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.

databases Advanced

Benchmark database performance with sysbench and fio integration

Learn to benchmark MySQL and PostgreSQL database performance using sysbench 1.0.20 combined with fio 3.37 disk I/O testing. This comprehensive guide covers installation, configuration, execution of performance tests, and analysis of results for database optimization in production environments.

45 min 4 distros 73 views
security Intermediate

Implement Linux file system encryption with LUKS and cryptsetup

Encrypt Linux file systems and partitions using LUKS (Linux Unified Key Setup) with cryptsetup tools. Configure encrypted storage, manage encryption keys, and implement backup procedures for production environments.

25 min 4 distros 156 views
monitoring Advanced

Integrate OpenTelemetry with ELK stack for unified observability and distributed tracing

Set up a comprehensive observability stack by integrating OpenTelemetry Collector with Elasticsearch, Logstash, and Kibana for distributed tracing, metrics collection, and unified monitoring across microservices and applications.

45 min 4 distros 230 views
monitoring Advanced

Set up Jaeger high availability clustering with load balancing and failover

Deploy a production-grade Jaeger distributed tracing cluster with Elasticsearch backend, load-balanced collectors, and automatic failover for enterprise-scale microservices monitoring.

45 min 4 distros 501 views
performance Beginner

Benchmark and optimize Linux disk I/O performance with fio testing

Learn how to benchmark disk I/O performance using fio (Flexible I/O tester) to identify storage bottlenecks and optimize your Linux system's disk performance through comprehensive read/write testing and analysis.

25 min 6 distros 898 views

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