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

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Configure PostgreSQL 17 SSL encryption and certificate-based authentication

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Set up HAProxy SSL termination with Let's Encrypt certificates

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Configure HAProxy with Consul for dynamic service discovery

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Configure PostgreSQL 17 connection pooling with PgBouncer for high availability

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Configure Kubernetes secrets management with External Secrets Operator and HashiCorp Vault

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security Advanced

Configure auditd with Elasticsearch and Kibana for compliance reporting

Set up comprehensive Linux audit logging with auditd, integrate with Elasticsearch 8 and Kibana 8 for centralized analysis, and create compliance dashboards for PCI DSS, HIPAA, and SOX reporting requirements.

45 min 4 distros 515 views
linux Intermediate

Configure network-attached storage backup with NFS and encryption

Set up an encrypted NFS backup server with automated backup scripts and performance monitoring. Configure LUKS encryption, NFS exports, and centralized backup management for secure enterprise storage.

45 min 4 distros 563 views
linux Intermediate

Optimize systemd journal logging performance and storage

Learn how to optimize systemd journald for production environments by configuring storage limits, compression, performance settings, and implementing log forwarding with monitoring.

25 min 4 distros 680 views
networking Intermediate

Configure HAProxy load balancing with multiple backend servers

Set up HAProxy to distribute traffic across multiple backend servers with health checks, SSL termination, and automatic failover for high availability load balancing.

45 min 4 distros 2,068 views
monitoring Intermediate

Configure MariaDB 11.6 monitoring with Prometheus and Grafana dashboards

Set up comprehensive MariaDB monitoring with Prometheus mysqld_exporter metrics collection and Grafana visualization. Configure database performance alerts, query monitoring, and custom dashboards for production MariaDB instances.

25 min 4 distros 882 views
databases Advanced

Configure MariaDB Galera cluster 10.11 for multi-master replication with automatic failover

Set up a highly available MariaDB Galera cluster with multi-master replication, automatic failover, and synchronous data replication across multiple database nodes for enterprise applications.

45 min 4 distros 830 views
performance Intermediate

Configure Varnish ESI (Edge Side Includes) for dynamic content optimization

Set up Varnish Cache 7 with Edge Side Includes to fragment and cache dynamic content separately. ESI allows you to cache static page parts while keeping dynamic sections fresh, improving performance for complex applications with mixed content types.

25 min 4 distros 764 views
monitoring Intermediate

Monitor ScyllaDB cluster with Prometheus and Grafana for comprehensive performance tracking

Set up complete ScyllaDB cluster monitoring using Prometheus for metrics collection and Grafana for visualization. Configure alerting rules for proactive performance monitoring and issue detection.

45 min 4 distros 622 views
hosting Intermediate

Configure Cherokee web server with MySQL database optimization and performance tuning

Set up Cherokee web server with optimized MySQL database connections, FastCGI configuration, and performance tuning for high-traffic web applications on Linux systems.

45 min 4 distros 453 views
hosting Intermediate

Configure NGINX SSL termination with Redis session storage

Set up NGINX as an SSL termination proxy with Redis backend for session storage, enabling scalable load balancing and persistent user sessions across multiple application servers.

45 min 4 distros 470 views
security Intermediate

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

Configure Fail2ban to automatically add malicious IPs to Cloudflare's firewall rules for enhanced protection. This tutorial covers installation, custom filters, API integration, and monitoring for comprehensive security automation across your infrastructure.

45 min 4 distros 773 views
performance Advanced

Configure NGINX HTTP/2 server push and connection multiplexing

Configure NGINX HTTP/2 server push and connection multiplexing to reduce page load times by up to 50% through proactive resource delivery and efficient connection reuse for high-performance web applications.

25 min 4 distros 772 views

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