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 Deno database connections to PostgreSQL and Redis with connection pooling

Set up production-ready database connections in Deno applications with PostgreSQL and Redis, including SSL configuration, connection pooling, authentication, and comprehensive error handling for high-performance TypeScript applications.

45 min 4 distros 218 views
devops Advanced

Implement Kubernetes Pod Security Standards and admission controllers for policy enforcement

Configure Pod Security Standards with baseline and restricted profiles, deploy OPA Gatekeeper admission controller with custom policies, and implement ValidatingAdmissionWebhooks for comprehensive security enforcement in production Kubernetes clusters.

45 min 4 distros 302 views
monitoring Intermediate

Configure OpenTelemetry sampling strategies for high-traffic applications

Learn how to implement probabilistic, deterministic, and adaptive sampling strategies in OpenTelemetry to optimize distributed tracing performance and reduce storage costs in high-traffic production environments.

25 min 4 distros 213 views
hosting Intermediate

Configure Apache HTTP/2 with performance optimization and modern security headers

Enable HTTP/2 protocol in Apache with SSL/TLS encryption, implement advanced performance optimization settings including compression and caching, and configure modern security headers for production deployments.

25 min 4 distros 270 views
security Advanced

Implement Consul ACL security and encryption for production deployments

Configure Consul's Access Control List (ACL) system with bootstrap tokens, implement TLS encryption for client-server communication, and enable gossip encryption to secure your Consul cluster for production environments with comprehensive authentication and authorization.

45 min 4 distros 379 views
monitoring Intermediate

Set up Redis monitoring with Prometheus and Grafana dashboards

Configure comprehensive Redis monitoring using Prometheus Redis Exporter and Grafana dashboards. Monitor Redis performance metrics, memory usage, connections, and replication status with automated alerts for production environments.

45 min 4 distros 321 views
security Advanced

Implement Istio security policies with authorization and authentication for Kubernetes service mesh

Configure Istio service mesh security with mTLS authentication, JWT validation, and RBAC authorization policies. This tutorial covers implementing comprehensive security controls for microservices communication in production Kubernetes environments.

45 min 4 distros 274 views
hosting Intermediate

Configure Cherokee web server reverse proxy and load balancing with SSL

Set up Cherokee web server with reverse proxy capabilities, load balancing across backend servers, and SSL encryption for high-performance production environments.

45 min 4 distros 345 views
monitoring Advanced

Set up Jaeger high availability clustering with load balancing and failover

Deploy a production-grade Jaeger distributed tracing cluster with Elasticsearch backend, load-balanced collectors, and automatic failover for enterprise-scale microservices monitoring.

45 min 4 distros 331 views
devops Advanced

Integrate Nexus Repository with Kubernetes and Docker registry authentication

Set up Nexus Repository Manager as a private Docker registry integrated with Kubernetes clusters, configure secure authentication and authorization, and enable automated container image deployment with RBAC controls.

45 min 4 distros 484 views
databases Advanced

Configure MariaDB 11.6 master-slave replication with SSL encryption and automatic failover

Set up production-grade MariaDB master-slave replication with SSL/TLS encryption for secure data transmission and MaxScale for automatic failover and load balancing.

45 min 4 distros 260 views
networking Intermediate

Setup Caddy with Consul service discovery for dynamic load balancing

Configure Caddy web server to automatically discover backend services through Consul, enabling dynamic load balancing without manual configuration updates. This setup provides high availability and automatic failover for microservices architectures.

45 min 4 distros 297 views

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