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

Configure MinIO with Apache Spark 3.5 for big data analytics and object storage integration

Set up Apache Spark 3.5 with MinIO S3-compatible object storage for scalable big data analytics. Configure distributed storage, implement data lake patterns, and run production analytics workflows on your cluster infrastructure.

45 min 4 distros 530 views
databases Advanced

Set up TimescaleDB clustering for high availability with automatic failover

Configure a production-ready TimescaleDB cluster with streaming replication, automatic failover using Patroni, and etcd for distributed consensus to ensure zero-downtime operation of your time-series database.

45 min 4 distros 327 views
databases Intermediate

Configure TimescaleDB continuous aggregates for real-time analytics with PostgreSQL optimization

Set up TimescaleDB continuous aggregates to automatically compute and maintain real-time materialized views for time-series data analytics. Configure refresh policies, optimize aggregate queries, and implement monitoring for production workloads.

45 min 4 distros 697 views
devops Intermediate

Install and configure Apache Kafka with cluster setup and monitoring

Set up a production-ready Apache Kafka cluster with SSL security, ZooKeeper ensemble, and comprehensive monitoring using JMX and Prometheus for high-throughput message streaming.

45 min 6 distros 501 views
databases Intermediate

Install and configure PostgreSQL 17 with performance tuning and security hardening

Learn to install PostgreSQL 17 from official repositories, optimize performance with proper memory settings, and implement security best practices including SSL encryption and authentication hardening.

45 min 6 distros 740 views

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