Salt
Built on Python, Salt is an event-driven automation tool and framework to deploy, configure, and manage complex IT systems.
Platforms: Linux · Last verified September 6, 2026
Built on Python, Salt is an event-driven automation tool and framework to deploy, configure, and manage complex IT systems. Use Salt to automate common infrastructure administration tasks and ensure that all the components of your infrastructure are operating in a consistent desired state.
Only use this tool against systems you own or are explicitly authorized to test — see the disclaimer.
Getting started
Bundled with Security Onion. See Security Onion's official tool documentation and upstream website linked above for details.
