Saltstack
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SaltStack is a cross-platform/opensource system/configuration management tool written in python.
I moved from ansible to saltstack because more flexible.
Documentation
homepage https://www.saltstack.com/ module ref https://docs.saltstack.com/en/latest/salt-modindex.html
Locations
/var/log/saltstack/{master,minion}
logs {prefix}/etc/salt
config dir
Notes
Basics
saltstack concepts saltstack install saltstack configuration saltstack platform notes saltstack usage Components
saltstack statefiles recipes for system state saltstack pillar encrypted passwords/files saltstack grains facts about systems (ostype, cpu-arch, ..) saltstack testing Customization
saltstack custom states states that can be applied in .sls files saltstack custom jinja saltstack custom execution modules commands that can be applied using salt, salt-call, or {% do salt.<module>.<function> %}
saltstack patching you can patch saltstack modules/states if they are broken Notes
saltstack state cookbook saltstack troubleshooting