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Configure PostgreSQL 17 connection pooling with PgBouncer for high availability

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Configure Kubernetes secrets management with External Secrets Operator and HashiCorp Vault

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Integrate Jaeger with Istio service mesh for distributed tracing

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Configure Consul Connect service mesh monitoring with distributed tracing

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Configure Kubernetes RBAC with service accounts and cluster roles for secure access control

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security Advanced

Implement Kubernetes security scanning with Falco and OPA Gatekeeper for runtime protection

Set up comprehensive Kubernetes security with Falco for runtime threat detection and OPA Gatekeeper for admission control policy enforcement. This tutorial covers installation, configuration, and custom security policies.

45 min 4 distros 400 views
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 431 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 459 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 601 views
monitoring Intermediate

Integrate TimescaleDB with Telegraf for metrics collection and time-series monitoring

Set up TimescaleDB with PostgreSQL and configure Telegraf to collect system and application metrics. Create continuous aggregates and monitoring dashboards for comprehensive time-series analysis and alerting.

25 min 4 distros 520 views
monitoring Intermediate

Monitor Kubernetes cluster with Prometheus Operator for comprehensive observability

Set up complete cluster monitoring using Prometheus Operator with automated metrics collection, custom dashboards, and intelligent alerting for production Kubernetes environments.

45 min 4 distros 452 views
monitoring Intermediate

Set up NGINX monitoring with Prometheus and Grafana for web server observability

Monitor your NGINX web server performance and health with Prometheus metrics collection and Grafana dashboards. Set up comprehensive observability including request rates, response times, error tracking, and automated alerting for production web servers.

45 min 4 distros 608 views
devops Intermediate

Configure Kubernetes horizontal pod autoscaler for dynamic scaling based on resource metrics

Set up HPA with CPU and memory targets for automatic pod scaling. Configure metrics server and Prometheus adapter for custom metrics monitoring. Enable dynamic workload scaling based on resource utilization.

45 min 4 distros 711 views
monitoring Intermediate

Configure OpenTelemetry sampling strategies for high-traffic applications

Learn how to implement probabilistic, deterministic, and adaptive sampling strategies in OpenTelemetry to optimize distributed tracing performance and reduce storage costs in high-traffic production environments.

25 min 4 distros 840 views
devops Advanced

Implement Kubernetes cluster autoscaling with Helm charts and KEDA for dynamic workload scaling

Configure comprehensive Kubernetes autoscaling with cluster autoscaler for node management, KEDA for event-driven pod scaling, and vertical pod autoscaler for resource optimization. This tutorial covers production-grade deployment using Helm charts with monitoring and optimization strategies.

45 min 4 distros 1,023 views

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