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.

hosting Beginner

Install and configure Caddy web server with automatic HTTPS and reverse proxy

Set up Caddy, a modern web server with automatic HTTPS certificates from Let's Encrypt, zero-config HTTP/2, and built-in reverse proxy capabilities for production applications.

25 min 6 distros 305 views
hosting Intermediate

Setup nginx reverse proxy with SSL certificates and security hardening

Configure nginx as a secure reverse proxy with Let's Encrypt SSL certificates, security headers, and DDoS protection. Learn to proxy backend applications, implement rate limiting, and harden your web server configuration.

35 min 4 distros 97 views
monitoring Advanced

Set up Zabbix 7 high availability cluster with PostgreSQL replication and automated failover

Build a production-grade Zabbix 7 high availability cluster with PostgreSQL streaming replication, HAProxy load balancing, and automated failover capabilities for enterprise monitoring.

90 min 4 distros 305 views
networking Intermediate

Configure HAProxy with Consul for dynamic service discovery and automatic backend updates

Set up HAProxy with Consul integration for automatic service discovery, health checking, and dynamic backend updates. This tutorial covers consul-template configuration for zero-downtime scaling and failover in microservices architectures.

35 min 4 distros 264 views
networking Advanced

Configure Envoy proxy rate limiting and circuit breakers for microservices resilience

Learn to implement production-grade Envoy proxy with global and local rate limiting, circuit breakers, and health checks to build resilient microservices architecture that can handle traffic spikes and service failures gracefully.

45 min 4 distros 219 views
databases Advanced

Configure ZooKeeper for ClickHouse replication with multi-node cluster setup

Set up a production-ready ZooKeeper ensemble to enable ClickHouse replication across multiple nodes. This tutorial covers ZooKeeper cluster configuration, ClickHouse integration, security hardening, and failover testing.

45 min 4 distros 156 views
devops Intermediate

Install and configure Helm 3 for Kubernetes package management with security and private repositories

Learn to install Helm 3 on Linux, configure private repositories with authentication, implement security best practices with RBAC, and integrate with CI/CD pipelines for automated Kubernetes deployments.

45 min 6 distros 313 views
devops Intermediate

Install and configure ArgoCD for GitOps continuous deployment with RBAC and SSL

Set up ArgoCD on Kubernetes with SSL certificates, RBAC user management, and high availability for production GitOps continuous deployment workflows.

45 min 6 distros 424 views
devops Intermediate

Install and configure GitLab CE with CI/CD runners and backup automation

Set up a complete self-hosted GitLab CE instance with SSL encryption, Docker-based CI/CD runners, automated backup system, and security hardening for production workloads.

45 min 6 distros 309 views
monitoring Intermediate

Install and configure OpenTelemetry Collector for distributed tracing and observability

Set up OpenTelemetry Collector to gather distributed traces and metrics from your applications. Configure receivers, processors, and exporters for comprehensive observability with Jaeger and Prometheus integration.

45 min 6 distros 334 views
devops Intermediate

Install and configure Consul for service discovery with clustering and security

Set up HashiCorp Consul for distributed service discovery with a secure three-node cluster, ACL authentication, and encrypted communication for production microservices environments.

45 min 6 distros 265 views
databases Intermediate

Install and configure MinIO object storage with SSL and clustering

Set up MinIO as a distributed S3-compatible object storage cluster with SSL/TLS encryption and production-grade security. This tutorial covers installation, clustering, access policies, and monitoring for high-availability storage infrastructure.

45 min 6 distros 241 views

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