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Grafana + Loki for Beginners: A Complete Guide to Logs, LogQL, Dashboards and TroubleshootingCloud Computing

Grafana + Loki for Beginners: A Complete Guide to Logs, LogQL, Dashboards and Troubleshooting

Learn how Grafana and Loki work together to centralize application logs, query them with LogQL, build dashboards, create alerts, and troubleshoot modern applications.

Xcademia Team
10m29
Grafana for Beginners: A Complete Guide to Monitoring, Dashboards, Metrics and AlertsCloud Computing

Grafana for Beginners: A Complete Guide to Monitoring, Dashboards, Metrics and Alerts

Grafana is one of the most popular tools for visualizing monitoring data. In this beginner-friendly guide, learn what Grafana is, how dashboards and data sources work, how Grafana connects with Prometheus, and how to create your first monitoring dashboard.

Xcademia Team
12m34
Prometheus Monitoring: A Complete Beginner’s Guide to Metrics, PromQL, Alerting and Application MonitoringCloud Computing

Prometheus Monitoring: A Complete Beginner’s Guide to Metrics, PromQL, Alerting and Application Monitoring

Prometheus is a powerful open-source monitoring tool for modern applications, Kubernetes and cloud infrastructure. Learn how Prometheus collects metrics, how PromQL works, metric types, exporters, Grafana, Alertmanager and how to build a practical monitoring setup.

Xcademia Team
14m39
API Gateway: A Beginner’s Guide to Routing, Security and MicroservicesCloud Computing

API Gateway: A Beginner’s Guide to Routing, Security and Microservices

An API Gateway is the front door to modern applications, connecting clients with backend services while handling routing, authentication, rate limiting, caching, and monitoring. Learn how API Gateways work, why they matter in microservices, and where they fit in modern system design today.

Xcademia Team
17m19
Microservices Architecture: A Beginner’s Guide to Modern Application DesignIT Fundamentals

Microservices Architecture: A Beginner’s Guide to Modern Application Design

Microservices architecture is a modern approach to building applications as a collection of small, independent services. In this beginner-friendly guide, learn how microservices work, why companies use them, their advantages and challenges, and the best practices for designing reliable systems.

Xcademia Team
11m8
CI/CD Pipeline Explained: A Beginner's Guide to Faster and Reliable Software DeliveryCloud Computing

CI/CD Pipeline Explained: A Beginner's Guide to Faster and Reliable Software Delivery

Learn what a CI/CD pipeline is, how Continuous Integration and Continuous Delivery/Deployment work, and why automation is essential in modern DevOps. This beginner-friendly guide explains every pipeline stage, popular CI/CD tools, benefits, best practices, and real-world workflows.

Xcademia Team
16m104
Elasticsearch Explained: The Hidden Engine Powering Lightning-Fast Search Across Millions of RecordsCloud Computing

Elasticsearch Explained: The Hidden Engine Powering Lightning-Fast Search Across Millions of Records

Behind every fast search experience is a powerful indexing engine. Discover how Elasticsearch transforms millions of records into instant, relevant results for applications, platforms, and modern digital services.

Xcademia Team
11m43
What is RabbitMQ? A Beginner's Guide to Reliable Message QueuingCloud Computing

What is RabbitMQ? A Beginner's Guide to Reliable Message Queuing

Learn RabbitMQ from scratch with this comprehensive beginner's guide. Explore message queues, exchanges, AMQP, microservices, RabbitMQ vs Kafka, real-world use cases, and best practices for building reliable, scalable applications.

Xcademia Team
19m71
Redis Explained: A Complete Beginner's GuideCloud Computing

Redis Explained: A Complete Beginner's Guide

Learn Redis from scratch with this complete beginner's guide. Understand Redis architecture, installation, data structures, commands, caching, Pub/Sub, persistence, transactions, and real-world use cases with practical examples to build fast, scalable, and high-performance applications.

Xcademia Team
13m163
NGINX Explained: The Complete Beginner's Guide to Web Servers, Reverse Proxy, Load Balancing & MoreCloud Computing

NGINX Explained: The Complete Beginner's Guide to Web Servers, Reverse Proxy, Load Balancing & More

NGINX is a high-performance web server and reverse proxy that improves application speed, security, and scalability. Learn how it routes client requests, balances traffic across backend servers, enables SSL termination, and enhances the reliability of modern web applications.

Xcademia Team
15m131
Kubernetes Explained: A Beginner's Guide to Modern Container OrchestrationCloud Computing

Kubernetes Explained: A Beginner's Guide to Modern Container Orchestration

Learn Kubernetes from scratch with this beginner-friendly guide. Understand its architecture, Pods, Deployments, Services, scaling, and how to deploy your first application with practical examples and essential kubectl commands.

Xcademia Team
14m74
Docker Explained: A Complete Beginner's GuideCloud Computing

Docker Explained: A Complete Beginner's Guide

Master Docker with this complete beginner's guide. Learn how Docker containers, images, Dockerfiles, and Docker Compose work, explore essential commands, understand Docker architecture, and build your first containerized application with practical examples and best practices for modern development.

Xcademia Team
8m66