DevOps Roadmap

A structured path from beginner to expert. Follow each stage, practice with our guides, and level up your DevOps skills.

Stage 1: Foundations

~4 hours

Linux Fundamentals

Learn essential terminal commands, file permissions, and shell scripting for daily DevOps work

Git & Version ControlComing soon

Master branching strategies, merge conflict resolution, and collaborative Git workflows

Networking BasicsComing soon

Understand TCP/IP, DNS resolution, HTTP/S, and how firewalls and load balancers route traffic

Stage 2: Containerization

~6 hours

Docker

Build images, run containers, manage volumes, and configure container networking from scratch

Docker Compose

Define and run multi-container applications with service dependencies and shared networks

Container Security

Scan images for vulnerabilities, run as non-root, and manage secrets safely in containers

Stage 3: CI/CD Pipelines

~5 hours

GitHub Actions

Build automated workflows with matrix builds, reusable actions, and encrypted secrets

JenkinsComing soon

Set up declarative pipelines, configure build agents, and create shared libraries

Artifact Management

Push images to container registries and manage versioned packages across environments

Stage 4: Orchestration

~8 hours

Kubernetes

Deploy and manage Pods, Services, Ingress, and Helm charts in production clusters

Docker Swarm

Run production services with swarm mode, overlay networks, and rolling deployments

Service MeshComing soon

Route, observe, and secure service-to-service traffic with Istio or Linkerd

Stage 5: Infrastructure as Code

~6 hours

Terraform

Provision cloud resources declaratively with providers, state management, and reusable modules

AnsibleComing soon

Automate server configuration and app deployments with agentless playbooks and roles

Cloud PlatformsComing soon

Navigate AWS, GCP, and Azure core services for compute, storage, and networking

Stage 6: Observability & SRE

~8 hours

Monitoring

Set up Prometheus metrics collection, Grafana dashboards, and alerting with SLO targets

LoggingComing soon

Aggregate and query logs at scale with the ELK/EFK stack and structured logging patterns

Incident ResponseComing soon

Build on-call rotations, write effective postmortems, and maintain operational runbooks

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