Get inventory scripts from source control in awx

Question

In AWX, currently if you select inventory scripts > Custom scripts, you can only paste the code in the input box. Is there a way to pull the script from source control ?

Answer 1

Here is the link to the documentation describing the process of checking in custom inventory scripts in source control. But, I didn't got it right in the first attempt.

So, here we go...

• Add your custom inventory script to version control inside inventory folder. (eg: inventory/get_my_inventory.py in git_project)
• Make sure you are giving executable permissions for this script before checking in to the repo otherwise AWX won't recognize the script and display in the list.

Now in AWX...

• Click inventory > sources > new sources(+)
• Select Create Source > Source > Sourced from a project.
• Now in project select the project which has the custom inventory script file. (eg: git_project)
• Now your custom script should show up in the inventory file drop down. (eg: inventory/get_my_inventory.py )

Well, its a simple process but I had to spend few hours to get it right. Hope that's of some help!