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

Set up Grafana Enterprise SSO authentication with LDAP, SAML, and OAuth2 integration

Configure Grafana Enterprise with comprehensive single sign-on authentication supporting LDAP, SAML, and OAuth2 providers. Set up role-based access control with automated team mapping and user provisioning for enterprise environments.

45 min 4 distros 249 views
devops Advanced

Integrate Jaeger with Kubernetes service mesh for comprehensive distributed tracing

Set up production-grade distributed tracing in Kubernetes using Jaeger with Istio service mesh integration. Configure OpenTelemetry instrumentation, Elasticsearch storage backend, and comprehensive observability for microservices.

45 min 4 distros 214 views
linux Intermediate

Implement Linux resource quotas with systemd and automated enforcement

Configure systemd resource control and cgroups v2 to implement CPU, memory, and I/O quotas with automated enforcement. Set up monitoring and alerts for resource violations across production workloads.

45 min 4 distros 401 views
security Intermediate

Implement container security monitoring with Falco runtime detection

Set up Falco for real-time container security monitoring with runtime threat detection, Kubernetes integration, and automated alerting through Grafana dashboards.

45 min 4 distros 220 views
hosting Intermediate

Configure Tomcat 11 database connection pooling with JNDI and HikariCP for high availability

Set up production-grade database connection pooling in Tomcat 11 using JNDI resources and HikariCP for optimal performance and high availability. Learn to configure server.xml, context.xml, and monitor connection pools effectively.

25 min 4 distros 234 views
monitoring Intermediate

Monitor Django applications with Prometheus and Grafana for comprehensive performance insights

Set up comprehensive Django application monitoring using Prometheus metrics collection and Grafana dashboards. Configure django-prometheus middleware to track request metrics, database queries, and application performance with real-time alerting.

45 min 4 distros 318 views
databases Intermediate

Set up automated MySQL database backups with compression and rotation

Configure automated MySQL database backups with compression, encryption, and rotation using systemd timers. Includes monitoring and alerting for backup failures.

45 min 4 distros 219 views
monitoring Advanced

Configure Thanos Receiver clustering for high availability and load distribution

Set up Thanos Receiver clustering with hashring configuration to distribute Prometheus remote write traffic across multiple replicas for high availability and scalability.

45 min 4 distros 218 views
monitoring Intermediate

Monitor PostgreSQL performance with Prometheus and Grafana dashboards

Set up comprehensive PostgreSQL monitoring using Prometheus PostgreSQL exporter and Grafana dashboards. Configure performance metrics collection, visualization, and alerting for database optimization and troubleshooting.

25 min 4 distros 226 views
databases Intermediate

Implement Redis backup automation with compression and encryption

Set up automated Redis backups with compression and GPG encryption for production environments. Create systemd timers for scheduled backups and implement secure remote storage for Redis data protection.

25 min 4 distros 250 views
monitoring Intermediate

Implement Grafana alerting with Prometheus and InfluxDB for comprehensive monitoring

Set up comprehensive Grafana alerting using both Prometheus metrics and InfluxDB time-series data to monitor your infrastructure from multiple data sources. This tutorial covers configuring data sources, creating alert rules, and setting up notification channels for production monitoring.

45 min 4 distros 226 views
monitoring Intermediate

Set up OpenTelemetry custom instrumentation and metrics collection with Prometheus integration

Configure OpenTelemetry Collector with custom metrics exporters and processors, set up application instrumentation with SDKs, and integrate with Prometheus and Grafana for comprehensive distributed system monitoring and observability.

45 min 4 distros 281 views

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