Salt - Provision
****************

After following the :doc:`salt-install` instructions to create your server...
you will want to use Salt to set it up...

.. _salt_provision_minion:

Minion
======

Log into the new server as ``root`` using the IP address::

  sudo -i -u root
  ssh the.server.ip.address

Install the Salt minion::

  apt install salt-minion

Find the IP address of your master (in this example, ``1.2.3.4``).  Edit the
hosts file::

  vim /etc/hosts

Add the IP address of your master::

  1.2.3.4 salt

.. tip:: If your server is going to be a master, then the master IP address
          will be ``127.0.0.1``.

Restart the minion::

  systemctl restart salt-minion.service

Log into your Salt Master as yourself (make sure you exit the ``root`` session
from the previous step).  Accept the key for the new minion and make sure the
minion is receiving requests::

  sudo -i -u root

  salt-key -L
  salt-key -a drop-temp

  salt '*' test.ping

If your minion doesn't respond, you can check it's log file::

  tail -f /var/log/salt/minion

Staying logged into the master as root and apply the configuration to the
minion.

.. note:: Make sure the Salt pillar is configured correctly for the new server.

.. note:: Check that the latest Salt configuration and the pillar data are on
          the master.

::

  cd /srv/salt/
  salt 'drop-temp' state.apply --state-verbose=False

Your new server should now be provisioned.  If your pillar file contained a
list of ``users``, they should have been created.

You might like to add the server to your ssh configuration file e.g::

  vim ~/.ssh/config

  Host drop-temp
      HostName 37.139.130.130
      Compression yes

If your pillar file contained a ``site``, then click here for instructions on
getting started: :doc:`fabric-database`