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.

monitoring Intermediate

Monitor Elasticsearch cluster with Prometheus and Grafana dashboards

Set up comprehensive Elasticsearch cluster monitoring using Prometheus Elasticsearch Exporter and Grafana dashboards. Configure alerting rules for cluster health, performance metrics, and automated notifications.

45 min 4 distros 751 views
monitoring Advanced

Set up keepalived cluster monitoring with Prometheus alerts and Grafana dashboards

Configure comprehensive monitoring for keepalived VRRP clusters using Prometheus metrics collection, alerting rules for failover events, and Grafana dashboards for high availability visualization.

45 min 4 distros 853 views
monitoring Advanced

Implement Prometheus federation for multi-cluster monitoring with centralized metrics aggregation

Set up hierarchical Prometheus federation to monitor multiple Kubernetes clusters with a central aggregation layer. Configure global and local Prometheus instances with federated scrape jobs, service discovery, and unified dashboards for enterprise-scale observability.

45 min 4 distros 890 views
monitoring Intermediate

Set up ClickHouse monitoring with Prometheus and Grafana dashboards

Configure comprehensive ClickHouse monitoring using Prometheus for metrics collection and Grafana for visualization. Set up system metrics, query performance monitoring, and alerting rules for production ClickHouse deployments.

45 min 4 distros 1,266 views
monitoring Intermediate

Monitor Cherokee web server performance with custom Grafana dashboards and Prometheus alerts

Set up comprehensive monitoring for Cherokee web server with Prometheus metrics collection, custom Grafana dashboards for performance visualization, and automated alerting for critical performance thresholds.

45 min 4 distros 792 views
monitoring Intermediate

Setup Elasticsearch monitoring with Metricbeat and Kibana dashboards

Monitor your Elasticsearch cluster performance with Metricbeat for comprehensive metrics collection and visualization through pre-built Kibana dashboards. This tutorial covers installation, configuration, and automated alerting.

25 min 4 distros 681 views
monitoring Intermediate

Set up log alerting with Fluentd and Prometheus Alertmanager for centralized monitoring

Configure Fluentd to collect and parse logs, integrate with Prometheus metrics collection, and set up Alertmanager for intelligent routing of log-based alerts to multiple notification channels.

45 min 4 distros 934 views
monitoring Intermediate

Monitor Kubernetes clusters with Prometheus and Grafana for container orchestration insights

Set up comprehensive Kubernetes monitoring using the Prometheus Operator and Grafana with persistent storage, RBAC, ServiceMonitors, and custom dashboards for complete cluster observability.

45 min 4 distros 895 views
monitoring Advanced

Configure Thanos Ruler for distributed alerting across multiple Prometheus clusters

Set up Thanos Ruler to create a unified alerting layer across distributed Prometheus instances. This tutorial covers installation, global rule configuration, and cross-cluster alert federation for enterprise monitoring.

45 min 4 distros 1,336 views
monitoring Intermediate

Configure Gunicorn performance monitoring with Prometheus metrics and Grafana dashboards

Set up comprehensive performance monitoring for Gunicorn WSGI servers using Prometheus metrics collection and Grafana visualization. Monitor request rates, response times, worker processes, memory usage, and implement automated alerting for production Python applications.

45 min 4 distros 934 views
monitoring Intermediate

Monitor Consul with Prometheus and Grafana for service discovery observability

Set up comprehensive monitoring for HashiCorp Consul using Prometheus metrics collection and Grafana dashboards. Configure telemetry export, alerting rules, and visualization for service discovery health and performance.

35 min 4 distros 1,158 views
monitoring Intermediate

Monitor Linux system resources with performance alerts and automated responses

Set up comprehensive Linux system monitoring with Prometheus, Node Exporter, and Alertmanager to track CPU, memory, and disk usage with automated alerts and response scripts for proactive system management.

45 min 4 distros 1,115 views

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