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monitoring Intermediate

Monitor Elasticsearch cluster with Prometheus and Grafana dashboards

Set up comprehensive Elasticsearch cluster monitoring using Prometheus Elasticsearch Exporter and Grafana dashboards. Configure alerting rules for cluster health, performance metrics, and automated notifications.

45 min 4 distros 1,087 views
databases Intermediate

Implement Redis backup automation with RDB and AOF persistence

Set up automated Redis backups using RDB snapshots and AOF logging with verification scripts and monitoring alerts. Configure persistent data storage, automated backup scheduling, and comprehensive backup validation for production Redis deployments.

45 min 4 distros 1,127 views
monitoring Advanced

Set up keepalived cluster monitoring with Prometheus alerts and Grafana dashboards

Configure comprehensive monitoring for keepalived VRRP clusters using Prometheus metrics collection, alerting rules for failover events, and Grafana dashboards for high availability visualization.

45 min 4 distros 1,208 views
monitoring Advanced

Implement Prometheus federation for multi-cluster monitoring with centralized metrics aggregation

Set up hierarchical Prometheus federation to monitor multiple Kubernetes clusters with a central aggregation layer. Configure global and local Prometheus instances with federated scrape jobs, service discovery, and unified dashboards for enterprise-scale observability.

45 min 4 distros 1,211 views
databases Advanced

Configure MinIO high availability clustering for production with multi-node setup and automatic failover

Set up a production-ready MinIO cluster with multiple nodes, erasure coding, and automatic failover. This tutorial covers distributed mode configuration, load balancing with SSL termination, and health monitoring for enterprise object storage.

45 min 4 distros 1,427 views
monitoring Intermediate

Configure Linux system performance monitoring with sar and sysstat for real-time metrics collection

Set up comprehensive system performance monitoring using sar and sysstat to collect CPU, memory, disk I/O, and network metrics with automated reporting and custom alerting for production Linux servers.

25 min 4 distros 1,882 views
monitoring Intermediate

Set up ClickHouse monitoring with Prometheus and Grafana dashboards

Configure comprehensive ClickHouse monitoring using Prometheus for metrics collection and Grafana for visualization. Set up system metrics, query performance monitoring, and alerting rules for production ClickHouse deployments.

45 min 4 distros 1,702 views
security Advanced

Configure advanced Consul ACL policies for production security hardening

Set up comprehensive Consul Access Control Lists with bootstrap tokens, role-based permissions, and secure inter-node communication for production environments. This tutorial covers ACL system initialization, policy creation, and agent token configuration.

35 min 4 distros 1,233 views
monitoring Intermediate

Monitor Cherokee web server performance with custom Grafana dashboards and Prometheus alerts

Set up comprehensive monitoring for Cherokee web server with Prometheus metrics collection, custom Grafana dashboards for performance visualization, and automated alerting for critical performance thresholds.

45 min 4 distros 1,104 views
security Advanced

Implement MinIO security hardening with IAM policies and audit logging

Secure your MinIO object storage with comprehensive IAM policies, role-based access control, and audit logging for compliance monitoring. This tutorial covers user management, policy creation, and security validation for production environments.

45 min 4 distros 1,603 views
monitoring Intermediate

Setup Elasticsearch monitoring with Metricbeat and Kibana dashboards

Monitor your Elasticsearch cluster performance with Metricbeat for comprehensive metrics collection and visualization through pre-built Kibana dashboards. This tutorial covers installation, configuration, and automated alerting.

25 min 4 distros 1,031 views
databases Intermediate

Implement MariaDB connection pooling with ProxySQL for high availability

Set up ProxySQL as a connection pooling proxy for MariaDB to improve performance and provide high availability. Configure backend server management, connection pooling rules, and monitoring for production workloads.

45 min 4 distros 1,512 views

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