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.

linux Intermediate

Configure Linux system firewall with nftables and security hardening

Learn how to configure nftables firewall with advanced security rules, rate limiting, and fail2ban integration. This tutorial covers migration from iptables, logging configuration, and production-grade security hardening for modern Linux systems.

45 min 6 distros 777 views
hosting Intermediate

Install and configure Lighttpd web server with SSL and FastCGI for lightweight hosting

Set up Lighttpd web server with SSL certificates from Let's Encrypt and FastCGI support for PHP applications. Configure virtual hosts, optimize performance, and implement security hardening for production hosting.

25 min 6 distros 532 views
linux Intermediate

Configure Linux disk usage monitoring and automated cleanup with systemd timers

Set up automated disk monitoring, log cleanup, and email alerts using systemd timers to prevent disk space issues. Configure log rotation, temporary file cleanup, and threshold-based alerting for production systems.

25 min 6 distros 721 views
hosting Beginner

Install and configure Caddy web server with automatic HTTPS and reverse proxy

Set up Caddy, a modern web server with automatic HTTPS certificates from Let's Encrypt, zero-config HTTP/2, and built-in reverse proxy capabilities for production applications.

25 min 6 distros 1,770 views
hosting Intermediate

Configure Apache web server with virtual hosts and SSL certificates

Set up Apache HTTP server with multiple virtual hosts, secure SSL certificates from Let's Encrypt, and implement security hardening for production workloads.

45 min 6 distros 636 views
performance Intermediate

Configure Linux memory management and swap optimization for high-performance workloads

Optimize Linux memory subsystem performance through advanced swap configuration, virtual memory tuning, and memory compression techniques. Learn to configure transparent huge pages, zram, and application-specific memory settings for high-performance workloads.

25 min 6 distros 771 views
linux Intermediate

Configure automatic security updates with unattended-upgrades and email notifications

Set up automated security patching on Linux servers with unattended-upgrades and dnf-automatic. Configure email notifications, update policies, and monitoring to keep your systems secure while maintaining control over critical services.

25 min 6 distros 781 views
databases Advanced

Configure Elasticsearch 8 cluster with multiple nodes for high availability and scalability

Set up a production-ready Elasticsearch 8 cluster with dedicated master, data, and coordinating nodes for high availability, fault tolerance, and horizontal scalability across multiple servers.

45 min 4 distros 714 views
hosting Intermediate

Setup nginx reverse proxy with SSL certificates and security hardening

Configure nginx as a secure reverse proxy with Let's Encrypt SSL certificates, security headers, and DDoS protection. Learn to proxy backend applications, implement rate limiting, and harden your web server configuration.

35 min 4 distros 498 views
devops Intermediate

Set up SonarQube branch analysis with pull request decoration for enhanced code quality workflows

Configure SonarQube Developer Edition with branch analysis capabilities and pull request decoration for GitHub and GitLab. Implement automated code quality checks in CI/CD pipelines with comprehensive branch coverage and merge request feedback.

45 min 4 distros 674 views
monitoring Advanced

Set up Zabbix 7 high availability cluster with PostgreSQL replication and automated failover

Build a production-grade Zabbix 7 high availability cluster with PostgreSQL streaming replication, HAProxy load balancing, and automated failover capabilities for enterprise monitoring.

90 min 4 distros 693 views
networking Intermediate

Configure HAProxy with Consul for dynamic service discovery and automatic backend updates

Set up HAProxy with Consul integration for automatic service discovery, health checking, and dynamic backend updates. This tutorial covers consul-template configuration for zero-downtime scaling and failover in microservices architectures.

35 min 4 distros 677 views

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