> For the complete documentation index, see [llms.txt](https://gigi206.gitbook.io/vscode-anywhere/llms.txt). Markdown versions of documentation pages are available by appending `.md` to page URLs; this page is available as [Markdown](https://gigi206.gitbook.io/vscode-anywhere/modules/list/saltstack.md).

# Saltstack

Salt

![](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/64/SaltStack_logo_blk_2k.png)

## About

[Salt](https://www.saltstack.com/) (sometimes referred to as SaltStack) is Python-based, open-source software for event-driven IT automation, remote task execution, and configuration management. Supporting the [Infrastructure as Code](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Infrastructure_as_Code) approach to data center system and network deployment and management, configuration automation, SecOps orchestration, vulnerability remediation, and hybrid cloud control. Salt is most often compared to tools from [Puppet](https://vscode-anywhere.readthedocs.io/en/dev/modules/puppet.html#module-puppet), Chef, and [Ansible](https://vscode-anywhere.readthedocs.io/en/dev/modules/ansible.html#module-ansible).

## Installation

Change `enable` from `False` to `True` in the `saltstack` section (cf [module installation](/vscode-anywhere/modules/install.md)).

```yaml
vscode-anywhere:
    saltstack:
        enabled: True
```

{% hint style="info" %}
You can also take a look at the [VSCode-Anywhere Saltstack module configuration](https://github.com/gigi206/VSCode-Anywhere/blob/V2/salt/modules/saltstack/defaults.yaml).
{% endhint %}

## Requirements

No requirements.

## VSCode

### VSCode extensions

#### korekontrol.saltstack

This [extension](https://marketplace.visualstudio.com/items?itemName=korekontrol.saltstack) adds language colorization support for the SaltStack template language to VS Code. The language is a yaml with Jinja2 templating.

![](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/korekontrol/vscode-saltstack/master/example.png)

### VSCode settings

#### Global settings

```javascript
{
  "dash.languageIdToDocsetMap.sls": [
    "salt"
  ]
}
```

### VSCode keybindings

No [keybindings](https://code.visualstudio.com/docs/getstarted/keybindings).

## Software

No software.

## Documentation

* [SaltStack](https://github.com/Kapeli/feeds/blob/master/SaltStack.xml)
* [Jinja](https://github.com/Kapeli/feeds/blob/master/Jinja.xml)

## VSCode-Anywhere <a href="#vscode-anywhere" id="vscode-anywhere"></a>

### Environment <a href="#environment" id="environment"></a>

No environment.

### Specific settings <a href="#specific-settings" id="specific-settings"></a>

No specific settings.