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.

databases Advanced

Set up Elasticsearch 8 cross-cluster replication for disaster recovery and high availability

Configure Elasticsearch 8 cross-cluster replication (CCR) to replicate indices across multiple clusters for disaster recovery. This tutorial covers security setup, remote cluster connections, replication policies, and automated failover procedures.

45 min 4 distros 290 views
monitoring Advanced

Monitor MariaDB Galera cluster with Prometheus and Grafana for high availability insights

Configure comprehensive monitoring for MariaDB Galera clusters using Prometheus exporters and Grafana dashboards to track cluster health, replication status, and performance metrics with automated alerting for production environments.

45 min 4 distros 233 views
devops Intermediate

Integrate Redis 7 with microservices architecture for caching and session management

Set up Redis 7 as a centralized caching layer and session store for microservices, with service discovery integration and clustering for high availability. Configure distributed session management patterns and implement Redis clustering for horizontal scalability.

45 min 4 distros 323 views
monitoring Intermediate

Monitor Elasticsearch cluster with Prometheus and Grafana dashboards

Set up comprehensive Elasticsearch cluster monitoring using Prometheus Elasticsearch Exporter and Grafana dashboards. Configure alerting rules for cluster health, performance metrics, and automated notifications.

45 min 4 distros 241 views
monitoring Advanced

Set up keepalived cluster monitoring with Prometheus alerts and Grafana dashboards

Configure comprehensive monitoring for keepalived VRRP clusters using Prometheus metrics collection, alerting rules for failover events, and Grafana dashboards for high availability visualization.

45 min 4 distros 222 views
databases Advanced

Configure MinIO high availability clustering for production with multi-node setup and automatic failover

Set up a production-ready MinIO cluster with multiple nodes, erasure coding, and automatic failover. This tutorial covers distributed mode configuration, load balancing with SSL termination, and health monitoring for enterprise object storage.

45 min 4 distros 353 views
monitoring Intermediate

Configure Linux system performance monitoring with sar and sysstat for real-time metrics collection

Set up comprehensive system performance monitoring using sar and sysstat to collect CPU, memory, disk I/O, and network metrics with automated reporting and custom alerting for production Linux servers.

25 min 4 distros 270 views
monitoring Intermediate

Set up ClickHouse monitoring with Prometheus and Grafana dashboards

Configure comprehensive ClickHouse monitoring using Prometheus for metrics collection and Grafana for visualization. Set up system metrics, query performance monitoring, and alerting rules for production ClickHouse deployments.

45 min 4 distros 410 views
devops Intermediate

Configure Deno application clustering with load balancing for high availability

Set up Deno application clustering with worker threads and HAProxy load balancing for production-grade high availability deployments. Configure health checks, monitoring, and automatic failover mechanisms.

45 min 4 distros 319 views
monitoring Intermediate

Set up network monitoring with Nagios Core 4.5 and SNMP for infrastructure alerting

Configure Nagios Core 4.5 with SNMP monitoring to track network devices, servers, and services with automated alerting. Set up custom monitoring templates, notification systems, and dashboards for comprehensive infrastructure visibility.

45 min 4 distros 291 views
monitoring Intermediate

Monitor Cherokee web server performance with custom Grafana dashboards and Prometheus alerts

Set up comprehensive monitoring for Cherokee web server with Prometheus metrics collection, custom Grafana dashboards for performance visualization, and automated alerting for critical performance thresholds.

45 min 4 distros 275 views
monitoring Intermediate

Setup Elasticsearch monitoring with Metricbeat and Kibana dashboards

Monitor your Elasticsearch cluster performance with Metricbeat for comprehensive metrics collection and visualization through pre-built Kibana dashboards. This tutorial covers installation, configuration, and automated alerting.

25 min 4 distros 250 views

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