How to install Salt-Master with Salt-API in Docker Container In this guide, we will create a docker image with salt-master and salt-api installed on it. later we will use the same image to create the container. Clone the repo: git clone https://github.com/yogeshprasad/salt-examples.git Change the dir: cd /root/salt-examples/build-salt-master-api Build the docker image: docker build -t "salt-server-img" . Create the container: docker run -ti --name="my-salt-server" salt-server-img bash Test the api: curl -k https://172.17.0.2:8553/login -H "Accept: application/x-yaml" -d username='admin' -d password='password' -d eauth='pam 172.17.0.2 : It is a container private IP.