Course
Mastering DevOps: From Fundamentals to Advanced Practices
This comprehensive course provides a deep dive into the world of DevOps, covering its core principles, methodologies, and the essential tools used to implement continuous integration, continuous delivery, and continuous deployment. Participants will gain hands-on experience with industry-leading technologies, enabling them to streamline software development lifecycles, enhance collaboration, and build robust, scalable, and secure systems.
Who it’s for
- Software Developers, System Administrators, and IT Operations professionals looking to transition into DevOps roles.
- Existing DevOps engineers seeking to deepen their knowledge and learn new tools and practices.
- Anyone interested in understanding and implementing modern software delivery practices.
Prerequisites
- Basic understanding of Linux command line.
- Familiarity with fundamental programming concepts (any language).
- Basic knowledge of networking concepts.
- Prior experience with cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, or GCP) is beneficial but not required.
Outcomes
- Explain DevOps principles and benefits
- Use Git effectively for collaboration
- Containerize apps with Docker
- Operate Kubernetes for orchestration
- Design robust CI/CD pipelines (Jenkins/GitHub Actions)
- Provision cloud infra with Terraform
- Manage configurations with Ansible
- Implement monitoring and observability
- Integrate security into workflows (DevSecOps)
- Apply DevOps tools to real projects
Syllabus
Module 1: Introduction to DevOps and Foundational Concepts
- What is DevOps? Evolution of SDLC; CALMS; DevOps vs Agile vs SRE
- DevOps Principles and Practices: Three Ways; collaboration; automation
- SDLC in DevOps: Planning → Monitoring; integrating Agile/Scrum
- Linux fundamentals: commands, filesystem, users/permissions, Bash scripting
Module 2: Version Control with Git & GitHub
- Intro to VCS; why Git; setup and config
- Git essentials: init/add/commit/status/log; local workflow
- Branching & merging; conflicts; rebase vs merge
- Remotes: clone/push/pull/fetch; GitHub repos, issues, PRs
Module 3: Cloud Computing Fundamentals for DevOps
- Cloud models: IaaS/PaaS/SaaS; Public/Private/Hybrid
- AWS/Azure/GCP overview; regions & AZs
- IAM basics: users, roles, policies, best practices
Module 4: Containerization with Docker
- Virtualization vs containers; Docker architecture
- Images & Dockerfiles; multi-stage builds
- Managing containers; logs; networking & ports
- Docker Compose for multi-service apps
Module 5: Container Orchestration with Kubernetes
- Why K8s; control plane & nodes
- Core concepts: Pods, ReplicaSets, Deployments, Services, Namespaces
- Deploy/manage apps; rollouts/rollbacks; kubectl
- Storage & config: PV/PVC, ConfigMaps, Secrets; Ingress; Helm
Module 6: Continuous Integration (CI) with Jenkins & GitHub Actions
- CI goals & stages
- Jenkins: install, admin, jobs, plugins
- Pipelines as Code: Declarative vs Scripted; Jenkinsfile; integrating Git, build tools, Docker
- GitHub Actions: workflows, YAML, marketplace, CI pipelines
Module 7: Infrastructure as Code (IaC) with Terraform
- IaC concepts; declarative vs imperative
- Terraform: providers, resources, modules; HCL; init/plan/apply/destroy
- Provision AWS/Azure/GCP; state; variables & outputs
- Modules & workspaces; multi-env management
Module 8: Configuration Management with Ansible
- Why Ansible; architecture; inventory
- Basics: install; inventory; ad-hoc commands
- Playbooks: YAML; tasks/modules/handlers; variables & facts
- Advanced: roles; Vault; CI/CD integration
Module 9: Continuous Monitoring and Observability
- Monitoring goals; metrics, logs, traces
- Prometheus & Grafana; dashboards and alerting
- Cloud monitoring: CloudWatch, Azure Monitor, GCP Monitoring
- Log management (ELK/Splunk); incident response
Module 10: DevSecOps and Advanced Topics
- DevSecOps & shift-left
- Security in CI/CD: SAST, DAST, SCA, container/infrastructure scanning
- SRE principles: SLOs, SLAs, error budgets; toil reduction
- Microservices & deployment strategies; troubleshooting & best practices
Module 11: Real-World DevOps Projects
- Project: CI/CD pipeline for a web app using Git, Jenkins/GitHub Actions, Docker, K8s
- Project: Cloud infra provisioning with Terraform (VPC, EC2, LB, RDS)
- Project: Server config automation with Ansible playbooks
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