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.

Browse by topic

Most viewed

Install and configure ArgoCD for GitOps continuous deployment with RBAC and SSL

devops
424

Install and configure CockroachDB cluster with high availability and distributed SQL

databases
415

Install and configure PostgreSQL 17 with performance tuning and security hardening

databases
411

Install and configure Loki for centralized log aggregation with Grafana integration

monitoring
404

Install and configure WireGuard VPN server with client management

networking
400

Recently published

Configure Nagios SNMP monitoring for network devices with automated discovery and templates

monitoring
5 hours ago

Integrate Elasticsearch 8 with Prometheus monitoring and Grafana dashboards

monitoring
5 hours ago

Set up NGINX web application firewall with ModSecurity 3 and OWASP Core Rule Set

security
5 hours ago

Configure NGINX reverse proxy with advanced caching and load balancing

hosting
5 hours ago

Configure Netdata alerts with Slack and Microsoft Teams for real-time monitoring notifications

monitoring
15 hours ago
"envoy" × Clear all
security Advanced

Implement Consul ACL security and encryption for production deployments

Configure Consul's Access Control List (ACL) system with bootstrap tokens, implement TLS encryption for client-server communication, and enable gossip encryption to secure your Consul cluster for production environments with comprehensive authentication and authorization.

45 min 4 distros 138 views
security Advanced

Implement Istio security policies with authorization and authentication for Kubernetes service mesh

Configure Istio service mesh security with mTLS authentication, JWT validation, and RBAC authorization policies. This tutorial covers implementing comprehensive security controls for microservices communication in production Kubernetes environments.

45 min 4 distros 90 views
devops Intermediate

Configure Istio traffic management with virtual services and destination rules

Configure advanced Istio traffic management using virtual services for intelligent request routing and destination rules for load balancing and service subsets in production Kubernetes environments.

25 min 4 distros 126 views
devops Advanced

Configure Consul backup and disaster recovery with automated snapshots and restoration

Set up automated Consul snapshots with verification, implement disaster recovery procedures, and configure monitoring for production-grade backup strategies that ensure service discovery data protection.

45 min 4 distros 243 views
networking Intermediate

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

Set up HAProxy with Consul integration for automatic service discovery, health checking, and dynamic backend updates. This tutorial covers consul-template configuration for zero-downtime scaling and failover in microservices architectures.

35 min 4 distros 262 views
networking Advanced

Configure Envoy proxy rate limiting and circuit breakers for microservices resilience

Learn to implement production-grade Envoy proxy with global and local rate limiting, circuit breakers, and health checks to build resilient microservices architecture that can handle traffic spikes and service failures gracefully.

45 min 4 distros 198 views
monitoring Intermediate

Monitor Istio service mesh with Prometheus and Grafana dashboards

Configure comprehensive monitoring for your Istio service mesh using Prometheus for metrics collection and Grafana for visualization. Set up observability dashboards to track traffic flow, security policies, and service performance with production-ready alerting rules.

45 min 4 distros 177 views
devops Advanced

Configure Consul Connect service mesh with Envoy proxy for secure microservices communication

Set up Consul Connect service mesh with Envoy sidecar proxies to enable secure, encrypted service-to-service communication with mutual TLS authentication, traffic policies, and observability for your microservices architecture.

45 min 4 distros 165 views
devops Intermediate

Install and configure Istio service mesh for Kubernetes with security policies and observability

Learn to deploy Istio service mesh on Kubernetes with mTLS security, traffic management, and comprehensive observability using Kiali and Jaeger for production microservices.

45 min 6 distros 287 views
devops Intermediate

Install and configure Consul for service discovery with clustering and security

Set up HashiCorp Consul for distributed service discovery with a secure three-node cluster, ACL authentication, and encrypted communication for production microservices environments.

45 min 6 distros 264 views

Need help?

Don't want to manage this yourself?

We handle infrastructure for businesses that depend on uptime. From initial setup to ongoing operations.

Talk to an engineer