Contents

How to…
 1.1 …read this book
 1.2 …get the most from this book
 1.3 …manage your workspace
Setting Up Your Environment
 2.1 VirtualBox
 2.2 Vagrant
 2.3 git
 2.4 Installing the host tools
Core Concepts
 3.1 Cohesion
 3.2 Coupling
 3.3 Abstraction
 3.4 Separation of Concerns
 3.5 Scope
 3.6 Context
 3.7 Contingency
 3.8 Entropy
 3.9 Parsimony
I  Roadmap
Quick Overview of SaltStack
 4.1 The Flexibility Problem
 4.2 The Terminology Problem
II  Configuring a Single Machine
Installing Masterless Salt
 5.1 Using bootstrap
Introducing salt-call
 6.1 Starting at the End
III  Configuring Remote Machines
IV  Controlling Many Machines
Installing Master/Minion Salt
V  Custom Salt
Bibliography