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🧂 Useful tips on Salt and related tools. Tweets by @maxim_arnold

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The great Salt module migration

In Salt 3008 Argon, many states and modules that you might be currently using will be gone

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Multiple criticsl CVEs in Salt docs.saltproject.io/en/3006/…
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First experiments with pytest-vagrant to run integration tests on a Windows VM with OpenSSH. VMs as fixtures are cool! #saltstack #saltproject
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For those who have been affected by the rushed Salt repo migration and bootstrap script breakages, @Turtletraction has created two unofficial mirrors to help smooth the migration process. Please use responsibly. linkedin.com/posts/kristoffe… #saltstack #saltproject

#saltproject #turtletraction #saltproject | Kristoffer Granberg Cauchi

Hello Everyone, As promised, the TurtleTraction #saltproject repo mirrors are now available!! Background: On October 31, 2024 Broadcom removed the old Salt packages hosted at repo.saltproject.io an...

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Update on @Salt_Project_OS package repo migration efforts: The Salt Install Guide has been updated to reflect the Salt package repository migration, and salt-bootstrap is non-functional as fixes to the scripts are underway. saltproject.io/blog/salt-ins… #SaltProject #SaltStack
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Heads up! A disruptive change is about to happen with Salt packages repository: saltproject.io/blog/salt-pro… For those who want to mirror the current repository, check out the following guide: docs.saltproject.io/salt/ins… #saltstack #saltproject
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GitHub - salt-extensions/saltext-convert: Salt extension runner to convert configuration management...

Salt extension runner to convert configuration management from other tools to Salt states - salt-extensions/saltext-convert

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If you want to distribute an internal Salt Extension without publishing it on PyPI, try devpi: github.com/devpi/devpi

GitHub - devpi/devpi: Python PyPi staging server and packaging, testing, release tool

Python PyPi staging server and packaging, testing, release tool - devpi/devpi

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External auth with LDAP blog.werler.is/posts/saltsta…
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Salt is looking for community maintainers, Idem is stopped: saltproject.io/blog/open-hou…
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Salt Tips 🧂 retweeted
Mircea Ulinic@mirceaulinic11 Apr 2024
APNIC course on Network Automation mirceaulinic.net/2024-04-11-…

APNIC course on Network Automation

From the very beginning, when I first introduced Salt to the network automation community, one of my dreams was to create a course. Back in 2017, together with my friend Seth House, we managed to...

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The concept of durable executions and workflows is fascinating! github.com/microsoft/durable… github.com/temporalio/sdk-py…
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Salt 3007 Chlorine is out! salt.tips/whats-new-in-salt-…

What's new in Salt 3007 Chlorine STS

VMware acquisition, migration to Salt Extensions, Master cluster, TCP mTLS and WebSocket transports, Vault, Salt SSH, Saltcheck

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Is there a way to prevent salt-minion from starting up at the end of the package installation on Ubuntu? Yes, but Ubuntu/Debian need special handling as the salt-bootstrap -X option does nothing:
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If you use Salt SSH, read on. I created an initial document that compares Salt SSH and Heist. The goal is to identify the gaps between what Heist can do and what Salt-SSH can do. Comments are appreciated! gist.github.com/max-arnold/d…

Salt SSH vs Heist

Salt SSH vs Heist. GitHub Gist: instantly share code, notes, and snippets.

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A bit of context (no need to watch everything, just 1-2 minutes): youtu.be/CubGR8rTy3Y?feature…

Salt Project Community Open Hour 12-21-23

Salt Project Community Open Hour for 12-12-23Keep up to date on e...

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Easily rotate GnuPG encryption keys (e.g. for encrypted pillars): github.com/raddessi/salt-gnu…

GitHub - raddessi/salt-gnupg-rotate: Easily rotate gnupg encryption keys of fully or partially...

Easily rotate gnupg encryption keys of fully or partially encrypted files - raddessi/salt-gnupg-rotate

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The new Salt Project maintenance policy github.com/saltstack/salt/bl…
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Watching "salt-run state.event" can be overwhelming. Fortunately, you can use regular expressions to watch only for specific event tags:
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By combining it with jq you can filter the output based on event fields! The following command will only show job returns from "state.sls" and "state.apply":
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There is also "salt-live" tool written in Golang: github.com/kpetremann/salt-e…
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