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.

devops Intermediate

Set up SonarQube branch analysis with pull request decoration for enhanced code quality workflows

Configure SonarQube Developer Edition with branch analysis capabilities and pull request decoration for GitHub and GitLab. Implement automated code quality checks in CI/CD pipelines with comprehensive branch coverage and merge request feedback.

45 min 4 distros 1,915 views
devops Intermediate

Configure Kafka Connect for database integration with JDBC connectors and CDC

Set up Kafka Connect with JDBC connectors for real-time database integration and configure Debezium for change data capture. Monitor connector performance and troubleshoot common integration issues.

45 min 4 distros 1,454 views
devops Intermediate

Configure GitLab container registry with SSL certificates and security hardening

Set up GitLab's integrated Docker registry with SSL/TLS encryption, security headers, and production-ready hardening for secure container image storage and distribution.

45 min 4 distros 1,218 views
security Intermediate

Configure GitLab LDAP authentication and user management with Active Directory integration

Set up GitLab LDAP authentication with Active Directory to centralize user management, enable automatic user provisioning, and implement group-based access control for your GitLab instance.

45 min 4 distros 1,676 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 1,790 views
devops Intermediate

Setup SonarQube scanner for multiple programming languages with automated code quality analysis

Configure SonarQube Scanner CLI to analyze Java, Python, JavaScript, and C# projects with automated quality gates and CI/CD integration. Streamline code quality analysis across your entire development pipeline with Docker and Jenkins automation.

45 min 4 distros 1,436 views
devops Advanced

Implement Spark streaming with Kafka and MinIO for real-time analytics and big data processing

Build a production-ready real-time analytics pipeline using Apache Spark 3.5 streaming, Kafka for data ingestion, and MinIO for distributed object storage. This tutorial covers fault-tolerant streaming configurations and end-to-end pipeline implementation.

45 min 4 distros 1,218 views
devops Advanced

Implement comprehensive Apache Airflow DAG testing and validation strategies with pytest and best practices

Learn to implement production-grade testing for Apache Airflow DAGs using pytest, including unit tests for DAG structure validation, integration testing with test databases, and automated validation pipelines with CI/CD integration.

45 min 4 distros 1,895 views
devops Intermediate

Configure MinIO with Apache Spark 3.5 for big data analytics and object storage integration

Set up Apache Spark 3.5 with MinIO S3-compatible object storage for scalable big data analytics. Configure distributed storage, implement data lake patterns, and run production analytics workflows on your cluster infrastructure.

45 min 4 distros 1,593 views
devops Advanced

Implement Kubernetes admission controllers with OPA Gatekeeper for policy enforcement

Set up OPA Gatekeeper admission controllers to enforce security policies, resource governance, and compliance rules across your Kubernetes cluster with custom constraint templates.

45 min 4 distros 1,828 views
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 1,236 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 2,167 views

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