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.

monitoring Intermediate

Configure Loki and Promtail for centralized Docker log aggregation and analysis

Set up Grafana Loki and Promtail to collect, aggregate, and analyze logs from Docker containers. Configure retention policies, integrate with Grafana for visualization, and enable real-time log monitoring across your infrastructure.

25 min 4 distros 200 views
devops Intermediate

Set up GitLab container registry mirror and proxy cache for improved performance

Configure GitLab's built-in container registry as a mirror and proxy cache to reduce Docker Hub rate limits, speed up image pulls, and improve CI/CD pipeline performance across your organization.

45 min 4 distros 243 views
devops Advanced

Configure Spark Kubernetes Operator with MinIO for cloud-native analytics

Deploy Apache Spark on Kubernetes with the Spark Operator and MinIO object storage for scalable big data processing. Configure RBAC, SSL certificates, and persistent storage for production-ready analytics workloads.

45 min 4 distros 225 views
devops Intermediate

Configure Kubernetes Pod Security Standards with admission controllers for policy enforcement

Learn how to implement Kubernetes Pod Security Standards using built-in admission controllers and OPA Gatekeeper for comprehensive policy enforcement, security compliance, and workload protection in production clusters.

25 min 4 distros 216 views
monitoring Intermediate

Set up Prometheus and Grafana monitoring stack with Docker Compose

Deploy a complete monitoring solution using Prometheus for metrics collection and Grafana for visualization with Docker Compose. This setup provides comprehensive system monitoring, alerting capabilities, and customizable dashboards.

25 min 4 distros 332 views
monitoring Intermediate

Configure Zabbix 7 API automation with Python scripts for monitoring and alerting

Automate Zabbix 7 monitoring tasks with Python scripts using the API. Set up host discovery, template assignment, custom monitoring scripts, and alerting automation for streamlined infrastructure management.

45 min 4 distros 243 views
devops Intermediate

Deploy applications to Kubernetes with Helm charts and production best practices

Learn how to create production-ready Helm charts for Kubernetes deployments with proper templating, values management, security configurations, and environment-specific customizations for scalable application orchestration.

45 min 4 distros 270 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
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
monitoring Intermediate

Configure Prometheus Alertmanager for email and Slack notifications with webhook integration

Set up Prometheus Alertmanager to send critical alerts via email and Slack channels with custom webhook integration. This tutorial covers installation, SMTP configuration, routing rules, and alert notification testing.

25 min 4 distros 217 views
monitoring Intermediate

Set up Docker Compose monitoring stack with Prometheus and Grafana for AI model performance tracking

Deploy a complete monitoring stack using Docker Compose with Prometheus for metrics collection and Grafana for visualization, specifically configured to track AI model performance metrics like inference latency, throughput, and resource utilization.

45 min 4 distros 295 views
monitoring Intermediate

Configure backup monitoring with Prometheus and Grafana for automated infrastructure oversight

Set up comprehensive backup monitoring using Prometheus exporters and Grafana dashboards. Configure automated alerts for backup failures, track success rates, and visualize backup infrastructure health across multiple systems.

45 min 4 distros 275 views

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