diff --git a/salt/strelka/compile_yara.py b/salt/strelka/compile_yara.py
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+++ b/salt/strelka/compile_yara.py
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+# Copyright Security Onion Solutions LLC and/or licensed to Security Onion Solutions LLC under one
+# or more contributor license agreements. Licensed under the Elastic License 2.0 as shown at
+# https://securityonion.net/license; you may not use this file except in compliance with the
+# Elastic License 2.0.
+
+import os
+import yara
+import glob
+import json
+from concurrent.futures import ThreadPoolExecutor
+
+def check_syntax(rule_file):
+    try:
+        # Testing if compilation throws a syntax error, don't save the result
+        yara.compile(filepath=rule_file)
+        return (True, rule_file, None)
+    except yara.SyntaxError as e:
+        # Return the error message for logging purposes
+        return (False, rule_file, str(e))
+
+def compile_yara_rules(rules_dir):
+    compiled_dir = os.path.join(rules_dir, "compiled")
+    compiled_rules_path = [ os.path.join(compiled_dir, "rules.compiled"), "/opt/so/saltstack/default/salt/strelka/rules/compiled/rules.compiled" ]
+    rule_files = glob.glob(os.path.join(rules_dir, '**/*.yar'), recursive=True)
+    files_to_compile = {}
+    removed_count = 0
+    success_count = 0
+    
+    # Use ThreadPoolExecutor to parallelize syntax checks
+    with ThreadPoolExecutor() as executor:
+        results = executor.map(check_syntax, rule_files)
+    
+    # Collect yara files and prepare for batch compilation
+    for success, rule_file, error_message in results:
+        if success:
+            files_to_compile[os.path.basename(rule_file)] = rule_file
+            success_count += 1
+        else:
+            # Extract just the UUID from the rule file name
+            rule_id = os.path.splitext(os.path.basename(rule_file))[0]
+            log_entry = {
+                "event_module": "soc",
+                "event_dataset": "soc.detections",
+                "log.level": "error",
+                "error_message": error_message,
+                "error_analysis": "Syntax Error",
+                "detection_type": "YARA",
+                "rule_uuid": rule_id,
+                "error_type": "runtime_status"
+            }
+            with open('/opt/sensoroni/logs/detections_runtime-status_yara.log', 'a') as log_file:
+                json.dump(log_entry, log_file)
+                log_file.write('\n')  # Ensure new entries start on new lines
+            os.remove(rule_file)
+            removed_count += 1
+
+    # Compile all remaining valid rules into a single file
+    if files_to_compile:
+        compiled_rules = yara.compile(filepaths=files_to_compile)
+        for path in compiled_rules_path:
+          compiled_rules.save(path)
+          print(f"All remaining rules compiled and saved into {path}")
+
+    # Print summary of compilation results
+    print(f"Summary: {success_count} rules compiled successfully, {removed_count} rules removed due to errors.")
+
+compile_yara_rules("/opt/sensoroni/yara/rules/")
diff --git a/salt/strelka/manager.sls b/salt/strelka/manager.sls
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+# Copyright Security Onion Solutions LLC and/or licensed to Security Onion Solutions LLC under one
+# or more contributor license agreements. Licensed under the Elastic License 2.0 as shown at
+# https://securityonion.net/license; you may not use this file except in compliance with the
+# Elastic License 2.0.
+
+{% from 'allowed_states.map.jinja' import allowed_states %}
+{% if sls in allowed_states %}
+
+# Strelka config
+strelkaconfdir:
+  file.directory:
+    - name: /opt/so/conf/strelka/rules/compiled/
+    - user: 939
+    - group: 939
+    - makedirs: True
+
+strelkacompileyara:
+  file.managed:
+    - name: /opt/so/conf/strelka/compile_yara.py
+    - source: salt://strelka/compile_yara/compile_yara.py
+    - user: 939
+    - group: 939
+    - makedirs: True
+
+strelkarulesdir:
+  file.directory:
+    - name: /opt/so/conf/strelka/rules
+    - user: 939
+    - group: 939
+    - makedirs: True
+
+strelkareposdir:
+  file.directory:
+    - name: /opt/so/conf/strelka/repos
+    - user: 939
+    - group: 939
+    - makedirs: True
+
+{% else %}
+
+{{sls}}_state_not_allowed:
+  test.fail_without_changes:
+    - name: {{sls}}_state_not_allowed
+
+{% endif %}