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.

security Advanced

Set up Kubernetes container image security scanning with Trivy and admission controllers

Implement automated security scanning for Kubernetes container images using Trivy scanner and admission controllers to block vulnerable images before deployment.

45 min 4 distros 580 views
monitoring Intermediate

Configure NTP monitoring with Grafana dashboards and Prometheus alerting

Set up comprehensive time synchronization monitoring using chrony, Prometheus node exporter, and custom Grafana dashboards with alerting for time drift and NTP service failures.

25 min 4 distros 609 views
performance Intermediate

Configure Cherokee caching and compression for improved performance

Set up Cherokee web server with advanced caching modules and gzip compression to dramatically improve page load times and reduce bandwidth usage for high-traffic websites.

25 min 4 distros 460 views
monitoring Advanced

Configure advanced Jaeger sampling strategies for high-traffic environments

Configure probabilistic, adaptive, and remote sampling strategies for Jaeger distributed tracing to optimize performance and storage costs in high-throughput production environments while maintaining observability.

45 min 4 distros 503 views
monitoring Intermediate

Configure Jaeger distributed tracing on Kubernetes cluster with Helm charts and Elasticsearch backend

Deploy Jaeger distributed tracing on Kubernetes using Helm charts with Elasticsearch backend storage. Configure ingress, SSL certificates, and Prometheus integration for production-ready distributed tracing observability.

45 min 4 distros 527 views
devops Advanced

Configure Spark on Kubernetes with cluster autoscaling for dynamic workloads

Deploy Apache Spark 3.5 on Kubernetes with automatic cluster scaling, dynamic resource allocation, and comprehensive monitoring for production data processing workloads.

45 min 4 distros 705 views
monitoring Intermediate

Configure Jaeger alerting with Prometheus and Grafana for distributed tracing observability

Set up comprehensive monitoring and alerting for Jaeger distributed tracing using Prometheus metrics collection and Grafana dashboards with automated alerts for trace performance issues.

45 min 4 distros 493 views
databases Intermediate

Implement MariaDB backup encryption with Mariabackup and automated restoration

Set up encrypted MariaDB backups using Mariabackup with AES encryption, automated scheduling, and verified restoration procedures for secure database protection.

45 min 4 distros 545 views
devops Advanced

Implement Kubernetes secrets management with HashiCorp Vault integration

Set up HashiCorp Vault with Kubernetes to dynamically inject secrets into pods using the Vault Secrets Operator. This tutorial covers authentication configuration, operator deployment, and automated secret injection with annotations.

45 min 4 distros 684 views
devops Advanced

Set up Spark Streaming with Kafka and Delta Lake for real-time analytics

Configure Apache Spark 3.5 with Kafka integration and Delta Lake support for building production-grade real-time analytics pipelines with ACID transactions and streaming capabilities.

45 min 4 distros 701 views
performance Advanced

Implement Spark SQL performance optimization with Catalyst optimizer and advanced tuning

Optimize Apache Spark 3.5 SQL performance using Catalyst optimizer with advanced query tuning, adaptive query execution, and production-grade configuration for high-throughput analytics workloads.

45 min 4 distros 579 views
monitoring Intermediate

Configure MariaDB 11.6 performance monitoring with Prometheus and Grafana dashboards

Set up comprehensive MariaDB monitoring with mysqld_exporter, Prometheus metrics collection, and custom Grafana dashboards for database performance insights and alerting.

35 min 4 distros 532 views

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