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Linux Automation with Salt

Configure a fleet. Verify every change.

Start with identity and targeted execution on three real Linux machines. Later lessons will introduce desired state and controlled changes.

3 published lessons across 3 chapters. Every lab runs on a real virtual machine in your browser, and checks your work on the machine itself.

Published chapters and lessons

Meet and trust your fleet

Separate network reachability, service availability and verified identity.

• Meet and trust your fleet - Verify two Salt agents through your private VLAN, compare keys, and repair a misconfigured second machine.

Ask the right machines

Choose recipients, inspect named results, and account for missing evidence.

• Ask the right machines - Choose exact IDs or a list, request facts from real agents, and distinguish a missing return from a reported result.

Describe a result, not a command list

Declare a file state, inspect the preview, apply it, and verify the result.

• Describe a result, not a command list - Describe one managed file, preview and apply the state on minion-a, check the file directly, then recover from deliberate drift.

Frequently asked questions

How many published lessons are in Linux Automation with Salt?

Linux Automation with Salt has 3 published lessons, spread across 3 chapters.

Do I need my own server or hardware to do the Linux Automation with Salt labs?

No. Every lab boots a real virtual machine in your browser, with a real Linux shell. There is nothing to install, and nothing on your own machine to break.

What level is Linux Automation with Salt?

Labs in this track are rated beginner. The track starts from the beginning, so no prior experience is assumed.