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

Monitor nginx performance with Prometheus and Grafana using nginx-prometheus-exporter

Set up comprehensive nginx monitoring with Prometheus and Grafana dashboards. Configure nginx stub_status, deploy nginx-prometheus-exporter, and create production-ready alerts for web server performance metrics.

25 min 4 distros 196 views
databases Advanced

Configure Elasticsearch 8 cross-cluster replication for disaster recovery

Set up cross-cluster replication between Elasticsearch 8 clusters to ensure data resilience and business continuity. This advanced configuration creates automatic data synchronization across geographically distributed clusters for disaster recovery scenarios.

45 min 4 distros 276 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

Set up Kafka Connect cluster with high availability and load balancing

Configure a production-ready Kafka Connect cluster with multiple worker nodes, HAProxy load balancing, and Prometheus monitoring. Includes distributed configuration, shared storage setup, and comprehensive health checks for reliable data pipeline processing.

45 min 4 distros 235 views
devops Advanced

Deploy Envoy-based service mesh in Kubernetes production environment with SSL and observability

Set up a production-ready Envoy service mesh in Kubernetes with mutual TLS authentication, SSL certificate management, and comprehensive observability through Prometheus monitoring and distributed tracing.

45 min 4 distros 190 views
networking Advanced

Configure advanced gRPC load balancing with Envoy Proxy health checks and circuit breakers

Set up Envoy Proxy with intelligent gRPC load balancing, health checks, and circuit breakers for production microservices. Includes SSL termination, monitoring integration, and security hardening.

45 min 4 distros 203 views
monitoring Intermediate

Configure NGINX monitoring with Prometheus and Grafana dashboards for real-time web server performance metrics

Set up comprehensive NGINX monitoring using Prometheus metrics collection and custom Grafana dashboards to track web server performance, request rates, and response times in real-time.

45 min 4 distros 251 views
monitoring Advanced

Implement Grafana high availability clustering with PostgreSQL backend and load balancing

Set up a production-ready Grafana high availability cluster with PostgreSQL shared database backend and HAProxy load balancing for enterprise monitoring infrastructure with automatic failover.

45 min 4 distros 207 views
devops Advanced

Configure Consul Connect with Kubernetes integration for secure service mesh communication

Set up Consul Connect as a service mesh on Kubernetes with Helm, enabling automatic mTLS encryption, service discovery, and traffic routing between microservices for secure inter-service communication.

45 min 4 distros 215 views
security Intermediate

Configure Falco runtime security for Kubernetes threat detection with eBPF monitoring

Set up Falco with eBPF monitoring to detect runtime security threats in Kubernetes clusters. Configure custom rules, integrate Prometheus metrics, and establish comprehensive threat detection for container workloads.

45 min 4 distros 394 views
performance Advanced

Optimize NGINX performance for high-traffic websites with advanced configuration and tuning

Configure NGINX for maximum performance with worker process optimization, advanced caching strategies, HTTP/2 tuning, and security hardening for high-traffic production environments.

45 min 4 distros 223 views
devops Advanced

Set up Nomad multi-node cluster with TLS encryption and Consul integration

Deploy a production-ready HashiCorp Nomad cluster with server and client nodes, TLS encryption, and Consul integration for service discovery. Includes workload deployment and monitoring configuration.

45 min 4 distros 225 views

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