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

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Implement Istio multi-cluster canary deployments and traffic splitting

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Implement HAProxy WAF integration with ModSecurity 3 for advanced threat protection

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Configure PostgreSQL 17 SSL encryption and certificate-based authentication

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Set up HAProxy SSL termination with Let's Encrypt certificates

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monitoring Intermediate

Monitor Apache Cassandra cluster with Prometheus and Grafana dashboards

Set up comprehensive monitoring for Apache Cassandra clusters using JMX exporter, Prometheus metrics collection, and Grafana dashboards with alerting rules for cluster health.

45 min 4 distros 756 views
hosting Intermediate

Configure NGINX SSL termination with Redis session storage

Set up NGINX as an SSL termination proxy with Redis backend for session storage, enabling scalable load balancing and persistent user sessions across multiple application servers.

45 min 4 distros 557 views
security Intermediate

Set up Fail2ban with Cloudflare API integration for automatic IP blocking and enhanced security

Configure Fail2ban to automatically add malicious IPs to Cloudflare's firewall rules for enhanced protection. This tutorial covers installation, custom filters, API integration, and monitoring for comprehensive security automation across your infrastructure.

45 min 4 distros 905 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 883 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 856 views
security Intermediate

Implement network security policies with iptables and firewalld for enterprise infrastructure protection

Configure enterprise-grade network security with iptables and firewalld, implementing zone-based policies, advanced rules, and comprehensive logging for production infrastructure protection.

45 min 4 distros 547 views
devops Intermediate

Deploy FastAPI applications with Docker Compose and production optimization

Learn to containerize FastAPI applications with Docker Compose, integrate PostgreSQL and Redis services, configure Nginx reverse proxy with SSL, and implement production monitoring for scalable microservices deployment.

45 min 4 distros 1,551 views
devops Intermediate

Configure container resource limits with Docker and systemd for production workloads

Learn to set memory, CPU, and I/O limits for Docker containers using both Docker runtime constraints and systemd service limits. Master cgroups v2 integration for bulletproof resource management in production environments.

25 min 4 distros 1,344 views
databases Intermediate

Configure FastAPI database connection pooling with PostgreSQL 17 for high-performance applications

Set up optimized async database connection pooling in FastAPI using SQLAlchemy and asyncpg with PostgreSQL 17. Learn connection pool tuning, session management patterns, and performance optimization for production workloads.

25 min 4 distros 1,018 views
performance Intermediate

Configure H2O HTTP/2 web server caching and compression optimization for high performance

Optimize H2O web server performance with advanced caching strategies, HTTP/2 compression, and production-grade tuning for high-traffic applications.

45 min 4 distros 613 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 578 views
databases Advanced

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

Configure PostgreSQL 17 with streaming replication for high availability, then add PgBouncer connection pooling with intelligent load balancing across primary and replica servers for production-grade database infrastructure.

45 min 4 distros 667 views

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