Install and Configure a Salt Master and Minion

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Install and Configure a Salt Master and Minion

While minimal configuration needs to be done to get Salt up and running, there are an extensive amount of configuration options that allow us to change how Salt performs and how it behaves. One of these changes is that we can change the location of the `file_roots` -- the place in which we store our Salt states and file. In this hands-on lab, we'll use Salt's configuration options to set up a custom `file_roots` from which to deploy our Salt states.

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Lab Info

Level

Beginner

Last updated

Apr 22, 2025

Duration

30m

Challenge

Prepare the Master

Install Salt on the master.
Challenge

Configure Salt
1. Update the master configuration to use the /opt/salt file roots location.
2. Restart the master.
Challenge

Test the Configuration
1. Install Salt on the minion.
2. Run a highstate (salt 'dev' state.highstate).

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