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.

databases Intermediate

Configure application connection pooling for CockroachDB with PgBouncer and HAProxy

Set up efficient connection pooling for CockroachDB applications using PgBouncer as a connection pool manager and HAProxy for load balancing across multiple database nodes. This configuration reduces database connection overhead and improves application performance.

45 min 4 distros 872 views
performance Advanced

Optimize Elasticsearch 8 indexing performance for large datasets with bulk operations and memory tuning

Configure Elasticsearch 8 for maximum indexing performance when handling large datasets through bulk API optimization, JVM memory tuning, and index mapping strategies. This guide covers production-grade performance tuning for high-throughput indexing workloads.

45 min 4 distros 1,068 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 966 views
devops Advanced

Configure Ansible AWX 24.6 for enterprise automation with RBAC and inventory management

Deploy Ansible AWX 24.6 with Docker Compose, PostgreSQL backend, and enterprise-grade RBAC. Set up dynamic inventory management with multiple sources and implement automated job workflows with notifications for production environments.

45 min 4 distros 1,019 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 1,019 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 1,072 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 1,195 views

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