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.

hosting Intermediate

Configure Cherokee web server with MySQL database optimization and performance tuning

Set up Cherokee web server with optimized MySQL database connections, FastCGI configuration, and performance tuning for high-traffic web applications on Linux systems.

45 min 4 distros 133 views
databases Advanced

Optimize Cassandra data modeling and query performance with advanced tuning and monitoring

Master advanced Cassandra optimization with data modeling best practices, partition strategies, JVM tuning, and comprehensive monitoring. Learn to design efficient schemas, optimize queries, and implement Prometheus integration for production-grade performance.

45 min 4 distros 195 views
monitoring Intermediate

Monitor Apache Cassandra cluster with Prometheus and Grafana dashboards

Set up comprehensive monitoring for Apache Cassandra clusters using JMX exporter, Prometheus metrics collection, and Grafana dashboards with alerting rules for cluster health.

45 min 4 distros 160 views
hosting Intermediate

Configure NGINX SSL termination with Redis session storage

Set up NGINX as an SSL termination proxy with Redis backend for session storage, enabling scalable load balancing and persistent user sessions across multiple application servers.

45 min 4 distros 135 views
performance Advanced

Set up Varnish 7 cluster with load balancing across multiple backends

Configure a high-performance Varnish Cache 7 cluster with intelligent load balancing across multiple web servers, SSL termination, health monitoring, and shared cache synchronization for enterprise web acceleration.

45 min 4 distros 154 views
security Intermediate

Set up Fail2ban with Cloudflare API integration for automatic IP blocking and enhanced security

Configure Fail2ban to automatically add malicious IPs to Cloudflare's firewall rules for enhanced protection. This tutorial covers installation, custom filters, API integration, and monitoring for comprehensive security automation across your infrastructure.

45 min 4 distros 283 views
performance Advanced

Configure NGINX HTTP/2 server push and connection multiplexing

Configure NGINX HTTP/2 server push and connection multiplexing to reduce page load times by up to 50% through proactive resource delivery and efficient connection reuse for high-performance web applications.

25 min 4 distros 223 views
security Advanced

Integrate ModSecurity 3 with SOAR platforms for automated incident response and threat detection

Set up ModSecurity 3 with structured logging, webhook notifications, and API integrations to automatically feed security events into SOAR platforms for real-time threat detection and incident response workflows.

45 min 4 distros 155 views
databases Advanced

Set up PostgreSQL 17 streaming replication with PgBouncer connection pooling and load balancing

Configure PostgreSQL 17 streaming replication with automatic failover, PgBouncer connection pooling for performance optimization, and HAProxy load balancing for high availability database architecture.

45 min 4 distros 303 views
security Intermediate

Implement network security policies with iptables and firewalld for enterprise infrastructure protection

Configure enterprise-grade network security with iptables and firewalld, implementing zone-based policies, advanced rules, and comprehensive logging for production infrastructure protection.

45 min 4 distros 143 views
devops Intermediate

Deploy FastAPI applications with Docker Compose and production optimization

Learn to containerize FastAPI applications with Docker Compose, integrate PostgreSQL and Redis services, configure Nginx reverse proxy with SSL, and implement production monitoring for scalable microservices deployment.

45 min 4 distros 469 views
devops Intermediate

Configure container resource limits with Docker and systemd for production workloads

Learn to set memory, CPU, and I/O limits for Docker containers using both Docker runtime constraints and systemd service limits. Master cgroups v2 integration for bulletproof resource management in production environments.

25 min 4 distros 201 views

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