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.

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

Configure Caddy 2 with Docker containers and automatic SSL certificates

Set up Caddy 2 as a reverse proxy using Docker with automatic Let's Encrypt SSL certificates. Deploy containerized web applications behind Caddy with zero-downtime SSL management and built-in load balancing.

45 min 4 distros 188 views
hosting Intermediate

Configure Apache reverse proxy and load balancing for high availability

Set up Apache as a reverse proxy with load balancing across multiple backend servers. Configure health checks, SSL termination, and failover for production high availability deployments.

45 min 4 distros 151 views
monitoring Intermediate

Configure ELK stack for centralized logging with Elasticsearch 8, Logstash 8, and Kibana 8

Set up a production-grade ELK stack with Elasticsearch 8, Logstash 8, and Kibana 8 for centralized log management. Configure authentication, SSL encryption, and log processing pipelines across multiple data sources.

45 min 4 distros 153 views
databases Advanced

Setup automated backup verification and recovery testing with PostgreSQL, MySQL and filesystem backups

Build a comprehensive backup verification framework that automatically tests database restores, validates filesystem backups, and performs recovery testing using systemd timers and custom scripts.

45 min 4 distros 175 views
linux Intermediate

Configure centralized logging with rsyslog and logrotate for system monitoring and log management

Set up a centralized logging system using rsyslog server to collect logs from multiple clients, implement TLS encryption for secure transmission, and configure logrotate for automated log rotation and management.

45 min 4 distros 238 views
devops Advanced

Implement Kubernetes workload rightsizing with VPA recommendations and cost analysis

Set up Vertical Pod Autoscaler to automatically optimize resource requests and limits for your Kubernetes workloads. Create cost analysis dashboards to track resource utilization and identify opportunities for rightsizing containers in production clusters.

45 min 4 distros 177 views
devops Advanced

Configure Kubernetes cluster autoscaler with mixed instance types for cost optimization

Set up Kubernetes cluster autoscaler 1.30 with mixed instance types and spot instances to automatically scale nodes based on demand while minimizing infrastructure costs through intelligent instance selection and workload optimization.

45 min 4 distros 218 views
devops Advanced

Implement Airflow load balancing with Celery executor for high availability workflows

Set up Apache Airflow with Celery executor, Redis cluster backend, HAProxy load balancing, and auto-scaling workers for production-grade workflow orchestration with high availability.

45 min 4 distros 293 views
security Advanced

Integrate WireGuard VPN server with LDAP authentication for enterprise user management

Configure WireGuard VPN server to authenticate users against LDAP directory services like Active Directory. Automate client certificate management and implement centralized user access control for enterprise environments.

45 min 4 distros 203 views
devops Advanced

Setup Tekton Pipelines 0.62 for Kubernetes CI/CD with security scanning integration

Configure Tekton Pipelines for cloud-native CI/CD with automated security scanning, Git webhooks, and production-ready RBAC policies. Build secure container pipelines with integrated vulnerability detection and compliance checks.

45 min 4 distros 212 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

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