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 203 views
databases Intermediate

Configure Elasticsearch 8 snapshot and restore policies with automated backup strategies

Set up comprehensive Elasticsearch 8 backup strategies with snapshot lifecycle management (SLM), filesystem and S3 repository backends, automated scheduling, and recovery procedures for production environments.

45 min 4 distros 935 views
databases Advanced

Optimize Elasticsearch 8 search performance with custom analyzers and field mappings

Configure custom text analyzers, optimize field mappings, and implement index templates to dramatically improve Elasticsearch search performance and relevance for production workloads.

45 min 4 distros 690 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 765 views
databases Advanced

Configure Elasticsearch cross-cluster replication for disaster recovery

Set up Elasticsearch cross-cluster replication (CCR) to replicate indices between clusters for disaster recovery. Configure remote clusters, create follower indices, and monitor replication status for high availability.

45 min 4 distros 1,070 views
databases Advanced

Configure InfluxDB 2.7 clustering for high availability with data replication and automated failover

Set up a production-ready InfluxDB Enterprise cluster with automatic data replication, failover mechanisms, and comprehensive monitoring using Grafana dashboards for time-series workloads.

45 min 4 distros 898 views
databases Intermediate

Configure Elasticsearch Index Lifecycle Management (ILM) for automated data retention

Set up Elasticsearch ILM policies to automatically manage index lifecycles through hot, warm, cold, and delete phases. Reduce storage costs and optimize performance by automating data retention and storage tiering.

25 min 4 distros 1,083 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 967 views
databases Intermediate

Implement Elasticsearch 8 snapshot lifecycle management with S3 storage for automated backups

Set up automated Elasticsearch 8 backups using snapshot lifecycle management policies with S3 repository storage. Configure retention policies, scheduling, and monitoring for production backup strategies.

45 min 4 distros 985 views
databases Advanced

Configure Elasticsearch 8 cross-cluster replication for disaster recovery

Set up cross-cluster replication between Elasticsearch 8 clusters to ensure data resilience and business continuity. This advanced configuration creates automatic data synchronization across geographically distributed clusters for disaster recovery scenarios.

45 min 4 distros 991 views
monitoring Intermediate

Setup Elasticsearch monitoring with Metricbeat and Kibana dashboards

Monitor your Elasticsearch cluster performance with Metricbeat for comprehensive metrics collection and visualization through pre-built Kibana dashboards. This tutorial covers installation, configuration, and automated alerting.

25 min 4 distros 968 views
monitoring Intermediate

Set up Kibana alerting and monitoring with Elasticsearch Watcher for automated threat detection

Configure Kibana alerting rules and Elasticsearch Watcher to automatically detect security threats and send notifications via email or Slack. Set up monitoring dashboards with automated responses for production security monitoring.

45 min 4 distros 1,511 views

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