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Configure Istio security policies with external authorization services integration

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security Intermediate

Secure Grafana with OAuth authentication and RBAC integration

Configure Grafana with OAuth SSO authentication, implement role-based access control (RBAC), and harden security with SSL certificates for enterprise-grade monitoring dashboard access.

45 min 4 distros 295 views
monitoring Intermediate

Configure NGINX log analysis with Loki and Grafana for centralized monitoring

Set up Loki log aggregation with Promtail agent to collect NGINX logs and create Grafana dashboards for comprehensive web server monitoring and analysis.

45 min 4 distros 217 views
devops Intermediate

Implement Kafka Streams processing applications with Java and Scala for real-time data analytics

Build production-ready Kafka Streams applications using Java and Scala for real-time data processing, including stateless transformations, stateful aggregations, windowing, and stream joins with exactly-once semantics.

45 min 4 distros 241 views
devops Advanced

Setup Kafka Schema Registry with Avro serialization for data processing

Configure Confluent Schema Registry with Avro serialization for production Kafka deployments. Includes schema evolution, producer/consumer integration, and SSL security configuration.

45 min 4 distros 246 views
devops Advanced

Integrate HashiCorp Vault with Kubernetes secrets management for secure container orchestration

Configure HashiCorp Vault integration with Kubernetes using the Vault CSI driver and Secrets Operator for automated secret injection and synchronization. This setup enables secure secret management for containerized applications with dynamic secret rotation and policy-based access controls.

45 min 4 distros 257 views
security Advanced

Secure Docker containers with Traefik reverse proxy and Authelia authentication

Set up a production-grade security stack using Traefik v3 reverse proxy with SSL automation and Authelia for multi-factor authentication. This tutorial covers Docker hardening, LDAP integration, and container security monitoring.

45 min 4 distros 278 views
hosting Intermediate

Configure NGINX reverse proxy with load balancing and SSL termination

Set up NGINX as a reverse proxy with multiple backend servers, SSL termination, and health monitoring. Perfect for distributing traffic across application instances while handling encryption at the edge.

45 min 4 distros 288 views
networking Advanced

Configure HAProxy advanced routing with ACLs and maps for intelligent traffic management

Set up sophisticated traffic routing in HAProxy using Access Control Lists (ACLs) and map files for dynamic backend selection, SSL SNI routing, and intelligent request distribution based on headers, paths, and custom conditions.

45 min 4 distros 336 views
monitoring Intermediate

Set up NGINX log analysis and monitoring with Prometheus and Grafana dashboards

Configure comprehensive NGINX monitoring with Prometheus exporters, structured log parsing, and real-time Grafana dashboards for web server observability and performance analysis.

45 min 4 distros 796 views
hosting Intermediate

Configure nginx reverse proxy for Podman containers with SSL and load balancing

Set up nginx as a reverse proxy for Podman containers with SSL termination, health checks, and load balancing. Includes automated SSL certificate management with Let's Encrypt and container integration.

45 min 4 distros 290 views
databases Advanced

Optimize ClickHouse performance for large datasets with advanced tuning and memory management

Optimize ClickHouse for high-performance analytics on multi-terabyte datasets with advanced memory tuning, storage engine configuration, query optimization strategies, and distributed clustering for production workloads.

45 min 4 distros 322 views
hosting Advanced

Configure Apache HTTP Server clustering with mod_cluster and JBoss EAP for enterprise load balancing

Set up Apache HTTP Server with mod_cluster module to create an intelligent load balancing cluster with JBoss EAP application servers, featuring automatic node discovery, session clustering, and health monitoring.

45 min 6 distros 372 views

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