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

Implement Redis backup automation with compression and encryption

Set up automated Redis backups with compression and GPG encryption for production environments. Create systemd timers for scheduled backups and implement secure remote storage for Redis data protection.

25 min 4 distros 746 views
monitoring Intermediate

Implement Grafana alerting with Prometheus and InfluxDB for comprehensive monitoring

Set up comprehensive Grafana alerting using both Prometheus metrics and InfluxDB time-series data to monitor your infrastructure from multiple data sources. This tutorial covers configuring data sources, creating alert rules, and setting up notification channels for production monitoring.

45 min 4 distros 717 views
databases Intermediate

Implement MongoDB 8.0 change streams for real-time data processing and application synchronization

Set up MongoDB 8.0 change streams to monitor database changes in real-time. Configure replica sets, implement Python and Node.js clients, and add filtering and resumability for production applications.

45 min 4 distros 816 views
monitoring Intermediate

Set up OpenTelemetry custom instrumentation and metrics collection with Prometheus integration

Configure OpenTelemetry Collector with custom metrics exporters and processors, set up application instrumentation with SDKs, and integrate with Prometheus and Grafana for comprehensive distributed system monitoring and observability.

45 min 4 distros 759 views
hosting Advanced

Configure OpenResty with PostgreSQL connection pooling for database integration

Set up OpenResty with lua-resty-postgres for high-performance database connection pooling. This tutorial covers installation, connection management, health checks, and security hardening for production web applications.

45 min 4 distros 660 views
security Intermediate

Configure Redis backup encryption with GPG for secure automated backups

Set up encrypted Redis backups using GPG keys with automated scheduling through systemd timers. This tutorial covers GPG key management, backup script creation, and secure restoration procedures for production Redis environments.

45 min 4 distros 733 views
monitoring Intermediate

Monitor OpenVPN connections with Grafana dashboard and Prometheus metrics

Set up comprehensive monitoring for your OpenVPN server using Prometheus to collect connection metrics and Grafana to visualize client connections, bandwidth usage, and server performance through custom dashboards.

45 min 4 distros 710 views
monitoring Advanced

Integrate OpenTelemetry with ELK stack for unified observability and distributed tracing

Set up a comprehensive observability stack by integrating OpenTelemetry Collector with Elasticsearch, Logstash, and Kibana for distributed tracing, metrics collection, and unified monitoring across microservices and applications.

45 min 4 distros 795 views
databases Advanced

Set up Elasticsearch 8 cross-cluster replication for disaster recovery and high availability

Configure Elasticsearch 8 cross-cluster replication (CCR) to replicate indices across multiple clusters for disaster recovery. This tutorial covers security setup, remote cluster connections, replication policies, and automated failover procedures.

45 min 4 distros 788 views
monitoring Advanced

Monitor MariaDB Galera cluster with Prometheus and Grafana for high availability insights

Configure comprehensive monitoring for MariaDB Galera clusters using Prometheus exporters and Grafana dashboards to track cluster health, replication status, and performance metrics with automated alerting for production environments.

45 min 4 distros 740 views
devops Intermediate

Integrate Redis 7 with microservices architecture for caching and session management

Set up Redis 7 as a centralized caching layer and session store for microservices, with service discovery integration and clustering for high availability. Configure distributed session management patterns and implement Redis clustering for horizontal scalability.

45 min 4 distros 848 views
monitoring Advanced

Set up keepalived cluster monitoring with Prometheus alerts and Grafana dashboards

Configure comprehensive monitoring for keepalived VRRP clusters using Prometheus metrics collection, alerting rules for failover events, and Grafana dashboards for high availability visualization.

45 min 4 distros 779 views

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