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.

hosting Beginner

Install and configure Node.js web applications with PM2 and reverse proxy

Deploy production-ready Node.js applications using PM2 process manager and Nginx reverse proxy with SSL certificates, automatic startup, and comprehensive monitoring for high-availability web hosting.

25 min 6 distros 1,806 views
hosting Intermediate

Install and configure Jetty application server with SSL certificates and performance tuning

Deploy Eclipse Jetty application server with SSL/TLS encryption, systemd service management, and production-ready performance optimizations. Configure reverse proxy integration and security hardening for Java web applications.

45 min 6 distros 1,021 views
performance Intermediate

Optimize Nginx caching performance with Redis backend and memory tuning for high-traffic websites

Supercharge your web application performance by integrating Redis as a caching backend for Nginx using lua-resty-redis. This tutorial covers Redis memory optimization, Nginx worker tuning, and comprehensive performance testing for production environments.

45 min 6 distros 1,011 views
hosting Intermediate

Install and configure Varnish Cache 7 with NGINX backend for high-performance web acceleration

Set up Varnish Cache 7 as a high-performance HTTP accelerator with NGINX backend integration. This tutorial covers installation, SSL termination, cache optimization, purging mechanisms, and monitoring for production environments.

45 min 6 distros 1,128 views
hosting Intermediate

Install and configure Uvicorn ASGI server with systemd and reverse proxy for FastAPI applications

Deploy production-ready FastAPI applications using Uvicorn ASGI server with systemd process management and Nginx reverse proxy. Configure SSL termination, load balancing, and comprehensive monitoring for high-performance Python web applications.

25 min 6 distros 3,293 views
hosting Intermediate

Install and configure Gunicorn application server with systemd and reverse proxy for Python web applications

Deploy Python web applications in production using Gunicorn WSGI server with systemd service management and Nginx reverse proxy. Includes performance tuning, security hardening, and monitoring setup.

25 min 6 distros 1,321 views
performance Intermediate

Optimize HAProxy performance with connection pooling and advanced load balancing algorithms

Configure HAProxy with connection pooling, advanced load balancing algorithms, and performance tuning for high-throughput workloads. Learn to implement least-conn, URI hashing, and buffer optimization.

25 min 6 distros 1,606 views
hosting Intermediate

Setup nginx reverse proxy with SSL certificates and security hardening

Configure nginx as a secure reverse proxy with Let's Encrypt SSL certificates, security headers, and DDoS protection. Learn to proxy backend applications, implement rate limiting, and harden your web server configuration.

35 min 4 distros 959 views
networking Intermediate

Configure HAProxy with Consul for dynamic service discovery and automatic backend updates

Set up HAProxy with Consul integration for automatic service discovery, health checking, and dynamic backend updates. This tutorial covers consul-template configuration for zero-downtime scaling and failover in microservices architectures.

35 min 4 distros 1,069 views
devops Advanced

Configure Ansible AWX 24.6 for enterprise automation with RBAC and inventory management

Deploy Ansible AWX 24.6 with Docker Compose, PostgreSQL backend, and enterprise-grade RBAC. Set up dynamic inventory management with multiple sources and implement automated job workflows with notifications for production environments.

45 min 4 distros 1,158 views
security Intermediate

Configure NGINX rate limiting and DDoS protection with advanced security rules

Learn to configure production-grade NGINX rate limiting and DDoS protection with multiple security zones, advanced rules, and real-time monitoring to protect your web applications from malicious traffic and resource exhaustion attacks.

45 min 4 distros 936 views
monitoring Intermediate

Install and configure Jaeger for distributed tracing with Elasticsearch backend

Set up Jaeger distributed tracing system with Elasticsearch storage backend for microservices monitoring. Configure collector, query service, and UI with SSL security and performance optimization.

45 min 6 distros 1,015 views

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