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

Configure Netdata MySQL monitoring and database performance alerts

Set up comprehensive MySQL monitoring with Netdata for real-time database performance metrics, query analysis, and automated alerts. Monitor connection pools, slow queries, and resource usage with production-grade alerting.

25 min 4 distros 731 views
networking Intermediate

Configure SNMP v3 authentication and encryption for secure network monitoring

Set up SNMP version 3 with user authentication and data encryption to secure network monitoring communications. This tutorial covers Net-SNMP daemon configuration, security protocols, and monitoring tool integration.

25 min 4 distros 1,091 views
security Intermediate

Configure Nagios Core 4.5 SSL certificates and security hardening with authentication controls

Secure your Nagios monitoring with SSL certificates, advanced authentication, and comprehensive access controls. This guide covers Let's Encrypt integration, web interface hardening, and security monitoring setup.

45 min 4 distros 630 views
monitoring Intermediate

Set up Nagios Core 4.5 distributed monitoring with NRPE for remote host checks

Configure Nagios Core server with NRPE agents for distributed monitoring across multiple servers. Set up remote host checks, service monitoring, and centralized alerting for comprehensive infrastructure oversight.

45 min 4 distros 689 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 2,531 views
hosting Intermediate

Configure NGINX virtual hosts with SSL certificates for multiple domains

Set up multiple domains on a single NGINX server with automatic SSL certificates from Let's Encrypt. Handle domain routing, certificate management, and secure configurations for production hosting.

25 min 4 distros 866 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 1,014 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 966 views
databases Advanced

Configure ScyllaDB SSL encryption and authentication with certificate management and security hardening

Secure your ScyllaDB cluster with comprehensive SSL/TLS encryption for client connections and inter-node communication. This tutorial covers certificate generation, authentication setup, and production security hardening.

45 min 4 distros 719 views
security Intermediate

Configure SSH two-factor authentication with Google Authenticator TOTP

Add an extra layer of security to SSH logins by requiring both a password and a time-based one-time password (TOTP) generated by Google Authenticator or compatible apps.

25 min 4 distros 1,052 views
monitoring Intermediate

Monitor Cherokee web server performance with Grafana and Prometheus metrics collection

Set up comprehensive Cherokee web server monitoring with Prometheus metrics collection and Grafana dashboards. Configure alerting rules, performance thresholds, and real-time visualization for production Cherokee deployments.

45 min 4 distros 564 views
networking Advanced

Monitor OSPF network topology with Prometheus and Grafana dashboards

Set up comprehensive OSPF network monitoring using FRRouting, Prometheus SNMP exporter, and Grafana dashboards to track network topology changes, LSA states, and routing convergence in real-time.

45 min 4 distros 858 views

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