salt/doc/index.rst
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.. _index:
====
Salt
====
.. rubric:: Simplified system communication
Salt is a powerful remote execution manager that can be used to administer
servers in a fast and efficient way.
Salt allows commands to be executed across large groups of servers. This means
systems can be easily managed, but data can also be easily gathered. Quick
introspection into running systems becomes a reality.
Remote execution is usually used to set up a certain state on a remote system.
Salt addresses this problem as well, the salt state system uses salt state
files to define the state a server needs to be in.
Between the remote execution system, and state management Salt addresses the
backbone of cloud and data center management.
Getting started
===============
.. sidebar:: Getting help
* Watch a presentation on Salt: `video`_ | `slides`_ (PDF)
* Join the `salt-users mailing list`_, it is the best place to ask
questions about Salt and see whats going on with Salt development!
* Report any bugs on the `GitHub issues page`_.
.. _`video`: http://blip.tv/thomas-s-hatch/salt-0-8-7-presentation-5180182
.. _`slides`: https://github.com/downloads/thatch45/salt/Salt.pdf
.. _`salt-users mailing list`: http://groups.google.com/group/salt-users
.. _`GitHub issues page`: https://github.com/thatch45/salt/issues
New users should start here
.. toctree::
:maxdepth: 1
topics/index
topics/tutorial
Using Salt
==========
.. toctree::
:maxdepth: 1
ref/configuration/index
ref/cli/index
Extending Salt
==============
Writing your own customizations on top of Salt
.. toctree::
:maxdepth: 1
ref/index
ref/python-api
ref/modules/index
ref/returners/index
ref/grains
ref/renderers
ref/states
Getting involved
================
.. toctree::
:maxdepth: 1
topics/community
topics/releases/index
Indices, glossary and tables
============================
* :ref:`genindex`
* :ref:`modindex`
* :ref:`search`