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performance Advanced

Implement Varnish cache warming with Kubernetes CronJobs

Set up automated Varnish cache warming using Kubernetes CronJobs to preload frequently accessed content and improve website performance. This tutorial covers creating cache warming scripts, Docker containers, and automated scheduling for production environments.

45 min 4 distros 1,159 views
monitoring Advanced

Implement Thanos multi-cluster federation for global Prometheus metrics aggregation

Set up Thanos components across multiple Kubernetes clusters to enable global metrics federation, long-term storage, and unified querying of Prometheus data with high availability and unlimited retention.

45 min 4 distros 1,373 views
monitoring Advanced

Implement Prometheus federation for multi-cluster monitoring with centralized metrics aggregation

Set up hierarchical Prometheus federation to monitor multiple Kubernetes clusters with a central aggregation layer. Configure global and local Prometheus instances with federated scrape jobs, service discovery, and unified dashboards for enterprise-scale observability.

45 min 4 distros 1,382 views
databases Advanced

Configure MinIO high availability clustering for production with multi-node setup and automatic failover

Set up a production-ready MinIO cluster with multiple nodes, erasure coding, and automatic failover. This tutorial covers distributed mode configuration, load balancing with SSL termination, and health monitoring for enterprise object storage.

45 min 4 distros 1,643 views
security Advanced

Configure advanced Consul ACL policies for production security hardening

Set up comprehensive Consul Access Control Lists with bootstrap tokens, role-based permissions, and secure inter-node communication for production environments. This tutorial covers ACL system initialization, policy creation, and agent token configuration.

35 min 4 distros 1,423 views
monitoring Intermediate

Monitor Cherokee web server performance with custom Grafana dashboards and Prometheus alerts

Set up comprehensive monitoring for Cherokee web server with Prometheus metrics collection, custom Grafana dashboards for performance visualization, and automated alerting for critical performance thresholds.

45 min 4 distros 1,234 views
monitoring Intermediate

Setup Elasticsearch monitoring with Metricbeat and Kibana dashboards

Monitor your Elasticsearch cluster performance with Metricbeat for comprehensive metrics collection and visualization through pre-built Kibana dashboards. This tutorial covers installation, configuration, and automated alerting.

25 min 4 distros 1,198 views
security Intermediate

Configure Vault auto-unseal with AWS KMS for high availability secrets management

Set up HashiCorp Vault with AWS KMS auto-unseal to eliminate manual unsealing processes and enable high availability deployments with automatic recovery.

25 min 4 distros 1,422 views
hosting Intermediate

Configure NGINX reverse proxy with SSL termination and load balancing for high availability

Set up NGINX as a reverse proxy with SSL termination, load balancing across multiple backend servers, and automatic HTTPS redirection for production-ready high availability web infrastructure.

25 min 4 distros 1,951 views
monitoring Intermediate

Set up log alerting with Fluentd and Prometheus Alertmanager for centralized monitoring

Configure Fluentd to collect and parse logs, integrate with Prometheus metrics collection, and set up Alertmanager for intelligent routing of log-based alerts to multiple notification channels.

45 min 4 distros 1,472 views
devops Intermediate

Integrate Consul with Kubernetes service discovery and automatic configuration

Set up Consul for dynamic service discovery in Kubernetes clusters with automatic service registration, health checks, and configuration management for microservices orchestration.

45 min 4 distros 1,236 views
devops Intermediate

Setup Kubernetes Ingress NGINX with cert-manager for automated SSL certificates

Learn to deploy NGINX Ingress Controller with cert-manager for automatic SSL certificate provisioning and renewal using Let's Encrypt in production Kubernetes clusters.

35 min 4 distros 1,396 views

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