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Salt
Intermediate
3 sections · 12 lessons · ~6h total · 14-question self-test
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01
Beginner
4 lessons
Test yourself
01
What Salt is & the master/minion model
The message bus and real-time control.
12 min
02
Remote execution & targeting
Run commands across the fleet instantly.
12 min
03
States & the SLS format
Declarative desired state in YAML.
12 min
04
The top file & highstate
Mapping states to minions.
12 min
02
Intermediate
4 lessons
Test yourself
01
Pillar: secure per-minion data
Targeted, private configuration data.
14 min
02
Grains: minion facts
Static data for targeting and logic.
12 min
03
Jinja & templating in states
Data-driven, portable SLS.
12 min
04
Formulas & state organization
Reusable, shareable state trees.
12 min
03
Advanced
4 lessons
Test yourself
01
The event system & reactor
Event-driven automation.
14 min
02
salt-ssh & masterless
Agentless and standalone modes.
12 min
03
Encrypted pillars & secrets
GPG-encrypted data and backends.
12 min
04
Securing the Salt infrastructure
Key acceptance, the master, ACLs.
14 min
Final exam
Test yourself on everything
14 questions drawn from all 3 sections — every answer explained as you pick.
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