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salt
====

Yes, Salt can Salt itself!

.. note::

    See the full `Salt Formulas installation and usage instructions
    <http://docs.saltstack.com/en/latest/topics/development/conventions/formulas.html>`_.

Available states
================

.. contents::
    :local:

``salt.minion``
---------------

Install a minion

``salt.master``
---------------

Install a master.

``salt.syndic``
---------------

Install a syndic.

``salt.cloud``
---------------

Install salt cloud.

``Configuration``
=================
Every option available in the templates can be set in pillar. Settings under 'salt' will be overridden by more specific settings under ``salt['master']``, ``salt['minion']`` or ``salt['cloud']``

::

    salt:
      ret_port: 4506
      master:
        user: saltuser
        ...
      minion:
        user: saltuser
        ...
      cloud:
        providers: ec2
        ...

``Extending``
=============
Additional templates can be added by the user under salt/files/minion.d and master.d. This might be useful if, for example, a recently-added configuration option is not yet provided by the default template.