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 Kubernetes vertical pod autoscaler for resource optimization and cost management

Set up VPA to automatically adjust CPU and memory requests for your Kubernetes workloads. Reduce resource waste and optimize costs by letting VPA analyze actual usage patterns and rightsizing containers.

25 min 4 distros 104 views
devops Advanced

Implement Kubernetes workload rightsizing with VPA recommendations and cost analysis

Set up Vertical Pod Autoscaler to automatically optimize resource requests and limits for your Kubernetes workloads. Create cost analysis dashboards to track resource utilization and identify opportunities for rightsizing containers in production clusters.

45 min 4 distros 140 views
devops Advanced

Configure Kubernetes cluster autoscaler with mixed instance types for cost optimization

Set up Kubernetes cluster autoscaler 1.30 with mixed instance types and spot instances to automatically scale nodes based on demand while minimizing infrastructure costs through intelligent instance selection and workload optimization.

45 min 4 distros 152 views
devops Advanced

Configure Apache Airflow DAG performance optimization best practices

Optimize Apache Airflow DAGs for production with parallelism tuning, resource allocation strategies, and performance monitoring. Learn executor configuration, task dependency optimization, and troubleshooting techniques for high-throughput workflows.

45 min 4 distros 171 views
devops Advanced

Set up Kubernetes custom metrics autoscaling with Prometheus adapter for application-specific scaling

Configure Prometheus adapter to expose custom application metrics to Kubernetes Horizontal Pod Autoscaler for intelligent scaling based on business metrics like queue depth, response time, and user load instead of basic CPU/memory usage.

45 min 4 distros 183 views
devops Advanced

Implement Airflow load balancing with Celery executor for high availability workflows

Set up Apache Airflow with Celery executor, Redis cluster backend, HAProxy load balancing, and auto-scaling workers for production-grade workflow orchestration with high availability.

45 min 4 distros 184 views
devops Intermediate

Set up GitLab backup and disaster recovery with automated restoration

Configure automated GitLab backups with disaster recovery procedures and automated restoration scripts. Includes monitoring, alerting, and production-grade recovery workflows.

45 min 4 distros 165 views
devops Advanced

Configure Spark Kubernetes Operator with MinIO for cloud-native analytics

Deploy Apache Spark on Kubernetes with the Spark Operator and MinIO object storage for scalable big data processing. Configure RBAC, SSL certificates, and persistent storage for production-ready analytics workloads.

45 min 4 distros 155 views
devops Advanced

Set up Nomad multi-node cluster with TLS encryption and Consul integration

Deploy a production-ready HashiCorp Nomad cluster with server and client nodes, TLS encryption, and Consul integration for service discovery. Includes workload deployment and monitoring configuration.

45 min 4 distros 174 views
devops Intermediate

Setup Kubernetes ingress controller with cert-manager and Helm for automated SSL certificate management

Deploy NGINX Ingress Controller and cert-manager using Helm to automatically provision and manage SSL certificates for your Kubernetes applications with Let's Encrypt integration.

25 min 4 distros 153 views
devops Intermediate

Deploy applications to Kubernetes with Helm charts and production best practices

Learn how to create production-ready Helm charts for Kubernetes deployments with proper templating, values management, security configurations, and environment-specific customizations for scalable application orchestration.

45 min 4 distros 163 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 287 views

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