Infrastructure tutorials

Production-grade guides for Linux, servers, security and performance. Copy-paste commands, multi-distro support, written by engineers who run this in production.

devops Advanced

Configure Spark on Kubernetes with cluster autoscaling for dynamic workloads

Deploy Apache Spark 3.5 on Kubernetes with automatic cluster scaling, dynamic resource allocation, and comprehensive monitoring for production data processing workloads.

45 min 4 distros 211 views
security Intermediate

Configure Apache SSL hardening with perfect forward secrecy and modern security protocols

Harden Apache HTTP server with modern SSL/TLS configuration, perfect forward secrecy cipher suites, and security headers to protect against common web vulnerabilities and ensure compliance with security standards.

25 min 4 distros 109 views
security Advanced

Configure ClamAV cluster with Kubernetes deployment for high availability antivirus scanning

Deploy a distributed ClamAV antivirus cluster on Kubernetes with persistent storage, load balancing, and monitoring for enterprise-grade threat detection and scanning.

45 min 4 distros 91 views
devops Intermediate

Set up GitLab CI/CD with Kubernetes runners for scalable deployments

Configure GitLab Runner with Kubernetes executor to automatically scale CI/CD workloads. Set up RBAC permissions, deploy pipelines to Kubernetes clusters, and implement resource management policies for efficient container orchestration.

45 min 4 distros 115 views
monitoring Advanced

Configure advanced SNMP alerting with Prometheus Alertmanager for network monitoring

Set up comprehensive SNMP monitoring with Prometheus exporters and create intelligent alerting rules in Alertmanager to proactively monitor network devices, interfaces, and performance metrics.

45 min 4 distros 101 views
monitoring Intermediate

Configure custom SNMP MIBs for vendor-specific monitoring with SNMP v2c and v3

Learn to install and configure custom vendor MIB files for specialized network device monitoring using both SNMP v2c and v3 protocols with authentication and encryption.

45 min 4 distros 100 views
hosting Intermediate

Configure NGINX SSL termination with Certbot for Let's Encrypt certificates

Set up NGINX with automatic SSL certificate management using Let's Encrypt and Certbot, including security headers and automated renewal for production-ready HTTPS termination.

25 min 4 distros 150 views
databases Advanced

Configure Redis 7 cluster sharding with SSL/TLS authentication and security hardening

Set up a production-ready Redis 7 cluster with automatic sharding, SSL/TLS encryption, authentication, and comprehensive security hardening for high availability and data protection.

45 min 4 distros 128 views
monitoring Intermediate

Set up PHP application performance monitoring with APM tools and real-time metrics collection

Monitor PHP application performance with New Relic APM and Elastic APM, implement custom metrics collection, and set up comprehensive Grafana dashboards for real-time application observability and performance optimization.

35 min 4 distros 166 views
networking Intermediate

Configure SNMP v3 authentication and encryption for secure network monitoring

Set up SNMP version 3 with user authentication and data encryption to secure network monitoring communications. This tutorial covers Net-SNMP daemon configuration, security protocols, and monitoring tool integration.

25 min 4 distros 182 views
devops Intermediate

Configure Kubernetes vertical pod autoscaler for resource optimization and cost management

Set up VPA to automatically adjust CPU and memory requests for your Kubernetes workloads. Reduce resource waste and optimize costs by letting VPA analyze actual usage patterns and rightsizing containers.

25 min 4 distros 182 views
devops Advanced

Set up Kubernetes custom metrics autoscaling with Prometheus adapter for application-specific scaling

Configure Prometheus adapter to expose custom application metrics to Kubernetes Horizontal Pod Autoscaler for intelligent scaling based on business metrics like queue depth, response time, and user load instead of basic CPU/memory usage.

45 min 4 distros 285 views

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