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 Advanced

Configure Consul multi-datacenter WAN federation for geographic redundancy

Set up Consul WAN federation to connect multiple datacenters for global service discovery and failover. This tutorial covers primary and secondary datacenter configuration with ACL token replication and cross-datacenter networking.

45 min 4 distros 72 views
devops Advanced

Set up Consul multi-datacenter replication with ACL token replication

Configure Consul WAN federation across multiple datacenters with secure ACL token replication. Enable automatic token synchronization, gossip encryption, and cross-datacenter service discovery for distributed infrastructure.

45 min 4 distros 122 views
devops Intermediate

Implement Consul backup and disaster recovery with automated snapshots and restoration

Set up automated Consul snapshots with GPG encryption, systemd timers, and complete disaster recovery procedures. Includes monitoring integration with Prometheus and automated restoration workflows for production environments.

45 min 4 distros 173 views
devops Advanced

Configure Istio distributed tracing with Jaeger and Zipkin for comprehensive microservices observability

Set up comprehensive distributed tracing in your Istio service mesh using both Jaeger and Zipkin backends. Configure telemetry collection, trace sampling, and monitoring dashboards for full microservices observability.

45 min 4 distros 172 views
security Advanced

Implement Consul Connect mTLS with Vault PKI backend for secure service mesh communication

Set up mutual TLS authentication for Consul Connect using HashiCorp Vault's PKI backend to secure service-to-service communication with automatic certificate management and rotation.

45 min 4 distros 150 views
devops Advanced

Integrate Jaeger with Kubernetes and Istio service mesh for distributed tracing

Deploy Jaeger operator on Kubernetes with Istio telemetry integration for comprehensive distributed tracing across microservices. Configure Elasticsearch backend for production-grade trace storage and implement automated service discovery.

45 min 4 distros 139 views
networking Advanced

Configure Cilium BGP peering with MetalLB integration for Kubernetes load balancing

Set up Cilium CNI with BGP routing capabilities and integrate with MetalLB speaker components for bare-metal Kubernetes load balancing. This configuration enables external traffic routing and service discovery in on-premises environments.

45 min 4 distros 131 views
monitoring Intermediate

Configure Jaeger with NGINX reverse proxy and SSL termination

Set up Jaeger distributed tracing behind an NGINX reverse proxy with SSL termination and authentication. Learn to configure secure access, performance optimization, and production-ready monitoring for your microservices.

45 min 4 distros 165 views
devops Advanced

Implement Istio circuit breaker and retry policies for microservices resilience and fault tolerance

Configure Istio destination rules with circuit breaker patterns, implement retry policies with exponential backoff, and set up comprehensive fault injection testing for microservices resilience in Kubernetes service mesh environments.

45 min 4 distros 167 views
devops Advanced

Configure Istio ingress gateway with SSL certificates and custom domains for Kubernetes service mesh

Set up Istio ingress gateway with automated SSL certificate management using cert-manager, configure custom domain routing with VirtualService, and implement TLS termination for secure service mesh traffic.

35 min 4 distros 154 views
devops Intermediate

Setup Kubernetes ingress controller with cert-manager and Helm for automated SSL certificate management

Deploy NGINX Ingress Controller and cert-manager using Helm to automatically provision and manage SSL certificates for your Kubernetes applications with Let's Encrypt integration.

25 min 4 distros 151 views
devops Intermediate

Configure Traefik with Consul service discovery for dynamic load balancing

Set up Traefik 3.1 reverse proxy with Consul service discovery to automatically route traffic to services without manual configuration. Learn dynamic routing, SSL automation, health checks, and monitoring setup for production environments.

25 min 4 distros 192 views

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