An overdue update to the Packer Provisioner for Salt
It's been some time since I first released the Packer Provisioner for Salt. I have recently released an update with a roadmap item completed. Think of it as an end of year gift!
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Introducing the Packer Provisioner for Salt
As a long time user of Salt and HashiCorp Packer, I wanted to combine these two technologies. My Packer plugin for Salt is the result. Find out more about it!
Elevating Enterprise Compliance – Bitnami’s game changing Salt integration unveiled
Bitnami have embedded the Salt Minion into every single OVA and cloud image in the Bitnami Application Catalog - this is a good thing!
Configure the Salt Minion to delay starting in Linux
If you're including the Salt Minion in a template then it can be worth delaying the salt-minion service start to prevent conflicts with cloud-init or other guest customization. This article shows you how.