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

Implement Kubernetes pod disruption budgets for high availability during scaling events

Configure Pod Disruption Budgets to ensure application availability during cluster maintenance and scaling operations. Learn to implement PDB policies, test disruption scenarios, and maintain service continuity in Kubernetes.

25 min 4 distros 228 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 71 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 123 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 129 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 143 views
devops Advanced

Configure ArgoCD with SonarQube quality gates for GitOps deployment validation

Set up automated quality gate validation in ArgoCD using SonarQube webhooks and pre-sync hooks to prevent deployments that fail code quality standards. This integration ensures only code that passes your quality criteria gets deployed to production.

45 min 4 distros 133 views
devops Intermediate

Configure Kubernetes resource quotas and limit ranges for namespace-level resource management

Set up Kubernetes resource quotas and limit ranges to control CPU, memory, and storage consumption at the namespace level. This tutorial covers implementing resource constraints, monitoring usage, and troubleshooting quota issues for multi-tenant cluster management.

25 min 4 distros 142 views
devops Intermediate

Configure Kubernetes network policies with Calico CNI for container security and microsegmentation

Set up Calico CNI in Kubernetes to implement network policies for pod-to-pod traffic control, create ingress and egress rules for microsegmentation, and test policy enforcement to secure container communication at the network layer.

35 min 4 distros 100 views
devops Advanced

Setup Tekton Pipelines 0.62 for Kubernetes CI/CD with security scanning integration

Configure Tekton Pipelines for cloud-native CI/CD with automated security scanning, Git webhooks, and production-ready RBAC policies. Build secure container pipelines with integrated vulnerability detection and compliance checks.

45 min 4 distros 104 views
devops Advanced

Deploy Envoy-based service mesh in Kubernetes production environment with SSL and observability

Set up a production-ready Envoy service mesh in Kubernetes with mutual TLS authentication, SSL certificate management, and comprehensive observability through Prometheus monitoring and distributed tracing.

45 min 4 distros 75 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 130 views
devops Advanced

Configure Consul Connect with Kubernetes integration for secure service mesh communication

Set up Consul Connect as a service mesh on Kubernetes with Helm, enabling automatic mTLS encryption, service discovery, and traffic routing between microservices for secure inter-service communication.

45 min 4 distros 115 views

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