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.

security Advanced

Configure Jaeger authentication with OAuth2 and RBAC for enterprise security

Set up enterprise-grade authentication for Jaeger distributed tracing using OAuth2 with Keycloak integration and role-based access control policies for secure production deployments.

45 min 4 distros 190 views
monitoring Intermediate

Monitor Caddy and Consul integration with Prometheus and Grafana dashboards

Set up comprehensive monitoring for Caddy reverse proxy and Consul service discovery with Prometheus metrics collection and Grafana dashboards for performance insights and alerting.

45 min 4 distros 237 views
databases Advanced

Optimize MongoDB 8.0 performance with advanced indexing strategies and aggregation pipelines

Master MongoDB 8.0 performance optimization through strategic index design, aggregation pipeline efficiency, and production-ready monitoring. Covers compound indexes, query analysis, memory management, and security hardening for high-throughput database workloads.

45 min 4 distros 167 views
databases Advanced

Configure MongoDB sharding with zone-based data distribution for geographic workloads

Set up MongoDB sharding with geographic zones to distribute data based on location, ensuring optimal performance for global applications and regulatory compliance.

45 min 4 distros 198 views
hosting Advanced

Implement NGINX Plus active health checks for enterprise environments

Configure NGINX Plus active health checks to automatically detect and remove unhealthy upstream servers, ensuring high availability and optimal load balancing for enterprise applications.

45 min 4 distros 354 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 248 views
devops Advanced

Implement Kafka Streams exactly-once processing semantics with Java applications

Configure Kafka cluster and Java applications for exactly-once processing semantics with transaction state management, idempotent producers, and EOS isolation levels for reliable stream processing.

45 min 4 distros 242 views
devops Intermediate

Configure Kafka Schema Registry with Avro serialization for data processing

Set up Confluent Schema Registry with Avro serialization to manage schemas and ensure data compatibility in your Kafka streaming applications. This guide covers installation, schema management, and producer/consumer configuration.

45 min 4 distros 549 views
devops Advanced

Configure Kafka Streams state stores and RocksDB optimization for high-performance streaming applications

Configure Kafka Streams state stores with RocksDB optimization for high-performance streaming applications. Learn custom state store configurations, RocksDB tuning parameters, and monitoring techniques for production-grade stream processing.

45 min 4 distros 313 views
devops Intermediate

Set up Kafka Streams testing framework with TopologyTestDriver for automated stream processing validation

Configure a complete testing framework for Kafka Streams applications using TopologyTestDriver to validate stream processing logic with automated tests and mock data pipelines.

45 min 4 distros 270 views
performance Advanced

Configure NGINX HTTP/2 server push and connection multiplexing

Configure NGINX HTTP/2 server push and connection multiplexing to reduce page load times by up to 50% through proactive resource delivery and efficient connection reuse for high-performance web applications.

25 min 4 distros 307 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 226 views

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