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 Intermediate

Setup Prometheus Blackbox Exporter for endpoint monitoring with SSL and alerting

Configure Prometheus Blackbox Exporter to monitor HTTP endpoints, SSL certificates, and DNS resolution with automated alerting rules and Grafana dashboards.

25 min 4 distros 41 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 27 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 15 views
security Intermediate

Set up NGINX rate limiting and security headers for DDoS protection

Configure NGINX with comprehensive rate limiting zones, security headers, and DDoS protection rules to secure your web applications against malicious traffic and automated attacks.

25 min 4 distros 35 views
devops Intermediate

Configure Kubernetes ingress controller with NGINX and SSL certificates using cert-manager

Set up NGINX Ingress Controller with automated SSL certificate management using cert-manager for secure routing of external traffic to your Kubernetes services. Configure custom domains, SSL automation, and advanced routing rules for production workloads.

25 min 4 distros 36 views
hosting Intermediate

Configure Lighttpd 1.4 load balancing with multiple backend servers for high availability

Set up Lighttpd with mod_proxy to distribute traffic across multiple backend servers, implement health checks for automatic failover, and configure SSL termination for a robust high availability web infrastructure.

25 min 4 distros 34 views
devops Advanced

Implement Istio observability with Jaeger tracing and Kiali dashboard for Kubernetes service mesh

Configure comprehensive observability for your Kubernetes service mesh with Jaeger distributed tracing, Kiali visualization, and Prometheus metrics integration. Get complete visibility into microservice communication patterns, performance bottlenecks, and service dependencies.

45 min 4 distros 44 views
databases Advanced

Configure Redis 7 cluster sharding with SSL/TLS authentication and security hardening

Set up a production-ready Redis 7 cluster with automatic sharding, SSL/TLS encryption, authentication, and comprehensive security hardening for high availability and data protection.

45 min 4 distros 53 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 44 views
monitoring Intermediate

Set up Alertmanager with email and Slack notifications for monitoring alerts

Configure Prometheus Alertmanager with email SMTP and Slack webhook integrations for comprehensive monitoring notifications. Set up alert routing rules and test notification delivery.

25 min 4 distros 45 views
hosting Intermediate

Configure OpenResty load balancing with upstream health checks and automatic failover

Set up OpenResty with intelligent load balancing across multiple backend servers, health monitoring, and automatic failover to maintain high availability for web applications.

25 min 4 distros 59 views
devops Intermediate

Setup Elasticsearch 8 index lifecycle management for automated log retention and storage optimization

Configure Elasticsearch 8 ILM policies to automatically manage log data through hot-warm-cold phases, optimize storage costs, and enforce retention policies for production workloads.

25 min 4 distros 68 views

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