ansible/awx

AWX is the open-source upstream project behind Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform. It adds a web-based user interface, a REST API (a way for other programs to talk to it over the internet), and a task scheduling engine on top of Ansible, a widely used tool for automating repetitive IT tasks like configuring servers, deploying software, or managing infrastructure. In plain terms, AWX gives teams a visual dashboard and centralized control point for running Ansible automation jobs, rather than having to run everything manually from the command line. AWX is built in Python using Django (a web framework) and Django REST Framework on the backend, with a React-based frontend. It serves as the foundation that Red Hat packages into a supported commercial product. The project is open source and licensed under Apache 2.0, meaning it can be used and modified freely. One important note as of this writing: releases of AWX were paused as of July 2024 during a large-scale refactoring effort to rebuild it as a pluggable, service-oriented architecture. This means the project is actively being restructured rather than having regular feature releases. Anyone looking to use or contribute to AWX should check the Ansible Forum for the latest updates on the refactoring progress before getting started.