Salt

Salt (also referred to as SaltStack) is a Python-based configuration management and orchestration system. Salt follows a master/client model and is used to remotely execute commands and apply Salt states across a set of minions.

A Beginner's Guide to Salt

A look into Salt's primary components, features, and configurations for the new SaltStack user

Automate Static Site Deployments with Salt, Git, and Webhooks

Learn how to use Salt to configure a static site webserver and use webhooks to automatically deploy new site content.

Configure Apache with Salt Stack

Configure Apache on Ubuntu, Debian and CentOS with Salt Stack.

Configure and Use Salt Cloud and Cloud Maps to Provision Systems

This guide shows how to install, configure, and use Salt Cloud to provision multiple Linodes from the command line.

Configure and Use Salt SSH to Manage Your Linodes

Learn how to configure and use Salt SSH in this simple tutorial

Create a Salt Execution Module

Create a Salt execution module.

Getting Started with Salt - Basic Installation and Setup

Salt is a server management platform that can control a number of servers from a single location. Learn how to install Salt in this simple tutorial.

Introduction to Jinja Templates for Salt

An introduction to Jinja using Salt configuration management examples.

Monitoring Salt Minions with Beacons

How to monitor Salt minions with beacons.

SaltStack Command Line Reference

A reference for the SaltStack command line interface.

Secrets Management with Salt

An overview of available options to manage secrets with SaltStack

Test Salt States Locally with KitchenSalt

Test Salt states locally with Kitchen and kitchen-salt.

Use Salt States to Configure a LAMP Stack on a Minion

Use Salt States to Create a LAMP Stack on Debian 8.

Use Salt States to Create LAMP Stack and Fail2ban Across Salt minions

Use Salt States to Create a LAMP Stack and Fail2ban Across All Listed Salt Minions on Debian 8.

Use and Modify Official SaltStack Formulas

Learn how to use and modify official SaltStack formulas to manage your infrastructure.