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 Intermediate

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.

35 min 4 distros 159 views
networking Advanced

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.

50 min 4 distros 180 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 185 views
devops Advanced

Configure Kubernetes secrets management with External Secrets Operator and HashiCorp Vault

Learn how to deploy External Secrets Operator on Kubernetes, integrate it with HashiCorp Vault using the Kubernetes auth method, and sync secrets via SecretStore and ClusterSecretStore resources with production-grade RBAC and monitoring.

75 min 4 distros 234 views
devops Advanced

Integrate Jaeger with Istio service mesh for distributed tracing

Learn how to integrate Jaeger with Istio service mesh to get end-to-end distributed tracing across Kubernetes microservices, including sidecar injection, trace sampling, and ingress gateway access to the Jaeger UI.

60 min 4 distros 211 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 930 views
devops Advanced

Implement Deno microservices architecture with service discovery and load balancing

Build a production-ready Deno microservices architecture with Consul service discovery, HAProxy load balancing, and comprehensive monitoring using Prometheus. This tutorial covers container orchestration, health checks, and automated failover for scalable applications.

45 min 4 distros 781 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 596 views
security Advanced

Implement OpenResty rate limiting and DDoS protection with advanced Lua rules

Set up comprehensive rate limiting and DDoS protection for OpenResty using nginx directives, Redis-backed Lua middleware, and advanced security rules with monitoring and alerting.

45 min 4 distros 702 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 561 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 525 views
hosting Intermediate

Configure Apache reverse proxy with caching for microservices

Set up Apache HTTP Server as a reverse proxy with intelligent caching for microservices architectures. This tutorial covers mod_proxy, mod_cache configuration, cache policies, and monitoring for high-performance service delivery.

25 min 4 distros 434 views

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