\
**Category:** AWX Project\
**Created:** [July 19, 2022, 1:15pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/error-creating-pod-container-failed-to-start-imagepullbackoff/36871 "2022-07-19T13:15:32Z")\
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**Author:** ![hosyhama](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/2acd7d/32.png) [@hosyhama](https://forum.ansible.com/u/hosyhama)\
**Post date:** [July 19, 2022, 1:15pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/error-creating-pod-container-failed-to-start-imagepullbackoff/36871/1 "2022-07-19T13:15:32Z")

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I am using AWX20.0.0

It worked fine for up to 2 months

“Error creating pod: container failed to start, ImagePullBackOff” is displayed in Job Output View when the playbook is executed.

I want to know the cause. Does anyone have similar symptoms?

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**Author:** ![AWX\_Project](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/eada6e/32.png) [@AWX\_Project](https://forum.ansible.com/u/AWX_Project)\
**Post date:** [July 20, 2022, 7:34pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/error-creating-pod-container-failed-to-start-imagepullbackoff/36871/2 "2022-07-20T19:34:49Z")

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Are you using the default awx-ee image to run these jobs?

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**Author:** ![AWX\_Project](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/eada6e/32.png) [@AWX\_Project](https://forum.ansible.com/u/AWX_Project)\
**Post date:** [July 20, 2022, 8:22pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/error-creating-pod-container-failed-to-start-imagepullbackoff/36871/3 "2022-07-20T20:22:58Z")

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If you are not using a default execution environment image, you may need to configure an image pull secret if the registry is private/protected. Please note that the “image\_pull\_secrets” field on the spec is plural and takes an array, not a string. [https://github.com/ansible/awx-operator#deploying-a-specific-version-of-awx](https://github.com/ansible/awx-operator#deploying-a-specific-version-of-awx)

Thanks,  
AWX Team

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**Author:** ![hosyhama](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/2acd7d/32.png) [@hosyhama](https://forum.ansible.com/u/hosyhama)\
**Post date:** [July 25, 2022, 12:20pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/error-creating-pod-container-failed-to-start-imagepullbackoff/36871/4 "2022-07-25T12:20:33Z")

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> Are you using the default awx-ee image to run these jobs?  
> Yes. However, it seems that the environment changed while I was away from the team.  
> Originally, when it was built, it communicated with the Internet.

The company policy has become stricter and we are currently removing the proxy setting.  
Now the environment cannot connect to the internet. ’

When I executed the command “minikube logs”, the following message was output.

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**Author:** ![AWX\_Project](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/eada6e/32.png) [@AWX\_Project](https://forum.ansible.com/u/AWX_Project)\
**Post date:** [July 27, 2022, 7:45pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/error-creating-pod-container-failed-to-start-imagepullbackoff/36871/5 "2022-07-27T19:45:51Z")

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Hi, it’s possible to deploy without internet, see this discussion [https://groups.google.com/g/awx-project/c/e\_amqVXwROE](https://groups.google.com/g/awx-project/c/e_amqVXwROE)

You will need to set up a private registry to host all of the images that will be referenced by AWX

Let us know if that is helpful

AWX Team