Ansible Automation Platform Self-Service Automation Portal Lifecycle
Overview
As part of a Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform (AAP) subscription, customers have access to supported versions of the Ansible Automation Platform self-service automation portal (self-service). Red Hat provides a published product life cycle for the self-service automation portal so that customers and partners can properly plan, deploy, and support their environments. This life cycle allows customers and partners to receive the highest level of support and maintenance for their Self-Service installation.
Customers are recommended to upgrade their Ansible Automation Platform self-service automation portal environments to the most current supported version of the product in a timely fashion. Features and bug fixes target only the latest versions of the product, though some allowance may be given for high security risk items.
Product Life Cycle
Each version of self-service is supported for a defined period, which is divided into two phases: Full Support and Maintenance Support.
Full Support Phase
During this phase, qualified Critical and Important Security Advisories (RHSAs) and Urgent and selected High-Priority Bug Fix Advisories (RHBAs) may be released as they become available. Other bug fixes and enhancements may be delivered in the next minor release. New features will not be backported to previous versions.
Maintenance Support Phase
During this phase, qualified Critical and Important Security Advisories (RHSAs) and Urgent Bug Fix Advisories (RHBAs) may be released as they become available. Other bug fixes will not be provided.
The estimated release cadence is 3 months. All future dates mentioned are close approximations, non-definitive, and subject to change.
Note: Version 1.5 was a Technology Preview and does not follow this life cycle.
Life Cycle Dates
Full Support
| Version | AAP compatibility | OpenShift Compatibility | General availability | Full support ends | Maintenance support ends |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2.0 | AAP 2.5, 2.6 | 4.16, 4.17, 4.18, 4.19 | September 24, 2025 | Release of self-service portal 2.1 | Release of self-service portal 2.2 |
End of life
| Version | AAP compatibility | OpenShift Compatibility | General availability | Full support ends | Maintenance support ends |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1.5 | AAP 2.5, 2.6 | 4.14, 4.15, 4.16, 4.17, 4.18 | May 19, 2025 | NA | Release of self-service portal 2.0 |
AAP self-service plug-ins support status
AAP self-service automation portal uses a plug-in architecture for its features. Below is a list of the specific plugins used and their support status.
| Plug-ins version | Name | Support status |
|---|---|---|
| 2.0 | ansible-plugin-scaffolder-backend-module-backstage-rhaap-dynamic | Generally available |
| 2.0 | ansible-backstage-plugin-auth-backend-module-rhaap-provider-dynamic | Generally available |
| 2.0 | ansible-backstage-plugin-catalog-backend-module-rhaap-dynamic | Generally available |
| 2.0 | ansible-plugin-backstage-self-service-dynamic | Generally available |
Supported Platforms
| AAP self-service version | Supported Platforms | AAP self-service automation portal integrations |
|---|---|---|
| 2.0 |
OpenShift Container Platform 4.14, 4.15, 4.16, 4.17, 4.18. Ansible Automation Platform 2.5, 2.6 AMD64 and Intel 64 (x86_64) |
GitHub and GitLab public and private repositories. |
