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.

performance Intermediate

Configure Django Redis caching and session storage for high-performance web applications

Set up Redis as both cache backend and session storage for Django applications. Improve page load times and user experience with proper Redis configuration and Django integration.

25 min 4 distros 141 views
devops Intermediate

Set up Kafka Streams testing framework with TopologyTestDriver for automated stream processing validation

Configure a complete testing framework for Kafka Streams applications using TopologyTestDriver to validate stream processing logic with automated tests and mock data pipelines.

45 min 4 distros 137 views
linux Intermediate

Configure automated system maintenance with advanced cron scheduling and shell scripts

Set up comprehensive automated system maintenance using advanced cron scheduling patterns, custom shell scripts, and monitoring alerts to ensure optimal server performance and reliability.

45 min 4 distros 158 views
devops Advanced

Configure Consul multi-datacenter WAN federation for geographic redundancy

Set up Consul WAN federation to connect multiple datacenters for global service discovery and failover. This tutorial covers primary and secondary datacenter configuration with ACL token replication and cross-datacenter networking.

45 min 4 distros 150 views
monitoring Intermediate

Configure advanced network monitoring with SmokePing for detailed latency analysis

Set up SmokePing for detailed network latency monitoring with visual graphs, multi-target analysis, and advanced alerting. Perfect for tracking network performance trends and identifying connectivity issues across multiple hosts.

45 min 4 distros 146 views
hosting Intermediate

Configure PHP Composer for dependency management and autoloading

Set up PHP Composer with global configuration, PSR-4 autoloading, and dependency management workflows for modern PHP development across Ubuntu, Debian, AlmaLinux, and Rocky Linux distributions.

25 min 4 distros 144 views
databases Advanced

Optimize DuckDB performance for large datasets with partitioning

Configure DuckDB with advanced partitioning strategies and memory optimization for processing multi-gigabyte datasets efficiently. Includes Python integration, query optimization techniques, and comprehensive monitoring setup.

45 min 4 distros 168 views
databases Intermediate

Configure DuckDB cluster setup for distributed analytics and high performance workloads

Set up a DuckDB cluster with distributed query processing, network security, and performance optimization for high-throughput analytical workloads across multiple nodes.

45 min 4 distros 123 views
security Intermediate

Set up LUKS full disk encryption during Linux installation

Configure full disk encryption with LUKS during OS installation to secure your data at rest. Includes post-installation key management, performance optimization, and troubleshooting for production systems.

45 min 4 distros 299 views
databases Intermediate

Setup DuckDB with Apache Airflow for automated data pipelines

Configure DuckDB as a high-performance analytical database backend for Apache Airflow workflows. Build automated data pipelines that process files, APIs, and databases using DuckDB's columnar engine.

45 min 4 distros 164 views
monitoring Intermediate

Set up Netdata slave nodes for centralized monitoring with parent-child architecture

Configure Netdata parent-child architecture to stream metrics from multiple servers to a centralized dashboard. Set up authentication, SSL encryption, and troubleshoot streaming issues for scalable monitoring infrastructure.

45 min 4 distros 346 views
security Advanced

Configure auditd with Elasticsearch and Kibana for compliance reporting

Set up comprehensive Linux audit logging with auditd, integrate with Elasticsearch 8 and Kibana 8 for centralized analysis, and create compliance dashboards for PCI DSS, HIPAA, and SOX reporting requirements.

45 min 4 distros 153 views

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