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 Advanced

Configure Logstash 8 security pipelines with threat intelligence enrichment

Build a production Logstash 8 pipeline that ingests firewall, IDS and syslog data, enriches events with MISP, AlienVault OTX and AbuseIPDB threat intel, and ships hardened IOC-enriched events to Elasticsearch.

75 min 4 distros 73 views
monitoring Advanced

Implement Thanos Ruler for distributed alerting and recording rules across Prometheus clusters

Deploy Thanos Ruler to evaluate recording and alerting rules across multiple Prometheus clusters, integrate it with Alertmanager and S3-compatible storage, and run it in HA mode with deduplication.

60 min 4 distros 152 views
monitoring Advanced

Set up Thanos Query and Compactor for distributed metrics querying

Deploy Thanos Sidecar, Query, and Compactor to unify multiple Prometheus instances into a single global query view with long-term S3-backed storage. Covers deduplication, TLS, and production troubleshooting.

75 min 4 distros 164 views
devops Intermediate

Implement Kubernetes RBAC with service accounts and role-based access control

Configure Kubernetes role-based access control (RBAC) with service accounts, roles, and role bindings to enforce secure access policies and namespace isolation in your cluster.

45 min 4 distros 993 views
monitoring Intermediate

Configure Redis cluster monitoring with custom Grafana dashboards

Set up comprehensive monitoring for your Redis cluster using redis_exporter, Prometheus, and Grafana. Configure custom dashboards and alerting rules to track performance metrics, cluster health, and resource utilization.

25 min 4 distros 846 views
security Advanced

Set up container runtime security with Falco and Sysdig for threat detection

Configure Falco for runtime security monitoring and Sysdig Agent for container visibility to detect threats in Kubernetes environments. Implement behavioral analysis, custom security rules, and threat detection policies for production container workloads.

45 min 4 distros 724 views
monitoring Advanced

Configure advanced Jaeger sampling strategies for high-traffic environments

Configure probabilistic, adaptive, and remote sampling strategies for Jaeger distributed tracing to optimize performance and storage costs in high-throughput production environments while maintaining observability.

45 min 4 distros 681 views
devops Advanced

Set up Spark Streaming with Kafka and Delta Lake for real-time analytics

Configure Apache Spark 3.5 with Kafka integration and Delta Lake support for building production-grade real-time analytics pipelines with ACID transactions and streaming capabilities.

45 min 4 distros 941 views
databases Advanced

Optimize MongoDB 8.0 performance with advanced indexing strategies and aggregation pipelines

Master MongoDB 8.0 performance optimization through strategic index design, aggregation pipeline efficiency, and production-ready monitoring. Covers compound indexes, query analysis, memory management, and security hardening for high-throughput database workloads.

45 min 4 distros 858 views
monitoring Advanced

Monitor Kubernetes network policies with Prometheus and Grafana for enhanced cluster security

Set up comprehensive monitoring for Kubernetes network policies using Prometheus and Grafana. Configure CNI metrics collection, create security dashboards, and implement alerting for policy violations and traffic anomalies.

45 min 4 distros 745 views
monitoring Intermediate

Set up centralized logging with Winston and Elasticsearch for Node.js applications

Configure Winston logging in Node.js with Elasticsearch transport for centralized log aggregation, monitoring, and analysis using Kibana dashboards.

45 min 4 distros 661 views
monitoring Intermediate

Install and configure Filebeat 8.15 for efficient log shipping to ELK stack

Set up Filebeat 8.15 to collect and ship logs from multiple sources to Elasticsearch. Configure SSL/TLS security, performance optimization, and monitoring for production-grade log aggregation.

45 min 4 distros 874 views

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