GitFS

Overview

The Salt Master can be configured to use GitFS as a backend for the Salt fileserver. This allows for the use of Git repositories as a source for Salt states and pillars.

Example configuration

# GitFS root location
gitfs_root: salt

# Global GitFS defaults for environments
gitfs_saltenv:
  # Base Environment
  - base:
      - ref: master # The Git Branch

  # Production Environment
  - prod:
      - ref: prod # The Git Branch
      - mountpoint: salt://environments/prod # Location of the files

  # QA Environment
  - qa:
      - ref: qa # The Git Branch
      - mountpoint: salt://environments/qa # Location of the files

  # Development Environment
  - dev:
      - ref: develop # The Git Branch
      - mountpoint: salt://environments/dev # Location of the files

# Repository specific settings
gitfs_remotes:
  # The base environment (top.sls)
  - https://gitlab.com/SaltWorks/Salt:
      - saltenv:
          - base

  # HAProxy Formula
  - https://gitlab.com/SaltWorks/Salt-Formulas/HAProxy-Formula:
      - saltenv:
          - dev:
              - mountpoint: salt://environments/dev/formulas/