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

Monitor Istio service mesh with Prometheus and Grafana dashboards

Configure comprehensive monitoring for your Istio service mesh using Prometheus for metrics collection and Grafana for visualization. Set up observability dashboards to track traffic flow, security policies, and service performance with production-ready alerting rules.

45 min 4 distros 548 views
monitoring Intermediate

Configure Apache Airflow monitoring with Prometheus alerts and Grafana dashboards

Set up comprehensive monitoring for Apache Airflow with Prometheus metrics collection, StatsD integration, and custom Grafana dashboards. Configure automated alerting for DAG failures, task timeouts, and system health issues.

45 min 4 distros 924 views
devops Advanced

Configure Consul Connect service mesh with Envoy proxy for secure microservices communication

Set up Consul Connect service mesh with Envoy sidecar proxies to enable secure, encrypted service-to-service communication with mutual TLS authentication, traffic policies, and observability for your microservices architecture.

45 min 4 distros 607 views
security Advanced

Implement Cilium Tetragon runtime security for Kubernetes with eBPF monitoring and threat detection

Deploy Cilium Tetragon for advanced runtime security monitoring in Kubernetes clusters using eBPF technology. Configure security policies, threat detection rules, and real-time monitoring with Grafana dashboards for comprehensive container protection.

45 min 4 distros 860 views
monitoring Intermediate

Configure Linux performance monitoring with collectd and InfluxDB 1.8 for real-time metrics collection

Set up comprehensive system monitoring using collectd to collect performance metrics and InfluxDB 1.8 as a time-series database backend. This tutorial covers installation, configuration, and retention policies for production monitoring environments.

25 min 4 distros 758 views
databases Intermediate

Configure TimescaleDB continuous aggregates for real-time analytics with PostgreSQL optimization

Set up TimescaleDB continuous aggregates to automatically compute and maintain real-time materialized views for time-series data analytics. Configure refresh policies, optimize aggregate queries, and implement monitoring for production workloads.

45 min 4 distros 1,166 views
devops Advanced

Integrate Apache Airflow with Kubernetes RBAC and service accounts for secure workflow orchestration

Configure Apache Airflow KubernetesExecutor with proper RBAC permissions, service accounts, and role bindings to securely orchestrate workflows in Kubernetes environments with least-privilege access controls.

45 min 4 distros 687 views
monitoring Intermediate

Set up Prometheus and Grafana monitoring stack with Docker compose

Deploy a complete Prometheus and Grafana monitoring stack using Docker Compose with persistent storage, custom dashboards, and alerting rules for production monitoring.

25 min 4 distros 759 views
linux Intermediate

Optimize Linux system performance with kernel parameters and system tuning

Learn production-grade Linux performance optimization through systematic kernel parameter tuning, memory management, I/O optimization, and network stack configuration to maximize system throughput and responsiveness.

45 min 6 distros 700 views
databases Intermediate

Install and configure TimescaleDB with PostgreSQL for high-performance time-series data

Learn how to install TimescaleDB extension on PostgreSQL for handling time-series data at scale. This tutorial covers hypertables setup, compression policies, performance tuning, and security hardening with SSL.

45 min 6 distros 1,209 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 666 views
devops Intermediate

Install and configure Cilium CNI for Kubernetes with eBPF networking and security policies

Set up Cilium as your Kubernetes CNI plugin with advanced eBPF networking, load balancing, and network security policies. Includes Hubble observability for complete network visibility.

25 min 6 distros 723 views

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