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.

databases Advanced

Configure ScyllaDB SSL encryption and authentication with certificate management and security hardening

Secure your ScyllaDB cluster with comprehensive SSL/TLS encryption for client connections and inter-node communication. This tutorial covers certificate generation, authentication setup, and production security hardening.

45 min 4 distros 133 views
performance Intermediate

Configure Varnish ESI (Edge Side Includes) for dynamic content optimization

Set up Varnish Cache 7 with Edge Side Includes to fragment and cache dynamic content separately. ESI allows you to cache static page parts while keeping dynamic sections fresh, improving performance for complex applications with mixed content types.

25 min 4 distros 132 views
databases Advanced

Configure Cassandra SSL encryption and authentication with security hardening

Set up comprehensive SSL/TLS encryption for Apache Cassandra with client-to-node and node-to-node security, certificate management, and production-grade authentication hardening.

45 min 4 distros 112 views
hosting Intermediate

Configure NGINX SSL termination with Redis session storage

Set up NGINX as an SSL termination proxy with Redis backend for session storage, enabling scalable load balancing and persistent user sessions across multiple application servers.

45 min 4 distros 106 views
performance Advanced

Set up Varnish 7 cluster with load balancing across multiple backends

Configure a high-performance Varnish Cache 7 cluster with intelligent load balancing across multiple web servers, SSL termination, health monitoring, and shared cache synchronization for enterprise web acceleration.

45 min 4 distros 96 views
security Advanced

Configure ModSecurity machine learning anomaly detection for automated threat protection

Set up ModSecurity 3 with machine learning anomaly detection to automatically identify and block unknown attack patterns. This advanced configuration adds intelligent threat protection beyond traditional signature-based rules.

45 min 4 distros 100 views
performance Advanced

Configure NGINX HTTP/2 server push and connection multiplexing

Configure NGINX HTTP/2 server push and connection multiplexing to reduce page load times by up to 50% through proactive resource delivery and efficient connection reuse for high-performance web applications.

25 min 4 distros 144 views
linux Intermediate

Setup log aggregation with rsyslog and logrotate for centralized system monitoring

Configure rsyslog for centralized log collection across servers, implement advanced logrotate policies for automated retention, and set up remote log shipping with filtering for comprehensive system monitoring and audit compliance.

45 min 4 distros 137 views
security Intermediate

Configure PostgreSQL 17 SSL encryption and advanced security hardening

Set up SSL/TLS encryption, client certificate authentication, and comprehensive security policies for PostgreSQL 17. Includes audit logging, access controls, and firewall configuration for production environments.

45 min 4 distros 180 views
monitoring Intermediate

Monitor Node.js applications with Prometheus and Grafana for comprehensive performance metrics

Set up comprehensive Node.js application monitoring with Prometheus metrics collection and Grafana dashboards. Configure alerting rules for performance issues, memory usage, and error tracking in production environments.

45 min 4 distros 158 views
devops Intermediate

Deploy FastAPI applications with Docker Compose and production optimization

Learn to containerize FastAPI applications with Docker Compose, integrate PostgreSQL and Redis services, configure Nginx reverse proxy with SSL, and implement production monitoring for scalable microservices deployment.

45 min 4 distros 302 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

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