How to Install Salt on NetBSD

In this tutorial, we will be installing Salt on NetBSD using the official SaltStack package source.

Prerequisites

Before installing Salt, ensure that your NetBSD system is up-to-date by running:

sudo pkgin update

Installing Salt

1. Import the SaltStack package signing key:

sudo pkgin -y in gnupg
fetch -q -o - https://repo.saltstack.com/apt/netbsd/$(uname -r)/amd64/2020.11/pubkey.gpg | sudo gnupg -q --import -

2. Add the SaltStack package repository to your NetBSD system:

sudo sh -c 'echo "http://repo.saltstack.com/apt/netbsd/$(uname -r)/amd64/2020.11 netbsd_$(uname -r)_amd64" >> /usr/pkg/etc/pkgin/repositories.conf'
sudo pkgin -y update

3. Install the Salt package:

sudo pkgin -y in salt

Configuring Salt

Salt is now installed on your NetBSD system, but some configuration is required before it can be used.

1. Edit the Salt configuration file /usr/pkg/etc/salt/minion using your preferred text editor, and specify the Salt master hostname or IP address. For example:

master: salt-master.example.com

2. Start the Salt minion service:

sudo /usr/pkg/sbin/salt-minion start

Testing Salt

With the Salt minion service started, you can now test the connection to the Salt master:

sudo /usr/pkg/sbin/salt-call test.ping

This should return True if the minion is successfully connected to the master.

Congratulations, you have successfully installed Salt on NetBSD!

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