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Distributing SPM Packages
SPM packages can be distributed to Salt masters over HTTP(S), FTP, or
through the file system. The SPM repo can be hosted on any system where
you can install Salt. Salt is installed so you can run the
spm create_repo command when you update or add a package to
the repo. SPM repos do not require the salt-master, salt-minion, or any
other process running on the system.
Note
If you are hosting the SPM repo on a system where you can not or do
not want to install Salt, you can run the spm create_repo
command on the build system and then copy the packages and the generated
SPM-METADATA file to the repo. You can also install SPM
files directly on a Salt
master <spm-master-local>, bypassing the repository
completely.
Setting up a Package Repository
After packages are built, the generated SPM files are placed in the
srv/spm_build folder.
Where you place the built SPM files on your repository server depends on how you plan to make them available to your Salt masters.
You can share the srv/spm_build folder on the network,
or copy the files to your FTP or Web server.
Adding a Package to the repository
New packages are added by simply copying the SPM file to the repo folder, and then generating repo metadata.
Generate Repo Metadata
Each time you update or add an SPM package to your repository, issue
an spm create_repo command:
spm create_repo /srv/spm_buildSPM generates the repository metadata for all of the packages in that
directory and places it in an SPM-METADATA file at the
folder root. This command is used even if repository metadata already
exists in that directory.