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.

databases Intermediate

Configure Redis Sentinel for high availability and automatic failover

Set up Redis Sentinel to monitor Redis master-replica deployments and automatically handle failover scenarios. This tutorial covers configuring a 3-node Sentinel cluster with quorum-based decision making for production-grade high availability.

25 min 4 distros 986 views
monitoring Intermediate

Install and configure Jaeger for distributed tracing with Elasticsearch backend

Set up Jaeger distributed tracing system with Elasticsearch storage backend for microservices monitoring. Configure collector, query service, and UI with SSL security and performance optimization.

45 min 6 distros 702 views
monitoring Intermediate

Install and configure Fluentd for centralized log collection with multi-format parsing

Set up Fluentd with td-agent for enterprise-grade log collection, custom parsers, and multi-destination routing. Configure SSL, performance optimization, and security hardening for production environments.

45 min 6 distros 752 views
devops Intermediate

Install and configure SonarQube for code quality analysis with PostgreSQL and SSL

Set up SonarQube Community Edition with PostgreSQL database backend, SSL/TLS encryption, and CI/CD integration for comprehensive static code analysis and security scanning.

45 min 6 distros 663 views
monitoring Intermediate

Install and configure OpenTelemetry Collector for distributed tracing and observability

Set up OpenTelemetry Collector to gather distributed traces and metrics from your applications. Configure receivers, processors, and exporters for comprehensive observability with Jaeger and Prometheus integration.

45 min 6 distros 864 views
monitoring Intermediate

Install and configure Loki for centralized log aggregation with Grafana integration

Set up Loki and Promtail for centralized log aggregation with retention policies, storage optimization, and Grafana integration for comprehensive log monitoring and alerting.

25 min 6 distros 1,183 views
devops Intermediate

Install and configure Apache Kafka with cluster setup and monitoring

Set up a production-ready Apache Kafka cluster with SSL security, ZooKeeper ensemble, and comprehensive monitoring using JMX and Prometheus for high-throughput message streaming.

45 min 6 distros 770 views
security Intermediate

Install and configure Fail2ban with advanced rules and email alerts

Set up Fail2ban intrusion prevention system with custom SSH, web server, and application protection rules. Configure email notifications and advanced filtering to automatically block malicious IP addresses based on log patterns.

45 min 6 distros 766 views
security Intermediate

Install and configure Vault for secrets management with high availability

Set up HashiCorp Vault with Consul backend for production-grade secrets management. Configure clustering, authentication, policies, and security hardening for enterprise environments.

45 min 6 distros 850 views
networking Intermediate

Install and configure HAProxy for high availability load balancing

Set up HAProxy with SSL termination, keepalived for high availability, and comprehensive health checks to distribute traffic across multiple backend servers with automatic failover.

45 min 6 distros 870 views

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