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.

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.

75 min 4 distros 41 views
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.

75 min 4 distros 56 views
databases Advanced

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.

45 min 4 distros 161 views
databases Intermediate

Configure PostgreSQL 17 connection pooling with PgBouncer for high availability

Deploy PgBouncer in front of PostgreSQL 17 with session, transaction and statement pooling modes, SCRAM-SHA-256 authentication, keepalived-based HA, and Prometheus monitoring for production workloads.

45 min 4 distros 242 views
monitoring Advanced

Configure Consul Connect service mesh monitoring with distributed tracing

Set up comprehensive monitoring for Consul Connect service mesh with Prometheus metrics, Grafana dashboards, Jaeger distributed tracing, and Envoy proxy observability for production-grade service mesh operations.

45 min 4 distros 995 views
security Advanced

Implement Kubernetes security scanning with Falco and OPA Gatekeeper for runtime protection

Set up comprehensive Kubernetes security with Falco for runtime threat detection and OPA Gatekeeper for admission control policy enforcement. This tutorial covers installation, configuration, and custom security policies.

45 min 4 distros 540 views
monitoring Intermediate

Configure OpenTelemetry custom metrics for application monitoring with Prometheus and Grafana

Set up OpenTelemetry SDK to collect custom application metrics, export them to Prometheus for storage, and visualize performance data in Grafana dashboards with automated alerting.

45 min 4 distros 789 views
networking Advanced

Implement enterprise network QoS with Cisco integration using FRRouting and traffic shaping

Configure enterprise-grade Quality of Service policies with DSCP marking, traffic shaping using tc and HTB, and seamless integration with Cisco equipment through FRRouting BGP and OSPF routing protocols for comprehensive network bandwidth management.

45 min 4 distros 677 views
monitoring Intermediate

Configure ScyllaDB cluster monitoring with Prometheus and Grafana dashboards

Set up comprehensive monitoring for ScyllaDB clusters using Prometheus metrics collection and Grafana visualization dashboards. Configure alerting rules for performance monitoring and health checks.

45 min 4 distros 638 views
networking Advanced

Configure advanced iptables QoS with fwmark and multiple interfaces

Set up traffic shaping with iptables packet marking, HTB queueing discipline, and multi-interface QoS policies for bandwidth management and network performance optimization.

45 min 4 distros 788 views
hosting Intermediate

Setup OpenResty load balancing with health checks and automatic failover

Configure OpenResty with upstream backend servers, implement health monitoring, and set up automatic failover for high availability load balancing.

45 min 4 distros 629 views
security Advanced

Configure Jaeger authentication with OAuth2 and RBAC for enterprise security

Set up enterprise-grade authentication for Jaeger distributed tracing using OAuth2 with Keycloak integration and role-based access control policies for secure production deployments.

45 min 4 distros 563 views

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