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1515 This is NOT a SaltStack product.
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17+ Why ``salt-sproxy ``
18+ -------------------
19+
20+ ``salt-sproxy `` can be used as a standalone tool to manage your devices without
21+ having any further requirements, as well as an extension to your existing Salt
22+ environment (if you already have). In other words, if you have a Salt
23+ installation where you manage some network devices and servers, installing
24+ ``salt-sproxy `` on your Master will allow you to run any Salt command as always,
25+ e.g., executing ``salt \* test.ping `` and ``salt-sproxy \* test.ping `` will have
26+ the exact same effect, and result. On top of that, using ``salt-sproxy `` allows
27+ you to manage other devices for which you don't run (Proxy) Minions for.
28+
29+ Of course, if you don't already have Salt, no problem, you can start managing
30+ your devices straight away, check out the :ref: `quick-start ` steps.
31+
32+ In brief, here are some benefits you can get by using *salt-sproxy *:
33+
34+ - Say goodbye to the burden of managing hundreds of system services for the
35+ Proxy Minion processes.
36+ - You can run it locally, on your own computer.
37+ - Python programming made a breeze - might go well with the
38+ `ISalt <https://github.com/mirceaulinic/isalt >`__ package.
39+ - Integrates easily with your existing Salt environment (if you have), by
40+ installing the package on your Salt Master.
41+ - Can continue to leverage the event-driven automation and orchestration
42+ methodologies.
43+ - REST API, see also :ref: `salt-api ` documentation.
44+ - By sending events to a Salt Master, you are able to implement whatever
45+ auditing you need (e.g., what command was executed by who and when, etc.).
46+ - Benefit from inheriting _all_ the native Salt features and integrations
47+ contributed by thousands of users, and tested in hundreds of different
48+ environments, over almost a decade of development.
49+
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