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.

devops Intermediate

Setup Kubernetes ingress controller with cert-manager and Helm for automated SSL certificate management

Deploy NGINX Ingress Controller and cert-manager using Helm to automatically provision and manage SSL certificates for your Kubernetes applications with Let's Encrypt integration.

25 min 4 distros 197 views
monitoring Intermediate

Set up Zabbix 7 distributed monitoring with proxy servers for scalable infrastructure oversight

Configure Zabbix proxy servers to distribute monitoring loads across multiple network segments with encrypted communication, automated discovery, and centralized management for enterprise-scale infrastructure monitoring.

45 min 4 distros 227 views
security Intermediate

Configure Grafana LDAP authentication and role-based access control with Active Directory integration

Set up Grafana with LDAP authentication to connect with Active Directory, configure role-based access control for teams, and implement production-ready security policies for enterprise environments.

25 min 4 distros 295 views
devops Advanced

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.

45 min 4 distros 204 views
devops Advanced

Integrate HashiCorp Vault with Kubernetes secrets management for secure container orchestration

Configure HashiCorp Vault integration with Kubernetes using the Vault CSI driver and Secrets Operator for automated secret injection and synchronization. This setup enables secure secret management for containerized applications with dynamic secret rotation and policy-based access controls.

45 min 4 distros 247 views
security Intermediate

Configure Vault dynamic secrets for databases with PostgreSQL and MySQL integration

Set up HashiCorp Vault's database secrets engine to automatically generate short-lived credentials for PostgreSQL and MySQL databases, improving security by eliminating static passwords and enabling automated credential rotation.

45 min 4 distros 226 views
security Intermediate

Set up Vault as a PKI certificate authority with SSL automation and intermediate CA

Build a production-grade PKI infrastructure using HashiCorp Vault with root and intermediate certificate authorities. Enable automated SSL certificate generation and renewal for your applications with RBAC policies.

45 min 4 distros 246 views
monitoring Intermediate

Set up NGINX log analysis and monitoring with Prometheus and Grafana dashboards

Configure comprehensive NGINX monitoring with Prometheus exporters, structured log parsing, and real-time Grafana dashboards for web server observability and performance analysis.

45 min 4 distros 771 views
security Advanced

Configure OpenVPN LDAP authentication and user management with Active Directory integration

Set up OpenVPN with LDAP authentication to integrate with Active Directory for centralized user management. Configure group-based access control and combine certificate-based authentication with LDAP for enterprise security.

45 min 4 distros 242 views
hosting Beginner

Install and configure Bun JavaScript runtime with systemd and reverse proxy

Deploy Bun JavaScript runtime on Linux with automatic service management through systemd and secure SSL reverse proxy configuration with Nginx for production applications.

25 min 6 distros 294 views
security Advanced

Configure OpenVPN LDAP authentication for enterprise users with Active Directory integration

Set up OpenVPN server with LDAP authentication against Active Directory, enabling centralized user management and group-based access control for enterprise VPN deployments.

45 min 4 distros 333 views
monitoring Advanced

Integrate OpenTelemetry with ELK stack for unified observability and distributed tracing

Set up a comprehensive observability stack by integrating OpenTelemetry Collector with Elasticsearch, Logstash, and Kibana for distributed tracing, metrics collection, and unified monitoring across microservices and applications.

45 min 4 distros 306 views

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