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.

networking Intermediate

Configure network bridge with VLAN support for virtualization

Set up Linux network bridges with VLAN tagging to create isolated network segments for virtual machines and containers. This enables advanced networking scenarios with traffic separation and trunk port functionality.

25 min 4 distros 241 views
networking Advanced

Set up HAProxy high availability with keepalived clustering for automatic failover

Configure HAProxy load balancer with keepalived VRRP clustering for automatic failover. Set up virtual IP failover, health checks, and monitor the cluster for production high availability.

45 min 4 distros 187 views
networking Advanced

Configure BIRD BGP routing daemon for advanced routing policies and network automation

Set up BIRD 2.15 BGP daemon with advanced routing policies, route filtering, and automated network management. Configure BGP peering, implement complex routing decisions, and set up route aggregation for production networks.

45 min 4 distros 313 views
hosting Intermediate

Configure Apache HTTP/2 and SSL termination with Let's Encrypt certificates

Set up Apache HTTP Server with HTTP/2 protocol support and automatic SSL certificate management using Certbot. This tutorial covers virtual host configuration, SSL termination, and performance optimization for production websites.

25 min 4 distros 148 views
monitoring Intermediate

Integrate Apache Tomcat 11 with Prometheus and Grafana monitoring for comprehensive performance tracking

Set up comprehensive monitoring for Apache Tomcat 11 using JMX Prometheus Java agent, configure Prometheus to scrape metrics, create detailed Grafana dashboards, and implement alerting rules for performance tracking and health monitoring.

45 min 4 distros 181 views
performance Intermediate

Configure Linux process scheduling and CPU affinity for performance optimization

Learn to optimize Linux process performance by configuring CPU scheduling priorities, CPU affinity, and systemd resource management for better workload distribution and reduced context switching.

45 min 4 distros 315 views
devops Intermediate

Set up OpenLiteSpeed with Docker containers for development

Deploy OpenLiteSpeed web server in Docker containers with PHP-FPM, SSL certificates, and persistent volumes for scalable development environments.

45 min 4 distros 174 views
hosting Intermediate

Install and configure OpenLiteSpeed with WordPress and LSCache optimization

Set up OpenLiteSpeed web server with PHP 8.4, deploy WordPress with database integration, and enable LSCache plugin for maximum performance optimization.

35 min 4 distros 241 views
hosting Intermediate

Configure OpenLiteSpeed load balancing with multiple backend servers

Set up OpenLiteSpeed as a reverse proxy and load balancer to distribute traffic across multiple backend application servers with health checks and automatic failover for high availability.

45 min 4 distros 195 views
databases Intermediate

Configure MySQL connection pooling with ProxySQL 2.6 for high availability and performance optimization

Set up ProxySQL 2.6 to manage MySQL connection pooling, load balancing, and automatic failover. This tutorial covers backend server configuration, health checks, query routing rules, and monitoring for production MySQL environments.

45 min 4 distros 409 views
hosting Intermediate

Implement Lighttpd 1.4 load balancing with multiple backend servers for high availability

Configure Lighttpd 1.4 with mod_proxy for load balancing across multiple backend web servers. Set up health checks, SSL termination, and failover mechanisms for production environments.

45 min 4 distros 149 views
databases Advanced

Setup MySQL replication with GTID and automatic failover

Configure MySQL 8.0 master-slave replication using GTID for reliable data synchronization, then implement MySQL High Availability (MHA) for automatic failover detection and promotion.

45 min 4 distros 199 views

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