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Configure Linux system time synchronization with chrony and NTP hardening

linux
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Set up Node.js application security with Helmet and rate limiting

security
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Install and configure Caddy web server with automatic HTTPS and reverse proxy

hosting
732

Install and configure Uvicorn ASGI server with systemd and reverse proxy for FastAPI applications

hosting
725

Install and configure PostgreSQL 17 with performance tuning and security hardening

databases
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Configure OSSEC active response for automated threat blocking

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Configure CockroachDB 24.3 multi-region deployment with high availability clustering

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Set up Fail2ban with Cloudflare API integration for automatic IP blocking and enhanced security

security
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Configure keepalived with HAProxy backend health monitoring for high availability load balancing

networking
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Configure ModSecurity machine learning anomaly detection for automated threat protection

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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 367 views
monitoring Intermediate

Monitor Istio service mesh with Prometheus and Grafana dashboards

Configure comprehensive monitoring for your Istio service mesh using Prometheus for metrics collection and Grafana for visualization. Set up observability dashboards to track traffic flow, security policies, and service performance with production-ready alerting rules.

45 min 4 distros 394 views
monitoring Intermediate

Configure Apache Airflow monitoring with Prometheus alerts and Grafana dashboards

Set up comprehensive monitoring for Apache Airflow with Prometheus metrics collection, StatsD integration, and custom Grafana dashboards. Configure automated alerting for DAG failures, task timeouts, and system health issues.

45 min 4 distros 560 views
security Advanced

Implement Cilium Tetragon runtime security for Kubernetes with eBPF monitoring and threat detection

Deploy Cilium Tetragon for advanced runtime security monitoring in Kubernetes clusters using eBPF technology. Configure security policies, threat detection rules, and real-time monitoring with Grafana dashboards for comprehensive container protection.

45 min 4 distros 518 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 594 views
databases Intermediate

Configure TimescaleDB continuous aggregates for real-time analytics with PostgreSQL optimization

Set up TimescaleDB continuous aggregates to automatically compute and maintain real-time materialized views for time-series data analytics. Configure refresh policies, optimize aggregate queries, and implement monitoring for production workloads.

45 min 4 distros 656 views
monitoring Intermediate

Set up Prometheus and Grafana monitoring stack with Docker compose

Deploy a complete Prometheus and Grafana monitoring stack using Docker Compose with persistent storage, custom dashboards, and alerting rules for production monitoring.

25 min 4 distros 520 views
databases Intermediate

Install and configure TimescaleDB with PostgreSQL for high-performance time-series data

Learn how to install TimescaleDB extension on PostgreSQL for handling time-series data at scale. This tutorial covers hypertables setup, compression policies, performance tuning, and security hardening with SSL.

45 min 6 distros 592 views
devops Intermediate

Install and configure Istio service mesh for Kubernetes with security policies and observability

Learn to deploy Istio service mesh on Kubernetes with mTLS security, traffic management, and comprehensive observability using Kiali and Jaeger for production microservices.

45 min 6 distros 506 views
monitoring Intermediate

Install and configure Zabbix 7 with PostgreSQL and advanced monitoring templates

Set up Zabbix 7 monitoring server with PostgreSQL backend, SSL-enabled web interface, auto-discovery, and advanced monitoring templates for comprehensive infrastructure monitoring.

45 min 6 distros 555 views
databases Intermediate

Install and configure MinIO object storage with SSL and clustering

Set up MinIO as a distributed S3-compatible object storage cluster with SSL/TLS encryption and production-grade security. This tutorial covers installation, clustering, access policies, and monitoring for high-availability storage infrastructure.

45 min 6 distros 507 views
monitoring Intermediate

Install and configure Grafana with Prometheus for system monitoring

Set up a complete monitoring stack with Prometheus for metrics collection and Grafana for visualization. Create dashboards to monitor system performance, set up alerting rules, and secure your monitoring infrastructure.

45 min 6 distros 492 views

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