AWX and Ansible Tower are powerful, complementary tools that powerfully support the use of Ansible in an enterprise or team-based environment. They can help secure credentials that you would otherwise have to distribute widely, audit the history of playbook runs, and enforce the version control of playbooks. The web-based user interface of these tools creates a low barrier for entry for end users, meaning playbook runs can easily be delegated to teams who otherwise have little knowledge of Ansible (as long as suitable escalation paths are put in place should problems arise). In short, when implementing Ansible in a corporate setting, its usage should not be considered complete without the addition of Ansible Tower or AWX.
In this chapter, you learned how to install AWX on your Linux host, as well as the necessary steps to run your very first playbook from AWX. You also...