Learn SALTSTACK with Real Code Examples

Efficiently manages thousands of nodes in parallel

Salt SSH can be slower for large fleets without persistent minions

Use batching for high-scale deployments

Optimize states to avoid redundant execution

Monitor ZeroMQ communication for latency issues

Secure master-to-minion communications with keys

Use pillars for sensitive data

Limit remote execution privileges

Audit applied states and reactors

Rotate keys periodically

Event bus monitoring

Minion return logs

Reactor triggers and outcomes

Salt Master performance metrics

Audit logs for compliance and drift detection

Modular SLS files per service/module

Use Jinja templating for reusable configs

Lint SLS files for syntax correctness

Separate pillar data from states

Document states and reactors clearly