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Install and configure Deno for web development with systemd and reverse proxy

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

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Configure Consul Connect service mesh monitoring with distributed tracing

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Configure Kubernetes RBAC with service accounts and cluster roles for secure access control

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Implement Deno microservices architecture with service discovery and load balancing

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Implement Kubernetes security scanning with Falco and OPA Gatekeeper for runtime protection

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Configure OpenTelemetry custom metrics for application monitoring with Prometheus and Grafana

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Configure Redis 7 cluster sharding with SSL/TLS authentication and security hardening

Set up a production-ready Redis 7 cluster with automatic sharding, SSL/TLS encryption, authentication, and comprehensive security hardening for high availability and data protection.

45 min 4 distros 279 views
monitoring Intermediate

Install and configure Filebeat 8.15 for efficient log shipping to ELK stack

Set up Filebeat 8.15 to collect and ship logs from multiple sources to Elasticsearch. Configure SSL/TLS security, performance optimization, and monitoring for production-grade log aggregation.

45 min 4 distros 322 views
monitoring Intermediate

Set up Alertmanager with email and Slack notifications for monitoring alerts

Configure Prometheus Alertmanager with email SMTP and Slack webhook integrations for comprehensive monitoring notifications. Set up alert routing rules and test notification delivery.

25 min 4 distros 276 views
hosting Intermediate

Configure OpenResty load balancing with upstream health checks and automatic failover

Set up OpenResty with intelligent load balancing across multiple backend servers, health monitoring, and automatic failover to maintain high availability for web applications.

25 min 4 distros 245 views
devops Intermediate

Setup Elasticsearch 8 index lifecycle management for automated log retention and storage optimization

Configure Elasticsearch 8 ILM policies to automatically manage log data through hot-warm-cold phases, optimize storage costs, and enforce retention policies for production workloads.

25 min 4 distros 343 views
devops Advanced

Configure Kafka Streams state stores and RocksDB optimization for high-performance streaming applications

Configure Kafka Streams state stores with RocksDB optimization for high-performance streaming applications. Learn custom state store configurations, RocksDB tuning parameters, and monitoring techniques for production-grade stream processing.

45 min 4 distros 379 views
devops Advanced

Configure Consul multi-datacenter WAN federation for geographic redundancy

Set up Consul WAN federation to connect multiple datacenters for global service discovery and failover. This tutorial covers primary and secondary datacenter configuration with ACL token replication and cross-datacenter networking.

45 min 4 distros 295 views
security Intermediate

Configure automated compliance scanning with OpenSCAP and audit reporting

Set up OpenSCAP security compliance scanning with automated systemd timers, generate HTML and XML audit reports, and configure SCAP security profiles for continuous compliance monitoring.

25 min 4 distros 341 views
hosting Intermediate

Configure PHP Composer for dependency management and autoloading

Set up PHP Composer with global configuration, PSR-4 autoloading, and dependency management workflows for modern PHP development across Ubuntu, Debian, AlmaLinux, and Rocky Linux distributions.

25 min 4 distros 281 views
security Advanced

Configure encrypted network storage with LUKS and NFS for secure file sharing

Set up enterprise-grade encrypted network storage by combining LUKS disk encryption with NFS file sharing. This advanced configuration provides secure, centralized file access across multiple systems while maintaining data protection at rest.

45 min 4 distros 583 views
monitoring Intermediate

Configure Netdata MySQL monitoring and database performance alerts

Set up comprehensive MySQL monitoring with Netdata for real-time database performance metrics, query analysis, and automated alerts. Monitor connection pools, slow queries, and resource usage with production-grade alerting.

25 min 4 distros 370 views
security Intermediate

Configure LDAP authentication for centralized user management with OpenLDAP and SSSD

Set up centralized user authentication using OpenLDAP server with SSSD client integration. Configure PAM and NSS for seamless login across multiple Linux systems with directory-based user management.

45 min 4 distros 334 views

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