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Install and configure Deno for web development with systemd and reverse proxy
hostingInstall and configure Uptime Kuma for website monitoring with SSL and email alerts
monitoringInstall and configure Caddy web server with automatic HTTPS and reverse proxy
hostingInstall and configure TimescaleDB with PostgreSQL for high-performance time-series data
databasesInstall and configure Ollama for local AI models on Linux servers
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Configure PostgreSQL 17 SSL encryption and certificate-based authentication
databasesSet up HAProxy SSL termination with Let's Encrypt certificates
networkingConfigure HAProxy with Consul for dynamic service discovery
networkingConfigure PostgreSQL 17 connection pooling with PgBouncer for high availability
databasesConfigure Kubernetes secrets management with External Secrets Operator and HashiCorp Vault
devopsConfigure Apache Airflow with SSL certificates and NGINX reverse proxy for secure production deployment
Set up Apache Airflow behind NGINX with SSL certificates, security headers, and reverse proxy configuration for production-grade deployments with HTTPS termination.
Configure Apache Airflow DAG version control with Git and CI/CD pipelines
Set up Git-based version control for Apache Airflow DAGs with automated CI/CD pipelines for testing and deployment. Implement DAG synchronization, validation workflows, and production-ready deployment strategies.
Configure SSL certificates and security hardening for Nexus Repository Manager
Secure your Nexus Repository Manager with SSL/TLS certificates, enforce HTTPS connections, and implement comprehensive security hardening including authentication controls, access policies, and audit logging for production environments.
Configure SonarQube quality gates and custom rules for automated code quality enforcement
Set up SonarQube quality gates with custom conditions, create language-specific rules, and integrate automated quality enforcement into CI/CD pipelines for continuous code quality monitoring.
Integrate GitLab with Kubernetes for automated deployments using CI/CD pipelines and runners
Set up GitLab CI/CD pipelines with Kubernetes runners for automated application deployments. Configure RBAC, implement rolling updates, and establish production-grade deployment strategies.
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.
Implement Kafka Streams processing applications with Java and Scala for real-time data analytics
Build production-ready Kafka Streams applications using Java and Scala for real-time data processing, including stateless transformations, stateful aggregations, windowing, and stream joins with exactly-once semantics.
Setup Kafka Schema Registry with Avro serialization for data processing
Configure Confluent Schema Registry with Avro serialization for production Kafka deployments. Includes schema evolution, producer/consumer integration, and SSL security configuration.
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.
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.
Set up Linux performance monitoring with perf tools and flame graphs
Configure perf tools and FlameGraph toolkit to capture detailed CPU profiling data and generate interactive flame graphs for Linux performance analysis. Monitor application hotspots, CPU usage patterns, and identify performance bottlenecks in production environments.
Set up OpenTelemetry metrics collection with Prometheus integration for distributed system monitoring
Configure OpenTelemetry Collector to gather metrics from distributed services and export them to Prometheus for comprehensive observability monitoring. This integration provides unified metrics collection across your microservices architecture.
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