Salt Project

Founded by Thomas Hatch in 2011

Manage and automate thousands of servers from one control point

Cost

Free

Rating

★ Mixed Reviews

Time to value

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You can use Salt Project to automate configuration management, remote command execution, and infrastructure orchestration across thousands of systems. It lets you define system states using YAML-based configuration files, push commands to remote machines simultaneously, collect system data through grains, store sensitive configuration data in pillars, and manage your entire infrastructure from a single control plane. It's open-source and works across Linux, Windows, and cloud environments.

What Salt Project does

Define and apply configuration states to remote serversRun shell commands across multiple machines simultaneouslyQuery system information like OS version, CPU, and installed packagesSchedule recurring automation jobs on managed systemsSync files and configurations from master to minion nodesOrchestrate deployment order across interdependent infrastructure componentsTest configuration states before applying them to production systemsMonitor and enforce desired system state continuouslyRun commands on thousands of remote servers simultaneouslyDefine system configurations using YAML state filesCollect hardware and software data from managed nodes via grainsStore and distribute sensitive config data securely using pillarsReact to system events automatically using the Salt reactor systemManage both Linux and Windows machines from one control planeExtend functionality with a large library of built-in execution modulesAgentless and agent-based modes depending on your setup