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.

security Intermediate

Secure Podman containers with SELinux and AppArmor mandatory access controls

Implement mandatory access controls for Podman containers using SELinux on Red Hat-based systems and AppArmor on Debian-based systems. Learn to configure security policies, monitor violations, and harden container security with production-grade controls.

45 min 4 distros 181 views
monitoring Intermediate

Configure Linux performance monitoring with collectd and InfluxDB 1.8 for real-time metrics collection

Set up comprehensive system monitoring using collectd to collect performance metrics and InfluxDB 1.8 as a time-series database backend. This tutorial covers installation, configuration, and retention policies for production monitoring environments.

25 min 4 distros 357 views
databases Intermediate

Configure TimescaleDB continuous aggregates for real-time analytics with PostgreSQL optimization

Set up TimescaleDB continuous aggregates to automatically compute and maintain real-time materialized views for time-series data analytics. Configure refresh policies, optimize aggregate queries, and implement monitoring for production workloads.

45 min 4 distros 289 views
linux Intermediate

Optimize Linux system performance with kernel parameters and system tuning

Learn production-grade Linux performance optimization through systematic kernel parameter tuning, memory management, I/O optimization, and network stack configuration to maximize system throughput and responsiveness.

45 min 6 distros 212 views
databases Advanced

Configure ZooKeeper for ClickHouse replication with multi-node cluster setup

Set up a production-ready ZooKeeper ensemble to enable ClickHouse replication across multiple nodes. This tutorial covers ZooKeeper cluster configuration, ClickHouse integration, security hardening, and failover testing.

45 min 4 distros 156 views
security Advanced

Configure Apache Airflow LDAP authentication and RBAC with Active Directory integration

Configure Apache Airflow with LDAP authentication against Active Directory, implement role-based access control (RBAC), and set up secure user group management for enterprise environments.

45 min 4 distros 183 views
databases Intermediate

Install and configure TimescaleDB with PostgreSQL for high-performance time-series data

Learn how to install TimescaleDB extension on PostgreSQL for handling time-series data at scale. This tutorial covers hypertables setup, compression policies, performance tuning, and security hardening with SSL.

45 min 6 distros 319 views
devops Intermediate

Install and configure Helm 3 for Kubernetes package management with security and private repositories

Learn to install Helm 3 on Linux, configure private repositories with authentication, implement security best practices with RBAC, and integrate with CI/CD pipelines for automated Kubernetes deployments.

45 min 6 distros 313 views
devops Intermediate

Install and configure Apache Airflow with PostgreSQL backend and secure production deployment

Learn to deploy Apache Airflow in production with PostgreSQL backend, systemd services, SSL/TLS encryption, and security hardening for enterprise workflow orchestration.

45 min 6 distros 330 views
devops Intermediate

Install and configure SonarQube for code quality analysis with PostgreSQL and SSL

Set up SonarQube Community Edition with PostgreSQL database backend, SSL/TLS encryption, and CI/CD integration for comprehensive static code analysis and security scanning.

45 min 6 distros 176 views
security Intermediate

Install and configure Keycloak for enterprise authentication with clustering

Set up Keycloak as an enterprise identity provider with PostgreSQL backend, SSL encryption, and high availability clustering for OAuth2, OpenID Connect, and SAML authentication across your organization.

45 min 6 distros 163 views
databases Intermediate

Install and configure ClickHouse for high-performance analytics with clustering

Set up ClickHouse OLAP database with clustering support for real-time analytics workloads. Configure distributed tables, security, SSL encryption, and monitoring for production environments.

45 min 6 distros 172 views

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