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.

devops Advanced

Configure SonarQube high availability clustering with PostgreSQL and load balancing

Set up enterprise-grade SonarQube clustering with PostgreSQL database replication, multiple application nodes, and HAProxy load balancing for zero-downtime code quality analysis across distributed teams.

90 min 4 distros 1,187 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 1,180 views
hosting Intermediate

Configure Lighttpd 1.4 with multiple virtual hosts and subdomains

Set up Lighttpd web server with multiple virtual hosts, subdomain routing, SSL certificates, and performance optimization for hosting multiple websites on a single server with security hardening.

45 min 4 distros 1,275 views
databases Advanced

Set up Redis 7 cluster with multiple master nodes for high availability and horizontal scaling

Configure a production-ready Redis 7 cluster with multiple master nodes and replicas for high availability, automatic failover, and horizontal data distribution. Includes cluster initialization, topology configuration, and comprehensive health monitoring.

45 min 4 distros 1,159 views
security Intermediate

Set up OSSEC agent deployment and centralized management with automated configuration

Deploy and manage OSSEC Host-based Intrusion Detection System (HIDS) across multiple servers with centralized monitoring, automated agent configuration, and real-time security event processing for enterprise-scale infrastructure protection.

45 min 4 distros 1,210 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 1,267 views
networking Intermediate

Install and configure Squid 6 proxy server with bandwidth controls and content filtering

Set up Squid 6 proxy server with advanced traffic shaping, content filtering, and user authentication. Configure bandwidth limits, access control lists, and comprehensive logging for enterprise proxy deployments.

45 min 4 distros 1,004 views
monitoring Intermediate

Set up multi-location monitoring with distributed Uptime Kuma instances

Deploy multiple Uptime Kuma instances across different geographic locations to monitor your services from various vantage points. This setup provides comprehensive monitoring coverage, reduces false positives, and enables regional performance analysis with centralized alerting.

45 min 4 distros 1,369 views
networking Advanced

Set up iptables high availability clustering with keepalived for automatic failover

Configure a highly available firewall cluster using iptables and keepalived with VRRP for automatic failover. Set up rule synchronization between nodes and implement monitoring for production-grade firewall redundancy.

45 min 4 distros 1,224 views
security Intermediate

Set up centralized logging with rsyslog and logrotate for security events

Configure a centralized rsyslog server to collect security events from multiple systems, implement automated log rotation with logrotate, and set up filtering and alerting for critical security incidents across your infrastructure.

45 min 4 distros 1,538 views
security Intermediate

Configure Node.js JWT authentication with Redis session storage and security hardening

Set up secure JWT authentication for Node.js applications with Redis session storage, security middleware, and production-ready hardening practices.

45 min 4 distros 1,097 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 1,230 views

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