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

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Install and configure Ollama for local AI models on Linux servers

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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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networking Advanced

Configure FRRouting route maps and prefix lists for advanced routing policies

Set up FRRouting with route maps and prefix lists to control BGP route advertisement, implement traffic engineering, and create sophisticated routing policies for enterprise networks.

45 min 4 distros 588 views
hosting Advanced

Configure Jetty clustering and session replication for high availability

Set up Eclipse Jetty 12 in a clustered configuration with session replication across multiple nodes. This tutorial covers installation, clustering setup with JDBC session persistence, load balancer integration, and production monitoring for high-availability web applications.

45 min 4 distros 293 views
databases Advanced

Configure Cassandra SSL encryption and authentication with security hardening

Set up comprehensive SSL/TLS encryption for Apache Cassandra with client-to-node and node-to-node security, certificate management, and production-grade authentication hardening.

45 min 4 distros 327 views
databases Advanced

Optimize Cassandra data modeling and query performance with advanced tuning and monitoring

Master advanced Cassandra optimization with data modeling best practices, partition strategies, JVM tuning, and comprehensive monitoring. Learn to design efficient schemas, optimize queries, and implement Prometheus integration for production-grade performance.

45 min 4 distros 356 views
performance Advanced

Set up Varnish 7 cluster with load balancing across multiple backends

Configure a high-performance Varnish Cache 7 cluster with intelligent load balancing across multiple web servers, SSL termination, health monitoring, and shared cache synchronization for enterprise web acceleration.

45 min 4 distros 392 views
databases Advanced

Configure CockroachDB 24.3 multi-region deployment with high availability clustering

Deploy CockroachDB across multiple regions with automated failover, data locality controls, and production-grade security. Includes replication zones, load balancing, and disaster recovery strategies.

45 min 4 distros 753 views
networking Intermediate

Configure keepalived with HAProxy backend health monitoring for high availability load balancing

Set up keepalived with HAProxy to create a high availability load balancer cluster with automatic failover, backend health monitoring, and VRRP protocol for seamless traffic distribution across multiple servers.

45 min 4 distros 390 views
performance Advanced

Configure NGINX HTTP/2 server push and connection multiplexing

Configure NGINX HTTP/2 server push and connection multiplexing to reduce page load times by up to 50% through proactive resource delivery and efficient connection reuse for high-performance web applications.

25 min 4 distros 364 views
databases Advanced

Set up PostgreSQL 17 streaming replication with PgBouncer connection pooling and load balancing

Configure PostgreSQL 17 streaming replication with automatic failover, PgBouncer connection pooling for performance optimization, and HAProxy load balancing for high availability database architecture.

45 min 4 distros 513 views
networking Intermediate

Setup Tailscale site-to-site VPN with multiple exit nodes for redundancy

Configure a resilient Tailscale mesh VPN with multiple exit nodes for high availability site-to-site connectivity. Set up subnet routing, automatic failover, and monitoring across distributed networks.

45 min 4 distros 1,064 views
databases Advanced

Configure Redis 7 cluster sharding for horizontal scaling with automated failover and monitoring

Set up Redis 7 cluster with automatic sharding across multiple nodes for horizontal scaling. Configure hash slots, master-slave replication, and automated failover with comprehensive monitoring.

45 min 4 distros 399 views
networking Advanced

Configure H2O HTTP/2 server load balancing with health checks and SSL termination

Set up H2O as a high-performance load balancer with HTTP/2 support, automated health monitoring, and SSL termination for production web applications.

45 min 4 distros 283 views

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