DevOps Essentials
Welcome to DevOps Essentials! This comprehensive guide will teach you the fundamental principles and practices of DevOps, helping you bridge the gap between development and operations.
What You'll Learn
- DevOps principles and culture
- Continuous Integration (CI)
- Continuous Deployment (CD)
- Infrastructure as Code (IaC)
- Containerization and orchestration
- Monitoring and logging
- Security practices (DevSecOps)
- Automation strategies
Prerequisites
- Basic programming knowledge
- Command line familiarity
- Version control basics (Git)
- Basic understanding of Linux
Why DevOps?
DevOps brings numerous benefits:
- Faster time to market
- Improved collaboration
- Increased reliability
- Better scalability
- Automated processes
- Reduced deployment risks
- Enhanced security
Course Structure
- DevOps Fundamentals
- Version Control with Git
- CI/CD Pipeline Implementation
- Container Management
- Infrastructure Automation
- Monitoring and Logging
- Security Integration
- Real-world Case Studies
Tools We'll Cover
- Version Control:
- Git
- GitHub/GitLab
- CI/CD:
- Jenkins
- GitHub Actions
- GitLab CI
- Containerization:
- Docker
- Kubernetes
- Infrastructure:
- Terraform
- Ansible
- Monitoring:
- Prometheus
- Grafana
- ELK Stack
Learning Approach
Our approach combines:
- Theoretical concepts
- Hands-on exercises
- Real-world scenarios
- Best practices
- Industry standards
Throughout the book, we'll build a complete DevOps pipeline for a sample application, applying each concept as we learn it.
Let's begin your journey to becoming a DevOps engineer!