salt ☆
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Description:
Automation and infrastructure management engine
Type: Cask  |  Latest Version: 3007.13@0  |  Tracked Since: Dec 18, 2025
Links: Homepage  |  @SaltProjectIO  |  formulae.brew.sh
Category: Devops
Tags: automation infrastructure devops configuration-management remote-execution
Install: brew install --cask salt
About:
Salt is a powerful automation and infrastructure management engine that executes commands and configurations on remote systems. It uses a lightweight push/messaging system to manage servers, cloud instances, and network devices at scale. Its primary value is enabling consistent, repeatable infrastructure deployment across diverse environments.
Key Features:
  • Declarative state management for infrastructure
  • Remote execution at massive scale
  • Multi-platform support (Linux, Windows, macOS)
  • Extensible with custom modules and grains
  • Agentless or agent-based deployment options
Use Cases:
  • Automating server configuration and provisioning
  • Orchestrating multi-tier application deployments
  • Managing configuration drift across infrastructure
  • Automating operational tasks and remediation
Alternatives:
  • Ansible – Agentless and uses YAML; Salt uses ZeroMQ for faster communication
  • Puppet – Uses a client-server model with a declarative language; Salt focuses on speed and remote execution
Version History
Detected Version Rev Change Commit
Feb 13, 2026 1:38am 3007.13 0 VERSION_BUMP 48731f00
Feb 6, 2026 1:30am 3007.12 0 VERSION_BUMP b5f57837
Jan 10, 2026 1:40am 3007.11 0 VERSION_BUMP d0b0c6fe
Dec 18, 2025 7:52pm 3007.9 0 VERSION_BUMP e200b39b
Sep 18, 2025 10:30pm 3007.8 0 VERSION_BUMP 70171386
Aug 29, 2025 1:55am 3007.7 0 VERSION_BUMP d8f9a19d
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