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

Configure intrusion detection with OSSEC and Wazuh for real-time security monitoring

Set up comprehensive host-based intrusion detection with OSSEC HIDS and Wazuh manager for real-time security monitoring, file integrity checking, and automated threat response across your infrastructure.

45 min 4 distros 810 views
linux Intermediate

Configure Linux user session limits with systemd and pam_limits for resource management

Learn to set up comprehensive user session resource limits using both traditional pam_limits.conf and modern systemd user slices. This tutorial covers memory, CPU, and process limits to prevent resource exhaustion on multi-user systems.

25 min 4 distros 867 views
monitoring Advanced

Install and configure Graylog 5 for centralized log management with MongoDB and Elasticsearch

Set up Graylog 5 with MongoDB 8.0 and Elasticsearch 8 for centralized log collection, analysis, and alerting. Learn to configure secure inputs, data streams, and monitoring for production environments.

45 min 4 distros 853 views
security Intermediate

Configure SSH port forwarding and tunneling for secure connections

Learn to configure SSH port forwarding, remote tunnels, and SOCKS proxy for secure network connections. Set up local, remote, and dynamic port forwarding with automated monitoring and security hardening.

35 min 4 distros 696 views
networking Intermediate

Install and configure Squid 6 proxy server with bandwidth controls and content filtering

Set up Squid 6 proxy server with advanced traffic shaping, content filtering, and user authentication. Configure bandwidth limits, access control lists, and comprehensive logging for enterprise proxy deployments.

45 min 4 distros 598 views
security Intermediate

Setup Nginx with ModSecurity 3 web application firewall for advanced threat protection

Configure Nginx with ModSecurity 3 and OWASP Core Rule Set to protect web applications against SQL injection, XSS, and other common attacks. This tutorial covers complete WAF setup with security rules, performance optimization, and threat testing.

45 min 4 distros 813 views
security Intermediate

Configure SonarQube LDAP authentication with Active Directory and user group management

Set up SonarQube to authenticate users against Active Directory using LDAP. Configure automatic user provisioning, group synchronization, and role-based access control for enterprise environments with centralized authentication.

25 min 4 distros 792 views
security Advanced

Implement HAProxy WAF integration with ModSecurity 3 for advanced threat protection

Configure HAProxy with ModSecurity 3 using SPOE protocol to create a high-performance web application firewall that protects against OWASP Top 10 threats while maintaining load balancing capabilities.

45 min 4 distros 1,394 views
networking Advanced

Set up iptables high availability clustering with keepalived for automatic failover

Configure a highly available firewall cluster using iptables and keepalived with VRRP for automatic failover. Set up rule synchronization between nodes and implement monitoring for production-grade firewall redundancy.

45 min 4 distros 796 views
linux Intermediate

Configure Linux system logging with rsyslog and journald for centralized log management

Set up comprehensive Linux logging infrastructure using rsyslog for traditional syslog handling and journald for systemd service logs. Configure remote logging, log rotation, filtering rules, and troubleshoot common logging performance issues.

25 min 6 distros 1,875 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 1,693 views
security Intermediate

Install and configure Fail2ban with advanced rules and email alerts

Set up Fail2ban intrusion prevention system with custom SSH, web server, and application protection rules. Configure email notifications and advanced filtering to automatically block malicious IP addresses based on log patterns.

45 min 6 distros 1,427 views

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