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.

linux Beginner

Configure Linux process monitoring with top, htop, and btop for system performance analysis

Master Linux process monitoring using top, htop, and btop to analyze system performance, identify resource bottlenecks, and troubleshoot performance issues in production environments.

25 min 6 distros 384 views
monitoring Intermediate

Implement Grafana alerting with Prometheus and InfluxDB for comprehensive monitoring

Set up comprehensive Grafana alerting using both Prometheus metrics and InfluxDB time-series data to monitor your infrastructure from multiple data sources. This tutorial covers configuring data sources, creating alert rules, and setting up notification channels for production monitoring.

45 min 4 distros 302 views
monitoring Advanced

Monitor MariaDB Galera cluster with Prometheus and Grafana for high availability insights

Configure comprehensive monitoring for MariaDB Galera clusters using Prometheus exporters and Grafana dashboards to track cluster health, replication status, and performance metrics with automated alerting for production environments.

45 min 4 distros 307 views
monitoring Advanced

Set up keepalived cluster monitoring with Prometheus alerts and Grafana dashboards

Configure comprehensive monitoring for keepalived VRRP clusters using Prometheus metrics collection, alerting rules for failover events, and Grafana dashboards for high availability visualization.

45 min 4 distros 291 views
monitoring Advanced

Implement Prometheus federation for multi-cluster monitoring with centralized metrics aggregation

Set up hierarchical Prometheus federation to monitor multiple Kubernetes clusters with a central aggregation layer. Configure global and local Prometheus instances with federated scrape jobs, service discovery, and unified dashboards for enterprise-scale observability.

45 min 4 distros 348 views
monitoring Intermediate

Set up ClickHouse monitoring with Prometheus and Grafana dashboards

Configure comprehensive ClickHouse monitoring using Prometheus for metrics collection and Grafana for visualization. Set up system metrics, query performance monitoring, and alerting rules for production ClickHouse deployments.

45 min 4 distros 561 views
security Advanced

Configure Kibana 8 advanced security with field-level restrictions and role-based access control

Implement comprehensive security controls in Kibana 8 with field-level restrictions, document-level security, and role-based access control for production Elasticsearch deployments.

45 min 4 distros 357 views
monitoring Intermediate

Monitor Cherokee web server performance with custom Grafana dashboards and Prometheus alerts

Set up comprehensive monitoring for Cherokee web server with Prometheus metrics collection, custom Grafana dashboards for performance visualization, and automated alerting for critical performance thresholds.

45 min 4 distros 360 views
devops Intermediate

Configure Kubernetes horizontal pod autoscaler for dynamic scaling based on resource metrics

Set up HPA with CPU and memory targets for automatic pod scaling. Configure metrics server and Prometheus adapter for custom metrics monitoring. Enable dynamic workload scaling based on resource utilization.

45 min 4 distros 403 views
monitoring Intermediate

Set up Kibana alerting and monitoring with Elasticsearch Watcher for automated threat detection

Configure Kibana alerting rules and Elasticsearch Watcher to automatically detect security threats and send notifications via email or Slack. Set up monitoring dashboards with automated responses for production security monitoring.

45 min 4 distros 560 views
monitoring Intermediate

Configure Gunicorn performance monitoring with Prometheus metrics and Grafana dashboards

Set up comprehensive performance monitoring for Gunicorn WSGI servers using Prometheus metrics collection and Grafana visualization. Monitor request rates, response times, worker processes, memory usage, and implement automated alerting for production Python applications.

45 min 4 distros 397 views
monitoring Intermediate

Monitor Linux system resources with performance alerts and automated responses

Set up comprehensive Linux system monitoring with Prometheus, Node Exporter, and Alertmanager to track CPU, memory, and disk usage with automated alerts and response scripts for proactive system management.

45 min 4 distros 587 views

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