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databases Intermediate

Set up automated MariaDB Galera cluster backups with compression

Learn how to build a cluster-safe backup strategy for MariaDB Galera using Mariabackup, compression, systemd timers and remote storage offloading, with verification and node restore procedures.

40 min 4 distros 91 views
databases Advanced

Configure MariaDB ColumnStore for high-performance analytics workloads

Deploy and tune MariaDB ColumnStore for columnar analytics, covering single-node and multi-node cluster setup, table design, memory tuning, bulk loading with cpimport, and cluster health monitoring.

45 min 4 distros 93 views
monitoring Advanced

Implement Kibana 8 custom threat hunting dashboards for security incident response

Build production-grade Kibana 8 threat hunting dashboards with MITRE ATT&CK mapping, Lens visualizations, drilldowns, KQL detections and role-based access control for SOC teams. Includes saved objects API automation for version-controlled dashboard deployment.

90 min 4 distros 100 views
monitoring Advanced

Configure Logstash 8 security pipelines with threat intelligence enrichment

Build a production Logstash 8 pipeline that ingests firewall, IDS and syslog data, enriches events with MISP, AlienVault OTX and AbuseIPDB threat intel, and ships hardened IOC-enriched events to Elasticsearch.

75 min 4 distros 278 views
devops Advanced

Configure Ansible Vault integration with HashiCorp Vault for secrets management

Learn how to combine Ansible Vault with HashiCorp Vault using the community.hashi_vault collection, AppRole authentication, and least-privilege policies for production-grade secrets management in playbooks.

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monitoring Advanced

Implement Thanos Ruler for distributed alerting and recording rules across Prometheus clusters

Deploy Thanos Ruler to evaluate recording and alerting rules across multiple Prometheus clusters, integrate it with Alertmanager and S3-compatible storage, and run it in HA mode with deduplication.

60 min 4 distros 307 views
networking Advanced

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

Build a self-updating load balancer by integrating HAProxy with Consul service discovery, consul-template, and health checks so backends register and deregister automatically without manual reloads.

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Implement Istio multi-cluster canary deployments and traffic splitting

Build a primary-remote Istio multi-cluster mesh with shared trust domain, then run progressive canary rollouts using DestinationRule subsets, weighted VirtualServices and metrics-based promotion across clusters.

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security Advanced

Implement HAProxy WAF integration with ModSecurity 3 for advanced threat protection

Deploy ModSecurity 3 as a Stream Processing Offload Agent in front of HAProxy to inspect HTTP traffic with the OWASP Core Rule Set. This tutorial covers SPOA compilation, SPOE filter configuration, detection versus blocking modes, and production tuning.

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Configure PostgreSQL 17 SSL encryption and certificate-based authentication

Set up a private CA, issue server and client certificates, enforce TLS 1.2+ with strong ciphers, and configure pg_hba.conf for mutual TLS client certificate authentication in PostgreSQL 17.

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Set up HAProxy SSL termination with Let's Encrypt certificates

Learn how to terminate SSL/TLS at HAProxy using Let's Encrypt certificates, redirect HTTP to HTTPS, automate renewal with deploy hooks, and harden your cipher suites for production load balancing.

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Configure HAProxy with Consul for dynamic service discovery

Learn how to combine HAProxy, Consul and consul-template to build a self-updating load balancer that discovers backends automatically, reacts to health checks, and reloads without downtime.

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