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 Advanced

Implement Nginx Redis cluster caching for high availability

Set up a Redis cluster with Nginx caching for high availability and improved performance. This configuration provides distributed caching with automatic failover and enhanced scalability for production web applications.

45 min 4 distros 339 views
networking Intermediate

Configure NGINX load balancing with health checks and automatic failover

Set up NGINX as a load balancer with upstream servers, active health checks, and automatic failover capabilities. This tutorial covers round-robin, least-connections, and IP-hash load balancing methods with real-time backend monitoring.

25 min 4 distros 275 views
performance Intermediate

Implement Varnish cache warming with automated content preloading for high-performance websites

Set up automated Varnish cache warming with priority URL preloading, systemd timers for scheduled content refreshing, and comprehensive monitoring to optimize cache hit rates and reduce backend server load for high-traffic websites.

35 min 4 distros 305 views
performance Intermediate

Configure Lighttpd 1.4 with Redis caching for high-performance websites

Set up Lighttpd web server with Redis caching to dramatically improve website performance through intelligent content caching, reducing server load and response times for high-traffic applications.

25 min 4 distros 328 views
monitoring Intermediate

Setup OpenResty monitoring with Prometheus and Grafana dashboards for performance analytics

Configure comprehensive monitoring for OpenResty web server using nginx-lua-prometheus module to collect metrics, Prometheus for storage, and Grafana for visualization with custom dashboards and alerting rules.

45 min 4 distros 324 views
security Advanced

Configure Redis Sentinel with SSL/TLS encryption and authentication for high availability

Set up a production-grade Redis Sentinel cluster with SSL/TLS encryption, authentication, and automatic failover for high availability. This tutorial covers certificate generation, security configuration, and monitoring setup.

45 min 4 distros 238 views
hosting Intermediate

Deploy Django application with Gunicorn and PostgreSQL database migrations

Learn how to deploy a production-ready Django application with Gunicorn WSGI server, PostgreSQL database, and automated database migrations on Ubuntu, Debian, AlmaLinux, and Rocky Linux systems.

35 min 4 distros 404 views
devops Advanced

Implement Kafka Streams applications for real-time data processing with Java and Scala

Build production-grade Kafka Streams applications for real-time data processing using Java and Scala. Configure stream processing topologies, implement windowing operations, and deploy scalable streaming applications with monitoring.

45 min 4 distros 255 views
performance Beginner

Optimize PHP-FPM performance with memory tuning and connection pooling for high-traffic websites

Configure PHP-FPM with optimized memory pools, process management, and connection limits to handle high-traffic websites efficiently. Learn production-grade tuning strategies for maximum performance.

25 min 6 distros 289 views
performance Beginner

Benchmark and optimize Linux disk I/O performance with fio testing

Learn how to benchmark disk I/O performance using fio (Flexible I/O tester) to identify storage bottlenecks and optimize your Linux system's disk performance through comprehensive read/write testing and analysis.

25 min 6 distros 270 views
hosting Beginner

Install and configure Deno for web development with systemd and reverse proxy

Deploy production-ready Deno web applications with automatic process management using systemd and secure SSL termination through Nginx reverse proxy configuration.

25 min 6 distros 266 views
databases Beginner

Install and configure DuckDB for analytical workloads with Python integration

Set up DuckDB, the high-performance analytical database, with CLI tools and Python integration for fast OLAP queries and data analytics workloads.

25 min 6 distros 258 views

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