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.

security Intermediate

Set up OSSEC agent deployment and centralized management with automated configuration

Deploy and manage OSSEC Host-based Intrusion Detection System (HIDS) across multiple servers with centralized monitoring, automated agent configuration, and real-time security event processing for enterprise-scale infrastructure protection.

45 min 4 distros 390 views
monitoring Advanced

Integrate OpenTelemetry with ELK stack for unified observability and distributed tracing

Set up a comprehensive observability stack by integrating OpenTelemetry Collector with Elasticsearch, Logstash, and Kibana for distributed tracing, metrics collection, and unified monitoring across microservices and applications.

45 min 4 distros 318 views
networking Intermediate

Install and configure Squid 6 proxy server with bandwidth controls and content filtering

Set up Squid 6 proxy server with advanced traffic shaping, content filtering, and user authentication. Configure bandwidth limits, access control lists, and comprehensive logging for enterprise proxy deployments.

45 min 4 distros 256 views
monitoring Intermediate

Set up multi-location monitoring with distributed Uptime Kuma instances

Deploy multiple Uptime Kuma instances across different geographic locations to monitor your services from various vantage points. This setup provides comprehensive monitoring coverage, reduces false positives, and enables regional performance analysis with centralized alerting.

45 min 4 distros 330 views
security Intermediate

Setup Nginx with ModSecurity 3 web application firewall for advanced threat protection

Configure Nginx with ModSecurity 3 and OWASP Core Rule Set to protect web applications against SQL injection, XSS, and other common attacks. This tutorial covers complete WAF setup with security rules, performance optimization, and threat testing.

45 min 4 distros 341 views
security Intermediate

Configure SonarQube LDAP authentication with Active Directory and user group management

Set up SonarQube to authenticate users against Active Directory using LDAP. Configure automatic user provisioning, group synchronization, and role-based access control for enterprise environments with centralized authentication.

25 min 4 distros 301 views
security Advanced

Implement HAProxy WAF integration with ModSecurity 3 for advanced threat protection

Configure HAProxy with ModSecurity 3 using SPOE protocol to create a high-performance web application firewall that protects against OWASP Top 10 threats while maintaining load balancing capabilities.

45 min 4 distros 754 views
networking Advanced

Set up iptables high availability clustering with keepalived for automatic failover

Configure a highly available firewall cluster using iptables and keepalived with VRRP for automatic failover. Set up rule synchronization between nodes and implement monitoring for production-grade firewall redundancy.

45 min 4 distros 353 views
security Intermediate

Set up centralized logging with rsyslog and logrotate for security events

Configure a centralized rsyslog server to collect security events from multiple systems, implement automated log rotation with logrotate, and set up filtering and alerting for critical security incidents across your infrastructure.

45 min 4 distros 379 views
monitoring Intermediate

Set up OpenTelemetry metrics collection with Prometheus integration for distributed system monitoring

Configure OpenTelemetry Collector to gather metrics from distributed services and export them to Prometheus for comprehensive observability monitoring. This integration provides unified metrics collection across your microservices architecture.

25 min 4 distros 366 views
databases Advanced

Configure MinIO high availability clustering for production with multi-node setup and automatic failover

Set up a production-ready MinIO cluster with multiple nodes, erasure coding, and automatic failover. This tutorial covers distributed mode configuration, load balancing with SSL termination, and health monitoring for enterprise object storage.

45 min 4 distros 476 views
databases Advanced

Optimize CockroachDB 24.3 performance with advanced tuning and configuration

Master advanced CockroachDB 24.3 performance optimization through memory, CPU, storage, and query tuning. Configure cluster parameters, connection pooling, and indexing strategies for production-grade distributed SQL workloads.

45 min 4 distros 368 views

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