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Configure custom SNMP MIBs for vendor-specific monitoring with SNMP v2c and v3

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Implement NGINX Plus active health checks for enterprise environments

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Setup Prometheus Blackbox Exporter for endpoint monitoring with SSL and alerting

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Configure Prometheus alerting with AlertManager notifications and webhook integration

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Install and configure MongoDB 8.0 with authentication and SSL encryption

Set up MongoDB 8.0 from official repositories with authentication enabled and SSL/TLS encryption. Configure admin users, implement security hardening, and establish monitoring for production deployments.

25 min 6 distros 631 views
databases Intermediate

Install and configure ScyllaDB cluster with replication and performance tuning

Set up a production-ready ScyllaDB cluster with multi-node configuration, automatic replication, and performance optimization. ScyllaDB provides 10x better performance than Cassandra with drop-in compatibility.

45 min 6 distros 680 views
databases Intermediate

Configure Apache Cassandra cluster with multi-node setup and performance optimization

Set up a production-ready Apache Cassandra cluster with multiple nodes, configure replication strategies, and optimize JVM settings and performance parameters for high-throughput distributed NoSQL workloads.

45 min 6 distros 559 views
linux Intermediate

Configure Linux system resource limits with systemd and ulimit for application performance

Learn to configure Linux system resource limits using systemd, ulimit, and /etc/security/limits.conf to prevent application failures from resource exhaustion. Master per-user, per-service, and system-wide limits for optimal performance.

25 min 6 distros 880 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 Advanced

Set up Apache Airflow DAG performance testing with Locust load testing framework

Learn to configure Locust for comprehensive Apache Airflow DAG performance testing, including automated load testing scenarios, metrics collection, and CI/CD integration for production-grade workflow optimization.

45 min 4 distros 483 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
performance Advanced

Optimize Elasticsearch 8 indexing performance for large datasets with bulk operations and memory tuning

Configure Elasticsearch 8 for maximum indexing performance when handling large datasets through bulk API optimization, JVM memory tuning, and index mapping strategies. This guide covers production-grade performance tuning for high-throughput indexing workloads.

45 min 4 distros 630 views
monitoring Intermediate

Install and configure Fluentd for centralized log collection with multi-format parsing

Set up Fluentd with td-agent for enterprise-grade log collection, custom parsers, and multi-destination routing. Configure SSL, performance optimization, and security hardening for production environments.

45 min 6 distros 667 views

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