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
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 268 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 1,005 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 827 views
monitoring Advanced

Configure Jaeger with Elasticsearch backend security and encryption

Set up secure communication between Jaeger and Elasticsearch using TLS encryption, authentication, and production-grade security hardening for distributed tracing infrastructure.

45 min 4 distros 605 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
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
devops Advanced

Setup S3-compatible disaster recovery with cross-region replication using MinIO

Configure MinIO clusters across multiple regions with automated cross-region bucket replication, SSL encryption, and comprehensive monitoring for enterprise-grade disaster recovery.

45 min 4 distros 854 views
monitoring Intermediate

Configure Redis cluster monitoring with custom Grafana dashboards

Set up comprehensive monitoring for your Redis cluster using redis_exporter, Prometheus, and Grafana. Configure custom dashboards and alerting rules to track performance metrics, cluster health, and resource utilization.

25 min 4 distros 645 views
monitoring Intermediate

Setup MinIO monitoring with Prometheus and Grafana dashboards

Configure comprehensive monitoring for MinIO object storage with Prometheus metrics collection and Grafana dashboards for performance, capacity, and health tracking.

45 min 4 distros 826 views
networking Advanced

Implement Consul multi-datacenter replication with WAN federation

Set up Consul WAN federation to replicate services and configuration across multiple datacenters with ACL token replication, health monitoring, and automatic failover capabilities.

45 min 4 distros 600 views

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