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.

performance Intermediate

Optimize NGINX performance with microcaching and worker tuning for high-traffic websites

Configure NGINX for high-traffic websites with microcaching for dynamic content, optimized worker processes, buffer tuning, and compression. Learn to monitor cache performance and troubleshoot memory usage.

25 min 6 distros 309 views
linux Intermediate

Configure Linux kernel parameters for container workloads with sysctl optimization

Configure Linux kernel parameters for optimal container performance with sysctl tuning. This guide covers memory management, network stack optimization, file descriptor limits, and security parameters for Docker and Podman workloads.

25 min 6 distros 446 views
performance Intermediate

Optimize Redis 7 memory usage and performance with advanced configuration tuning

Learn to optimize Redis 7 memory consumption and performance through advanced configuration tuning, including eviction policies, compressed data structures, active defragmentation, and comprehensive monitoring techniques.

25 min 6 distros 452 views
performance Intermediate

Optimize PostgreSQL connection pooling with PgBouncer for high-traffic applications

Learn to configure PgBouncer connection pooling to optimize PostgreSQL performance, reduce connection overhead, and handle thousands of concurrent database connections efficiently in production environments.

25 min 6 distros 259 views
performance Intermediate

Optimize HAProxy performance with connection pooling and advanced load balancing algorithms

Configure HAProxy with connection pooling, advanced load balancing algorithms, and performance tuning for high-throughput workloads. Learn to implement least-conn, URI hashing, and buffer optimization.

25 min 6 distros 275 views
security Intermediate

Configure NGINX rate limiting and DDoS protection with advanced security rules

Learn to configure production-grade NGINX rate limiting and DDoS protection with multiple security zones, advanced rules, and real-time monitoring to protect your web applications from malicious traffic and resource exhaustion attacks.

45 min 4 distros 219 views
monitoring Intermediate

Configure Linux performance monitoring with collectd and InfluxDB 1.8 for real-time metrics collection

Set up comprehensive system monitoring using collectd to collect performance metrics and InfluxDB 1.8 as a time-series database backend. This tutorial covers installation, configuration, and retention policies for production monitoring environments.

25 min 4 distros 457 views
devops Intermediate

Install and configure Apache Airflow with PostgreSQL backend and secure production deployment

Learn to deploy Apache Airflow in production with PostgreSQL backend, systemd services, SSL/TLS encryption, and security hardening for enterprise workflow orchestration.

45 min 6 distros 397 views
databases Intermediate

Install and configure PostgreSQL 17 with performance tuning and security hardening

Learn to install PostgreSQL 17 from official repositories, optimize performance with proper memory settings, and implement security best practices including SSL encryption and authentication hardening.

45 min 6 distros 527 views

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