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 Intermediate

Configure Kubernetes OpenTelemetry auto-instrumentation for microservices observability

Set up OpenTelemetry Operator in Kubernetes to automatically instrument microservices with distributed tracing. Enable seamless observability across your application stack without modifying application code.

45 min 4 distros 178 views
hosting Advanced

Configure Apache HTTP Server clustering with mod_cluster and JBoss EAP for enterprise load balancing

Set up Apache HTTP Server with mod_cluster module to create an intelligent load balancing cluster with JBoss EAP application servers, featuring automatic node discovery, session clustering, and health monitoring.

45 min 6 distros 290 views
devops Advanced

Integrate Jaeger with Kubernetes service mesh for comprehensive distributed tracing

Set up production-grade distributed tracing in Kubernetes using Jaeger with Istio service mesh integration. Configure OpenTelemetry instrumentation, Elasticsearch storage backend, and comprehensive observability for microservices.

45 min 4 distros 214 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 283 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 232 views
devops Intermediate

Implement Deno WebSocket real-time applications with clustering and production deployment

Build production-ready real-time WebSocket applications with Deno, implementing clustering for high availability, SSL termination, and comprehensive monitoring for scalable messaging systems.

45 min 4 distros 294 views
monitoring Intermediate

Set up distributed tracing for Node.js and Python microservices with OpenTelemetry and Jaeger

Configure end-to-end distributed tracing across Node.js and Python microservices using OpenTelemetry instrumentation and Jaeger backend with Elasticsearch for centralized trace collection and analysis.

45 min 4 distros 226 views
devops Advanced

Configure Istio security policies with mutual TLS and authorization for Kubernetes service mesh

Configure mutual TLS authentication and authorization policies in Istio service mesh for secure microservices communication. This tutorial covers PeerAuthentication, AuthorizationPolicy, and RBAC configuration for production Kubernetes environments.

45 min 4 distros 303 views
monitoring Advanced

Set up Jaeger multi-datacenter replication for disaster recovery and high availability

Configure Jaeger distributed tracing with multi-datacenter replication for high availability and disaster recovery. Learn to set up primary and secondary datacenters with automated failover and cross-region data synchronization.

90 min 4 distros 443 views
monitoring Intermediate

Monitor Kubernetes clusters with Prometheus and Grafana for container orchestration insights

Set up comprehensive Kubernetes monitoring using the Prometheus Operator and Grafana with persistent storage, RBAC, ServiceMonitors, and custom dashboards for complete cluster observability.

45 min 4 distros 370 views
monitoring Advanced

Implement OpenTelemetry distributed context propagation across microservices with automatic instrumentation

Set up comprehensive distributed tracing across microservices using OpenTelemetry with automatic context propagation, trace correlation headers, and framework-specific auto-instrumentation for Python, Java, and Node.js applications.

45 min 4 distros 516 views
security Advanced

Implement Jaeger security with TLS encryption and authentication for distributed tracing

Secure your Jaeger distributed tracing infrastructure with TLS encryption, JWT-based authentication, and RBAC policies. This tutorial covers certificate generation, collector/query service encryption, and UI authentication through reverse proxy integration.

45 min 4 distros 474 views

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