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.

performance Intermediate

Configure H2O HTTP/2 web server caching and compression optimization for high performance

Optimize H2O web server performance with advanced caching strategies, HTTP/2 compression, and production-grade tuning for high-traffic applications.

45 min 4 distros 117 views
hosting Intermediate

Integrate H2O with Let's Encrypt for automatic SSL certificates

Set up H2O HTTP/2 web server with automatic SSL certificate management using Let's Encrypt and certbot. Configure SSL termination, automatic renewal, and security hardening for production deployments.

30 min 4 distros 140 views
networking Advanced

Configure H2O HTTP/2 server load balancing with health checks and SSL termination

Set up H2O as a high-performance load balancer with HTTP/2 support, automated health monitoring, and SSL termination for production web applications.

45 min 4 distros 111 views
devops Advanced

Setup Gunicorn blue-green deployment with NGINX for zero downtime Python applications

Configure zero-downtime deployments for Python web applications using Gunicorn blue-green deployment strategy with NGINX reverse proxy, automated health checks, and rollback mechanisms for production reliability.

45 min 4 distros 115 views
networking Advanced

Set up Linux network traffic shaping with tc and QoS for bandwidth management

Learn how to implement advanced network traffic control on Linux using tc (traffic control) and HTB (Hierarchical Token Bucket) queueing disciplines. This tutorial covers bandwidth limiting, QoS policies, and traffic prioritization for optimal network performance.

45 min 4 distros 105 views
networking Advanced

Set up HAProxy high availability with keepalived clustering for automatic failover

Configure HAProxy load balancer with keepalived VRRP clustering for automatic failover. Set up virtual IP failover, health checks, and monitor the cluster for production high availability.

45 min 4 distros 128 views
devops Intermediate

Set up OpenLiteSpeed with Docker containers for development

Deploy OpenLiteSpeed web server in Docker containers with PHP-FPM, SSL certificates, and persistent volumes for scalable development environments.

45 min 4 distros 119 views
hosting Intermediate

Configure OpenLiteSpeed load balancing with multiple backend servers

Set up OpenLiteSpeed as a reverse proxy and load balancer to distribute traffic across multiple backend application servers with health checks and automatic failover for high availability.

45 min 4 distros 131 views
databases Intermediate

Configure MySQL connection pooling with ProxySQL 2.6 for high availability and performance optimization

Set up ProxySQL 2.6 to manage MySQL connection pooling, load balancing, and automatic failover. This tutorial covers backend server configuration, health checks, query routing rules, and monitoring for production MySQL environments.

45 min 4 distros 249 views
hosting Intermediate

Implement Lighttpd 1.4 load balancing with multiple backend servers for high availability

Configure Lighttpd 1.4 with mod_proxy for load balancing across multiple backend web servers. Set up health checks, SSL termination, and failover mechanisms for production environments.

45 min 4 distros 108 views
monitoring Intermediate

Set up Linux storage monitoring with smartmontools and automated health alerts

Monitor disk health and prevent storage failures with S.M.A.R.T monitoring, automated email alerts, and custom dashboards. Covers smartd daemon configuration, health checks, and integration with monitoring systems.

25 min 4 distros 102 views
databases Advanced

Setup MySQL replication with GTID and automatic failover

Configure MySQL 8.0 master-slave replication using GTID for reliable data synchronization, then implement MySQL High Availability (MHA) for automatic failover detection and promotion.

45 min 4 distros 133 views

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