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.

monitoring Intermediate

Configure Prometheus Blackbox Exporter for endpoint monitoring with SSL and alerting

Set up Prometheus Blackbox Exporter to monitor HTTP, HTTPS, DNS, TCP, and ICMP endpoints with SSL certificate validation and automated alerting for comprehensive uptime monitoring.

25 min 4 distros 662 views
monitoring Intermediate

Set up Prometheus and Grafana monitoring stack with Docker Compose

Deploy a complete monitoring solution using Prometheus for metrics collection and Grafana for visualization with Docker Compose. This setup provides comprehensive system monitoring, alerting capabilities, and customizable dashboards.

25 min 4 distros 902 views
monitoring Intermediate

Set up InfluxDB alerting with Kapacitor and notifications

Configure comprehensive alerting for InfluxDB using Kapacitor with email, Slack, and webhook notifications. Set up real-time monitoring, thresholds, and automated responses for time-series data anomalies.

25 min 4 distros 557 views
monitoring Intermediate

Configure Grafana dashboards for TimescaleDB analytics with real-time metrics and alerting

Build comprehensive Grafana dashboards for TimescaleDB analytics with time-series visualizations, custom queries, and automated alerting for performance monitoring and data insights.

45 min 4 distros 655 views
performance Advanced

Optimize ClickHouse performance for high-throughput workloads with advanced tuning and memory management

Learn how to optimize ClickHouse for high-throughput analytics workloads through advanced memory configuration, query performance tuning, storage engine optimization, and connection pooling strategies.

45 min 4 distros 668 views
monitoring Intermediate

Integrate TimescaleDB with Telegraf for metrics collection and time-series monitoring

Set up TimescaleDB with PostgreSQL and configure Telegraf to collect system and application metrics. Create continuous aggregates and monitoring dashboards for comprehensive time-series analysis and alerting.

25 min 4 distros 652 views
databases Intermediate

Configure TimescaleDB automated data retention policies for efficient storage management

Set up automated data retention and compression policies in TimescaleDB to optimize storage usage and maintain database performance. Learn to configure drop_chunks and compression policies with monitoring.

25 min 4 distros 899 views
monitoring Intermediate

Configure Prometheus monitoring for ArgoCD with metrics collection and Grafana dashboards

Set up comprehensive ArgoCD monitoring with Prometheus metrics collection, custom service discovery, and Grafana dashboards. Configure alerting rules for deployment failures and performance issues to maintain GitOps visibility.

45 min 4 distros 536 views
monitoring Intermediate

Monitor Kubernetes cluster with Prometheus Operator for comprehensive observability

Set up complete cluster monitoring using Prometheus Operator with automated metrics collection, custom dashboards, and intelligent alerting for production Kubernetes environments.

45 min 4 distros 539 views
performance Advanced

Optimize NGINX performance for high-traffic websites with advanced configuration and tuning

Configure NGINX for maximum performance with worker process optimization, advanced caching strategies, HTTP/2 tuning, and security hardening for high-traffic production environments.

45 min 4 distros 590 views
databases Intermediate

Configure ClickHouse materialized views for real-time analytics with performance optimization

Set up ClickHouse materialized views to transform raw data into real-time aggregations. Configure performance optimization with memory tuning and monitoring for high-throughput analytics workloads.

45 min 4 distros 1,111 views
devops Intermediate

Configure Apache Airflow with SSL certificates and NGINX reverse proxy for secure production deployment

Set up Apache Airflow behind NGINX with SSL certificates, security headers, and reverse proxy configuration for production-grade deployments with HTTPS termination.

35 min 4 distros 781 views

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