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.

networking Intermediate

Configure HAProxy load balancing with multiple backend servers

Set up HAProxy to distribute traffic across multiple backend servers with health checks, SSL termination, and automatic failover for high availability load balancing.

45 min 4 distros 1,813 views
hosting Intermediate

Configure NGINX virtual hosts with SSL certificates for multiple domains

Set up multiple domains on a single NGINX server with automatic SSL certificates from Let's Encrypt. Handle domain routing, certificate management, and secure configurations for production hosting.

25 min 4 distros 682 views
hosting Intermediate

Configure NGINX SSL termination with Redis session storage

Set up NGINX as an SSL termination proxy with Redis backend for session storage, enabling scalable load balancing and persistent user sessions across multiple application servers.

45 min 4 distros 451 views
performance Advanced

Set up Varnish 7 cluster with load balancing across multiple backends

Configure a high-performance Varnish Cache 7 cluster with intelligent load balancing across multiple web servers, SSL termination, health monitoring, and shared cache synchronization for enterprise web acceleration.

45 min 4 distros 577 views
security Advanced

Integrate ModSecurity 3 with SOAR platforms for automated incident response and threat detection

Set up ModSecurity 3 with structured logging, webhook notifications, and API integrations to automatically feed security events into SOAR platforms for real-time threat detection and incident response workflows.

45 min 4 distros 434 views
devops Intermediate

Deploy FastAPI applications with Docker Compose and production optimization

Learn to containerize FastAPI applications with Docker Compose, integrate PostgreSQL and Redis services, configure Nginx reverse proxy with SSL, and implement production monitoring for scalable microservices deployment.

45 min 4 distros 1,307 views
hosting Intermediate

Integrate H2O with Let's Encrypt for automatic SSL certificates

Set up H2O HTTP/2 web server with automatic SSL certificate management using Let's Encrypt and certbot. Configure SSL termination, automatic renewal, and security hardening for production deployments.

30 min 4 distros 421 views
networking Advanced

Configure H2O HTTP/2 server load balancing with health checks and SSL termination

Set up H2O as a high-performance load balancer with HTTP/2 support, automated health monitoring, and SSL termination for production web applications.

45 min 4 distros 455 views
security Intermediate

Implement OpenLiteSpeed WAF and DDoS protection with ModSecurity 3 and rate limiting

Set up comprehensive web application security for OpenLiteSpeed with ModSecurity 3 web application firewall, OWASP Core Rule Set for threat protection, and advanced rate limiting to defend against DDoS attacks and malicious traffic.

45 min 4 distros 746 views
hosting Intermediate

Configure Caddy 2 with Docker containers and automatic SSL certificates

Set up Caddy 2 as a reverse proxy using Docker with automatic Let's Encrypt SSL certificates. Deploy containerized web applications behind Caddy with zero-downtime SSL management and built-in load balancing.

45 min 4 distros 728 views
security Intermediate

Implement Caddy 2 rate limiting and DDoS protection with advanced security rules

Configure Caddy 2 web server with comprehensive rate limiting, request throttling, and DDoS protection using built-in security modules and advanced filtering rules.

45 min 4 distros 569 views
security Intermediate

Configure NGINX rate limiting and DDoS protection with advanced security rules

Set up NGINX rate limiting modules, implement connection limits, and configure geographic blocking to protect your web applications from DDoS attacks and abuse.

25 min 4 distros 482 views

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