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.

monitoring Intermediate

Monitor PostgreSQL performance with Prometheus and Grafana dashboards

Set up comprehensive PostgreSQL monitoring using Prometheus PostgreSQL exporter and Grafana dashboards. Configure performance metrics collection, visualization, and alerting for database optimization and troubleshooting.

25 min 4 distros 9 views
databases Intermediate

Implement Redis backup automation with compression and encryption

Set up automated Redis backups with compression and GPG encryption for production environments. Create systemd timers for scheduled backups and implement secure remote storage for Redis data protection.

25 min 4 distros 43 views
monitoring Intermediate

Implement Grafana alerting with Prometheus and InfluxDB for comprehensive monitoring

Set up comprehensive Grafana alerting using both Prometheus metrics and InfluxDB time-series data to monitor your infrastructure from multiple data sources. This tutorial covers configuring data sources, creating alert rules, and setting up notification channels for production monitoring.

45 min 4 distros 23 views
databases Intermediate

Implement MongoDB 8.0 change streams for real-time data processing and application synchronization

Set up MongoDB 8.0 change streams to monitor database changes in real-time. Configure replica sets, implement Python and Node.js clients, and add filtering and resumability for production applications.

45 min 4 distros 34 views
monitoring Intermediate

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.

45 min 4 distros 71 views
devops Intermediate

Implement Kubernetes cluster autoscaler for automatic node scaling

Configure Kubernetes cluster autoscaler to automatically add and remove worker nodes based on pod resource demands. This tutorial covers cloud provider integration, scaling policies, and monitoring for production-grade horizontal scaling.

45 min 4 distros 52 views
security Intermediate

Configure SSH port forwarding and tunneling for secure connections

Learn to configure SSH port forwarding, remote tunnels, and SOCKS proxy for secure network connections. Set up local, remote, and dynamic port forwarding with automated monitoring and security hardening.

35 min 4 distros 15 views
monitoring Intermediate

Integrate MinIO with Prometheus monitoring for performance metrics and observability

Set up comprehensive monitoring for your MinIO object storage cluster with Prometheus metrics collection, Grafana visualization dashboards, and automated alerting rules for production environments.

35 min 4 distros 20 views
databases Advanced

Implement ScyllaDB disaster recovery with cross-region replication

Set up ScyllaDB multi-region cluster with automated backup strategies, cross-datacenter replication, and failover automation for enterprise-grade disaster recovery and business continuity.

180 min 4 distros 51 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 65 views
hosting Advanced

Configure OpenResty with PostgreSQL connection pooling for database integration

Set up OpenResty with lua-resty-postgres for high-performance database connection pooling. This tutorial covers installation, connection management, health checks, and security hardening for production web applications.

45 min 4 distros 18 views
monitoring Advanced

Configure advanced Grafana dashboards and alerting with Prometheus integration

Learn to build production-grade Grafana dashboards with advanced templating, custom Prometheus queries, sophisticated alerting rules, and automated provisioning for scalable monitoring infrastructure.

45 min 4 distros 61 views

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