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 Intermediate

Implement Network Time Security (NTS) for encrypted time synchronization with chrony

Set up Network Time Security (NTS) with chrony to provide cryptographically authenticated and encrypted time synchronization, protecting against time-based attacks and ensuring secure clock synchronization across your infrastructure.

25 min 4 distros 561 views
monitoring Intermediate

Configure NTP monitoring with Grafana dashboards and Prometheus alerting

Set up comprehensive time synchronization monitoring using chrony, Prometheus node exporter, and custom Grafana dashboards with alerting for time drift and NTP service failures.

25 min 4 distros 609 views
monitoring Advanced

Configure advanced Jaeger sampling strategies for high-traffic environments

Configure probabilistic, adaptive, and remote sampling strategies for Jaeger distributed tracing to optimize performance and storage costs in high-throughput production environments while maintaining observability.

45 min 4 distros 503 views
monitoring Intermediate

Configure Jaeger distributed tracing on Kubernetes cluster with Helm charts and Elasticsearch backend

Deploy Jaeger distributed tracing on Kubernetes using Helm charts with Elasticsearch backend storage. Configure ingress, SSL certificates, and Prometheus integration for production-ready distributed tracing observability.

45 min 4 distros 527 views
monitoring Intermediate

Configure Jaeger alerting with Prometheus and Grafana for distributed tracing observability

Set up comprehensive monitoring and alerting for Jaeger distributed tracing using Prometheus metrics collection and Grafana dashboards with automated alerts for trace performance issues.

45 min 4 distros 493 views
databases Intermediate

Implement MariaDB backup encryption with Mariabackup and automated restoration

Set up encrypted MariaDB backups using Mariabackup with AES encryption, automated scheduling, and verified restoration procedures for secure database protection.

45 min 4 distros 545 views
devops Advanced

Set up Spark Streaming with Kafka and Delta Lake for real-time analytics

Configure Apache Spark 3.5 with Kafka integration and Delta Lake support for building production-grade real-time analytics pipelines with ACID transactions and streaming capabilities.

45 min 4 distros 701 views
performance Advanced

Implement Spark SQL performance optimization with Catalyst optimizer and advanced tuning

Optimize Apache Spark 3.5 SQL performance using Catalyst optimizer with advanced query tuning, adaptive query execution, and production-grade configuration for high-throughput analytics workloads.

45 min 4 distros 579 views
security Advanced

Configure ClamAV cluster with Kubernetes deployment for high availability antivirus scanning

Deploy a distributed ClamAV antivirus cluster on Kubernetes with persistent storage, load balancing, and monitoring for enterprise-grade threat detection and scanning.

45 min 4 distros 1,074 views
security Advanced

Configure CockroachDB SSL encryption and security hardening

Set up SSL/TLS encryption, authentication, and advanced security policies for CockroachDB 24.3 in production environments with certificate management and cluster monitoring.

45 min 4 distros 530 views
databases Advanced

Set up CockroachDB backup and disaster recovery automation with systemd timers and monitoring

Configure automated backup strategies for CockroachDB with systemd timers, implement comprehensive disaster recovery procedures, and set up monitoring with Prometheus and Grafana for production-grade database infrastructure.

90 min 4 distros 455 views
monitoring Intermediate

Set up centralized logging with Winston and Elasticsearch for Node.js applications

Configure Winston logging in Node.js with Elasticsearch transport for centralized log aggregation, monitoring, and analysis using Kibana dashboards.

45 min 4 distros 429 views

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