Category Archives: Ansible

How to Install a Free Version of Ansible Tower (Ansible AWX) with a Playbook

Update 12/17/2021 – AWX has changed a bit on the install and the old playbook has been updated. Please see notes at the end for white screen issue. Having worked a fair amount in my day job with Ansible and Ansible Tower, I was delighted to find out that there was a free version of …

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How to run Windows Updates with Ansible

Since Ansible only runs on Linux Machines, you’ll need to have access to a Linux Machine or the ability to build one. I have spun up a Photon OS 3.0 VM, so this instructions will be tailored to that. First install ansible tdnf install ansible Next Install Pip tdnf install python3-pip Then install pywinrm so …

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