Automation with SaltStack

Empower Your Infrastructure with SaltStack Automation.Key Features● In-depth exploration of SaltStack, from basic concepts to advanced deployment and management techniques.● Includes real-world examples and use cases to demonstrate the application of SaltStack in various practical scenarios.● Detailed instructions and clear explanations to follow along and implement SaltStack in your own environment.Book DescriptionUnleash the full potential of SaltStack to transform your infrastructure management and automation practices. This book is crafted to provide clear, step-by-step guidance, ensuring you can apply SaltStack's capabilities to automate and streamline your workflows effectively.Starting with the basics, the book introduces the fundamentals and SaltStack framework, guiding you through configuring and managing infrastructure with this versatile tool. Detailed chapters cover the architecture of SaltStack, various deployment models, and the prerequisites for setting up SaltStack masters and minions. You will learn how to effectively manage modules and perform remote execution tasks, mastering state file management and highstate concepts along the way.Dive deep into advanced features such as grains for targeting and customizing data, Jinja templates for dynamic configuration, and multi-environment infrastructure management. Understand the critical role of pillars in SaltStack, their configuration, and their importance in managing sensitive data and configuring the state tree.With a focus on practical application, this book includes real-world examples and scenarios to help you implement what you have learned. You will discover industry best practices for optimal configuration, deployment, maintenance, and scaling of SaltStack-managed infrastructure, ensuring your automation processes are efficient and robust.What you will learn● Gain a solid understanding of SaltStack, including its core principles and unique approach to configuration management.● Discover how to effectively use SaltStack to configure and manage your IT infrastructure.● Delve into the architecture of SaltStack, explore various deployment models for installing and configuring SaltStack in your environment.● Learn how to use SaltStack modules to perform remote execution tasks efficiently using different types of modules.● Learn about highstate concepts and the role of top files in organizing and managing complex states across your infrastructure.● Explore advanced features of SaltStack, such as grains for targeting and customizing data, and Jinja templates for dynamic configuration.Table of Contents1. Introduction to SaltStack and Its Framework2. Architecture and SaltStack Deployment3. Modules and Remote Execution with SaltStack4. State File Management5. HighState and Salt Tree6. Grains, Jinja Templates, and Environments7. Pillars8. The Salt Event-Driven Infrastructure9. Masterless and Agentless Salt    IndexAbout the AuthorsYogesh Raheja is a certified DevOps and cloud expert with a decade of IT experience. He has expertise in technologies such as OS, source code management, build and release tools, continuous integration/deployment/ delivery tools, containers, configuration management tools, monitoring and logging tools, and public/private clouds.Shruti Bhardwaj is a seasoned DevOps and cloud specialist with a wealth of experience in the IT industry. She has expertise in technologies such as OS, source code management, build and release tools, continuous integration/de