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 Intermediate

Configure Kubernetes OpenTelemetry auto-instrumentation for microservices observability

Set up OpenTelemetry Operator in Kubernetes to automatically instrument microservices with distributed tracing. Enable seamless observability across your application stack without modifying application code.

45 min 4 distros 249 views
monitoring Intermediate

Configure NGINX log analysis with Loki and Grafana for centralized monitoring

Set up Loki log aggregation with Promtail agent to collect NGINX logs and create Grafana dashboards for comprehensive web server monitoring and analysis.

45 min 4 distros 218 views
devops Intermediate

Implement Kafka Streams processing applications with Java and Scala for real-time data analytics

Build production-ready Kafka Streams applications using Java and Scala for real-time data processing, including stateless transformations, stateful aggregations, windowing, and stream joins with exactly-once semantics.

45 min 4 distros 242 views
networking Intermediate

Setup HAProxy with Docker container backends for dynamic load balancing

Configure HAProxy 2.8 to automatically discover and load balance traffic across Docker containers with health checks, service discovery, and SSL termination for production-grade dynamic routing.

35 min 4 distros 320 views
security Advanced

Secure Docker containers with Traefik reverse proxy and Authelia authentication

Set up a production-grade security stack using Traefik v3 reverse proxy with SSL automation and Authelia for multi-factor authentication. This tutorial covers Docker hardening, LDAP integration, and container security monitoring.

45 min 4 distros 282 views
hosting Intermediate

Configure NGINX reverse proxy with load balancing and SSL termination

Set up NGINX as a reverse proxy with multiple backend servers, SSL termination, and health monitoring. Perfect for distributing traffic across application instances while handling encryption at the edge.

45 min 4 distros 290 views
devops Intermediate

Integrate MinIO with Kubernetes for persistent storage and object data management

Deploy MinIO on Kubernetes using the operator for scalable object storage. Configure persistent volumes, high availability tenants, and secure ingress with SSL certificates.

45 min 4 distros 231 views
monitoring Intermediate

Set up NGINX log analysis and monitoring with Prometheus and Grafana dashboards

Configure comprehensive NGINX monitoring with Prometheus exporters, structured log parsing, and real-time Grafana dashboards for web server observability and performance analysis.

45 min 4 distros 799 views
databases Intermediate

Monitor PostgreSQL performance with pg_stat_statements extension for query analysis and optimization

Set up pg_stat_statements extension to collect query statistics, analyze slow queries, and optimize PostgreSQL database performance with automated monitoring alerts.

25 min 4 distros 309 views
databases Intermediate

Install and configure PgBouncer for PostgreSQL connection pooling with performance optimization

Set up PgBouncer to efficiently manage PostgreSQL connections, reduce database load, and improve application performance with proper authentication and monitoring.

25 min 4 distros 265 views
monitoring Intermediate

Set up Prometheus Blackbox Exporter for uptime monitoring with SSL and alerting

Configure Prometheus Blackbox Exporter to monitor website availability, SSL certificate expiry, and HTTP response times with comprehensive Grafana dashboards and alert rules.

45 min 4 distros 264 views
monitoring Intermediate

Monitor WireGuard VPN server with Prometheus and Grafana dashboards

Set up comprehensive monitoring for your WireGuard VPN server using Prometheus metrics collection and Grafana visualization. This guide covers installing the WireGuard exporter, configuring alerting rules, and building dashboards to track connection status, bandwidth usage, and peer activity.

25 min 4 distros 251 views

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