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

Integrate GitLab with Kubernetes for automated deployments using CI/CD pipelines and runners

Set up GitLab CI/CD pipelines with Kubernetes runners for automated application deployments. Configure RBAC, implement rolling updates, and establish production-grade deployment strategies.

45 min 4 distros 140 views
monitoring Intermediate

Configure Loki with S3 storage backend for scalable centralized logging

Set up Grafana Loki with S3-compatible object storage for scalable log aggregation. Configure retention policies, schema management, and monitoring for production-ready centralized logging infrastructure.

45 min 4 distros 189 views
devops Intermediate

Configure Kubernetes OpenTelemetry auto-instrumentation for microservices observability

Set up OpenTelemetry Operator in Kubernetes to automatically instrument microservices with distributed tracing. Enable seamless observability across your application stack without modifying application code.

45 min 4 distros 175 views
monitoring Intermediate

Configure NGINX log analysis with Loki and Grafana for centralized monitoring

Set up Loki log aggregation with Promtail agent to collect NGINX logs and create Grafana dashboards for comprehensive web server monitoring and analysis.

45 min 4 distros 168 views
devops Intermediate

Implement Kafka Streams processing applications with Java and Scala for real-time data analytics

Build production-ready Kafka Streams applications using Java and Scala for real-time data processing, including stateless transformations, stateful aggregations, windowing, and stream joins with exactly-once semantics.

45 min 4 distros 183 views
devops Advanced

Setup Kafka Schema Registry with Avro serialization for data processing

Configure Confluent Schema Registry with Avro serialization for production Kafka deployments. Includes schema evolution, producer/consumer integration, and SSL security configuration.

45 min 4 distros 191 views
devops Advanced

Integrate HashiCorp Vault with Kubernetes secrets management for secure container orchestration

Configure HashiCorp Vault integration with Kubernetes using the Vault CSI driver and Secrets Operator for automated secret injection and synchronization. This setup enables secure secret management for containerized applications with dynamic secret rotation and policy-based access controls.

45 min 4 distros 202 views
security Intermediate

Configure Vault dynamic secrets for databases with PostgreSQL and MySQL integration

Set up HashiCorp Vault's database secrets engine to automatically generate short-lived credentials for PostgreSQL and MySQL databases, improving security by eliminating static passwords and enabling automated credential rotation.

45 min 4 distros 184 views
security Advanced

Secure Docker containers with Traefik reverse proxy and Authelia authentication

Set up a production-grade security stack using Traefik v3 reverse proxy with SSL automation and Authelia for multi-factor authentication. This tutorial covers Docker hardening, LDAP integration, and container security monitoring.

45 min 4 distros 200 views
hosting Intermediate

Configure NGINX reverse proxy with load balancing and SSL termination

Set up NGINX as a reverse proxy with multiple backend servers, SSL termination, and health monitoring. Perfect for distributing traffic across application instances while handling encryption at the edge.

45 min 4 distros 219 views
devops Intermediate

Integrate MinIO with Kubernetes for persistent storage and object data management

Deploy MinIO on Kubernetes using the operator for scalable object storage. Configure persistent volumes, high availability tenants, and secure ingress with SSL certificates.

45 min 4 distros 178 views
networking Advanced

Configure HAProxy advanced routing with ACLs and maps for intelligent traffic management

Set up sophisticated traffic routing in HAProxy using Access Control Lists (ACLs) and map files for dynamic backend selection, SSL SNI routing, and intelligent request distribution based on headers, paths, and custom conditions.

45 min 4 distros 232 views

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