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.

monitoring Intermediate

Implement Grafana alerting with Prometheus and InfluxDB for comprehensive monitoring

Set up comprehensive Grafana alerting using both Prometheus metrics and InfluxDB time-series data to monitor your infrastructure from multiple data sources. This tutorial covers configuring data sources, creating alert rules, and setting up notification channels for production monitoring.

45 min 4 distros 712 views
databases Intermediate

Implement MongoDB 8.0 change streams for real-time data processing and application synchronization

Set up MongoDB 8.0 change streams to monitor database changes in real-time. Configure replica sets, implement Python and Node.js clients, and add filtering and resumability for production applications.

45 min 4 distros 809 views
monitoring Intermediate

Set up OpenTelemetry custom instrumentation and metrics collection with Prometheus integration

Configure OpenTelemetry Collector with custom metrics exporters and processors, set up application instrumentation with SDKs, and integrate with Prometheus and Grafana for comprehensive distributed system monitoring and observability.

45 min 4 distros 749 views
devops Intermediate

Implement Kubernetes cluster autoscaler for automatic node scaling

Configure Kubernetes cluster autoscaler to automatically add and remove worker nodes based on pod resource demands. This tutorial covers cloud provider integration, scaling policies, and monitoring for production-grade horizontal scaling.

45 min 4 distros 792 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 697 views
databases Advanced

Implement ScyllaDB disaster recovery with cross-region replication

Set up ScyllaDB multi-region cluster with automated backup strategies, cross-datacenter replication, and failover automation for enterprise-grade disaster recovery and business continuity.

180 min 4 distros 811 views
security Advanced

Configure OpenVPN LDAP authentication for enterprise users with Active Directory integration

Set up OpenVPN server with LDAP authentication against Active Directory, enabling centralized user management and group-based access control for enterprise VPN deployments.

45 min 4 distros 786 views
hosting Advanced

Configure OpenResty with PostgreSQL connection pooling for database integration

Set up OpenResty with lua-resty-postgres for high-performance database connection pooling. This tutorial covers installation, connection management, health checks, and security hardening for production web applications.

45 min 4 distros 640 views
devops Advanced

Configure SonarQube high availability clustering with PostgreSQL and load balancing

Set up enterprise-grade SonarQube clustering with PostgreSQL database replication, multiple application nodes, and HAProxy load balancing for zero-downtime code quality analysis across distributed teams.

90 min 4 distros 779 views
monitoring Intermediate

Implement SNMP trap monitoring and alerting system for proactive network management

Set up comprehensive SNMP trap monitoring with snmptrapd, automated alerting via email and webhooks, and integration with monitoring platforms like Nagios and Zabbix for proactive network management and real-time issue detection.

45 min 4 distros 789 views
security Intermediate

Configure Redis backup encryption with GPG for secure automated backups

Set up encrypted Redis backups using GPG keys with automated scheduling through systemd timers. This tutorial covers GPG key management, backup script creation, and secure restoration procedures for production Redis environments.

45 min 4 distros 730 views
monitoring Intermediate

Monitor OpenVPN connections with Grafana dashboard and Prometheus metrics

Set up comprehensive monitoring for your OpenVPN server using Prometheus to collect connection metrics and Grafana to visualize client connections, bandwidth usage, and server performance through custom dashboards.

45 min 4 distros 691 views

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