Salt: Control a Windows Minion

Install the Windows Client

https://docs.saltstack.com/en/latest/topics/installation/windows.html

or from the file list:
https://repo.saltstack.com/windows/

NB: minion config is here by default:
C:\salt\conf\minion

On the Server

Create the 'top' file:

1. Create a 'top.sls' file:
   vi /srv/salt/top.sls
2. Add in the declarations the environment:
   base:
     '*':
       - global
       - salt.minion  'os:Windows':
       - match: grain
       - windows

This tells salt that for the environment called base all minions will have state files /srv/salt/global.sls and /srv/salt/salt/minion.sls applied to them.

All systems that match the 'grain' of Windows all Minions will have the state file /srv/salt/windows.sls or /srv/salt/windows/init.sls applied to them.

Package Manager

See also the official documentation 'Windows Package Manager'

1. Initialize the repository on your Salt master:
   salt-run winrepo.update_git_repos
2. Run pkg.refresh_db on each of your Windows minions to synchronize the package repository:
   salt -G 'os:windows' pkg.refresh_db
3. Show Installed packages:
   salt -G 'os:windows' pkg.list_pkgs

Use Chocolatey in a State

vi /srv/salt/windows.sls

chocolatey:
  module.run:
    - name: chocolatey.bootstrap

firefox:
  module.run:
    - unless: # command to check if firefox is already installed
    - name: chocolatey.install
    - m_name: firefox
    - require:
      - module: chocolatey