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Install and configure CockroachDB cluster with high availability and distributed SQL

databases
495

Install and configure ArgoCD for GitOps continuous deployment with RBAC and SSL

devops
460

Install and configure Loki for centralized log aggregation with Grafana integration

monitoring
447

Install and configure WireGuard VPN server with client management

networking
445

Install and configure PostgreSQL 17 with performance tuning and security hardening

databases
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Advanced Nomad job templates and deployment strategies with rolling updates and canary deployments

devops
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Configure Linux system performance monitoring with sar and sysstat for real-time metrics collection

monitoring
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Set up ClickHouse monitoring with Prometheus and Grafana dashboards

monitoring
3 hours ago

Configure advanced Consul ACL policies for production security hardening

security
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Configure Kibana 8 advanced security with field-level restrictions and role-based access control

security
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devops Advanced

Advanced Nomad job templates and deployment strategies with rolling updates and canary deployments

Master production-grade Nomad job templates with HCL syntax, implement rolling updates with health checks, and deploy advanced blue-green and canary deployment patterns for resilient containerized workloads.

45 min 4 distros 27 views
security Advanced

Configure advanced Consul ACL policies for production security hardening

Set up comprehensive Consul Access Control Lists with bootstrap tokens, role-based permissions, and secure inter-node communication for production environments. This tutorial covers ACL system initialization, policy creation, and agent token configuration.

35 min 4 distros 6 views
devops Intermediate

Configure Deno application clustering with load balancing for high availability

Set up Deno application clustering with worker threads and HAProxy load balancing for production-grade high availability deployments. Configure health checks, monitoring, and automatic failover mechanisms.

45 min 4 distros 64 views
security Intermediate

Configure Vault auto-unseal with AWS KMS for high availability secrets management

Set up HashiCorp Vault with AWS KMS auto-unseal to eliminate manual unsealing processes and enable high availability deployments with automatic recovery.

25 min 4 distros 3 views
databases Intermediate

Implement MariaDB connection pooling with ProxySQL for high availability

Set up ProxySQL as a connection pooling proxy for MariaDB to improve performance and provide high availability. Configure backend server management, connection pooling rules, and monitoring for production workloads.

45 min 4 distros 70 views
devops Intermediate

Integrate Consul with Kubernetes service discovery and automatic configuration

Set up Consul for dynamic service discovery in Kubernetes clusters with automatic service registration, health checks, and configuration management for microservices orchestration.

45 min 4 distros 9 views
devops Intermediate

Deploy multiple Ollama instances with HAProxy load balancing for high availability AI model serving

Set up multiple Ollama instances behind HAProxy load balancer for high-availability AI model serving with health checks, SSL termination, and automatic failover to eliminate single points of failure.

45 min 4 distros 62 views
hosting Advanced

Configure NGINX reverse proxy with advanced caching and load balancing

Set up NGINX as a high-performance reverse proxy with Redis-backed caching, multiple load balancing algorithms, SSL termination, and comprehensive monitoring for production environments.

45 min 4 distros 93 views
networking Advanced

Set up OpenVPN high availability cluster with automatic failover and load balancing

Build a production-ready OpenVPN high availability cluster using keepalived for automatic failover and HAProxy for load balancing across multiple OpenVPN servers.

90 min 4 distros 93 views
security Intermediate

Implement encryption for Consul backups using GPG with automated snapshots and secure storage

Learn to create encrypted Consul backups using GPG encryption with automated snapshot scripts, secure key management, and remote storage integration for production disaster recovery.

45 min 4 distros 141 views
monitoring Intermediate

Implement custom Prometheus exporters for application metrics collection and monitoring

Build production-grade custom Prometheus exporters in Python and Go to collect application-specific metrics. Learn exporter architecture, metric types, systemd deployment, and Prometheus integration for comprehensive application monitoring.

45 min 4 distros 139 views
networking Intermediate

Implement HAProxy SSL termination with Let's Encrypt certificates for secure load balancing

Configure HAProxy to handle SSL termination with automated Let's Encrypt certificates, enabling secure HTTPS load balancing across multiple backend servers. This setup reduces CPU load on backend servers while providing centralized SSL certificate management.

45 min 4 distros 176 views

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