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DevOps Fundamentals

Perfect starting point for aspiring DevOps engineers. No prior experience needed.

⏱️ 8-12 weeks
🌱 Beginner
1

Linux Essentials

Master command line, file systems, permissions, and shell scripting

📘 Linux Journey 🎥 Linux for DevOps - freeCodeCamp 📖 Linux Command Line Basics
2

Version Control with Git

Learn Git basics, branching strategies, and collaborative workflows

📘 Pro Git Book 🎥 Git Tutorial - Traversy Media 🛠️ Learn Git Branching
3

Networking Fundamentals

Understand TCP/IP, DNS, HTTP/HTTPS, firewalls, and load balancers

📘 Networking Basics 🎥 Computer Networking Course
4

Scripting Languages

Learn Bash and Python for automation tasks

📘 Bash Scripting Tutorial 🎥 Python for DevOps 📖 Automate the Boring Stuff
5

First CI/CD Pipeline

Build your first automated pipeline with GitHub Actions

📘 GitHub Actions Docs 🎥 CI/CD Tutorial
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Container Mastery

Deep dive into Docker and Kubernetes for modern application deployment

⏱️ 10-14 weeks
🌿 Intermediate
1

Docker Fundamentals

Images, containers, volumes, networks, and Docker Compose

📘 Docker Official Docs 🎥 Docker Tutorial - TechWorld 🛠️ Play with Docker
2

Kubernetes Architecture

Understand pods, services, deployments, and K8s components

📘 Kubernetes Docs 🎥 Kubernetes Tutorial - 4h Course
3

K8s Workloads & Networking

StatefulSets, DaemonSets, Jobs, Ingress, and network policies

📘 Kubernetes Patterns 🎥 Advanced K8s Networking
4

Helm Package Manager

Create and manage Kubernetes applications with Helm charts

📘 Helm Documentation 🎥 Helm Tutorial
5

Production K8s

Security, monitoring, logging, and production best practices

📘 Production Best Practices 🎥 K8s Security
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Cloud Native DevOps

Master cloud platforms, IaC, and GitOps for scalable infrastructure

⏱️ 12-16 weeks
🌳 Advanced
1

Cloud Platform Basics

Choose AWS, Azure, or GCP and learn core services

📘 AWS/Azure/GCP Docs 🎥 Cloud Practitioner Course
2

Infrastructure as Code

Master Terraform for multi-cloud infrastructure automation

📘 Terraform Docs 🎥 Terraform Tutorial 📖 Best Practices
3

GitOps with ArgoCD

Implement continuous delivery with GitOps methodology

📘 ArgoCD Docs 🎥 GitOps Tutorial
4

Observability Stack

Set up Prometheus, Grafana, and ELK for monitoring

📘 Prometheus Docs 🎥 Monitoring Tutorial
5

Service Mesh & Advanced Topics

Istio, policy management, and multi-cluster deployments

📘 Istio Documentation 🎥 Service Mesh Explained

CI/CD Pipeline Expert

Build robust automation pipelines with Jenkins and GitHub Actions

⏱️ 8-10 weeks
🌿 Intermediate
1

CI/CD Concepts

Understand continuous integration and deployment principles

📘 CI/CD Best Practices 🎥 DevOps CI/CD Explained
2

Jenkins Pipelines

Declarative and scripted pipelines, plugins, and integrations

📘 Jenkins Documentation 🎥 Jenkins Complete Tutorial
3

GitHub Actions Workflows

Matrix builds, reusable workflows, and custom actions

📘 Actions Documentation 🎥 Advanced GitHub Actions
4

Testing & Quality Gates

Automated testing, code quality, and security scanning

📘 Pipeline Testing 🎥 DevSecOps Integration
5

Advanced Deployment Strategies

Blue-green, canary deployments, and rollback strategies

📘 Deployment Patterns 🎥 Zero-Downtime Deployments
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Configuration Management

Automate infrastructure with Ansible and configuration as code

⏱️ 6-8 weeks
🌿 Intermediate
1

Ansible Basics

Inventory, playbooks, modules, and ad-hoc commands

📘 Ansible Documentation 🎥 Ansible Full Course
2

Advanced Playbooks

Roles, variables, templates, and conditional logic

📘 Ansible Best Practices 🎥 Advanced Ansible
3

Ansible Galaxy & Collections

Reusable roles and community collections

📘 Galaxy Guide 🛠️ Ansible Galaxy
4

Integration with CI/CD

Automate deployments with Ansible in pipelines

📘 Ansible + Jenkins 🎥 Pipeline Integration