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Pillar and Data Management

Use Pillar to store per-minion configuration data and secrets. Reference pillar values in states and templates.

Labs in this module

• Pillar Basics - Create /srv/pillar, write pillar data, create a pillar top.sls, and query values.
• Pillar in States - Reference pillar data inside state files and Jinja templates.
• Pillar Targeting - Assign different pillar data to different minions and use -I targeting.
• Secure Pillar Data - Store sensitive data in pillar and verify it stays hidden from grains and public interfaces.