Learn DevOps & Cloud

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Bridge the gap between code and production. DevOps practices turn manual deployments into automated pipelines. Docker containers, Kubernetes orchestration, CI/CD workflows, and infrastructure as code — the skills that keep modern software running.

This course builds from containerization basics through cloud deployment to production-grade infrastructure automation.

Start Here — Learning Roadmap

A suggested path from zero to mastery. Follow these steps in order:

1. Learn Linux fundamentals — Understand the command line, file permissions, networking basics, and SSH since all DevOps runs on Linux
2. Containerize with Docker — Build Dockerfiles, manage images and containers, use Docker Compose for multi-service setups
3. Set up CI/CD pipelines — Automate testing and deployment with GitHub Actions, GitLab CI, or Jenkins on every push
4. Understand cloud basics — Create and manage resources on AWS, Azure, or GCP using their free tiers and core services (EC2, S3, IAM)
5. Write infrastructure as code — Define infrastructure with Terraform (HCL) and manage state, modules, and provider configurations
6. Automate configuration — Use Ansible to configure servers, install packages, and enforce desired state without agents
7. Orchestrate with Kubernetes — Deploy pods, services, and ingresses; manage config maps, secrets, and rolling updates in K8s clusters
8. Monitor and observe — Set up Prometheus, Grafana, and structured logging to understand what your systems are doing in production
9. Implement GitOps — Use ArgoCD or Flux to manage Kubernetes deployments declaratively through Git as the source of truth
10. Practice SRE principles — Understand SLOs, error budgets, incident response, and reliability engineering at scale

Official & Core Documentation

• Docker Documentation — Container fundamentals, Compose, networking, and Swarm reference (Beginner)
• Kubernetes Documentation — Official K8s guides, tutorials, concepts, and API reference (Intermediate)
• Terraform Documentation — Infrastructure as code with HCL, providers, modules, and state management (Intermediate)
• GitHub Actions Documentation — CI/CD pipeline configuration, workflow syntax, and marketplace actions (Beginner)
• Ansible Documentation — Agentless automation, playbooks, roles, and configuration management (Intermediate)
• AWS Documentation — Comprehensive guides for all AWS services with tutorials and best practices (All levels)
• DevOps Roadmap — Comprehensive visual guide to the full DevOps learning path (Beginner)
• Docker Roadmap — Visual guide to learning Docker step by step (Beginner)
• Kubernetes Roadmap — Visual guide to Kubernetes concepts and tools (Intermediate)

GitHub Awesome Lists & Curated Collections

• awesome-devops — Curated list of DevOps platforms, tools, practices, and resources (4k+ stars)
• awesome-docker — Docker resources and projects covering security, orchestration, and networking (31k+ stars)
• awesome-kubernetes — K8s resources, tools, blog posts, and learning materials (15k+ stars)
• awesome-k8s-resources — Kubernetes tools and resources organized by category
• awesome-terraform — Terraform modules, providers, tools, and learning materials
• awesome-cicd — CI/CD tools, platforms, and pipeline resources
• awesome-sre — Site Reliability Engineering resources, tools, and reading lists
• awesome-gitops — GitOps resources including ArgoCD, Flux, and best practices

Interactive Courses & Hands-On Platforms

Free Courses

• Docker Labs (Play with Docker) — Free Docker playground in the browser, no setup required (Beginner)
• Kubernetes Playground — Free K8s sandbox for experimenting with clusters in the browser (Intermediate)
• KillerCoda — Free interactive scenarios for Kubernetes, Docker, Linux, and more (All levels)
• DevOps with Kubernetes (University of Helsinki) — Free open-source course with certificate of completion (Intermediate)
• KubeAcademy — Free Kubernetes learning paths with virtual labs and exercises from VMware (Intermediate)
• AWS Free Tier — Hands-on cloud practice with 12 months of free services (Beginner)

University & MOOC Courses

• KodeKloud — Hands-on DevOps labs for Docker, K8s, Terraform, and Ansible with free courses available (All levels)
• freeCodeCamp DevOps — Free DevOps articles, tutorials, and certification prep content (All levels)
• IBM DevOps and Software Engineering (Coursera) — Professional certificate covering CI/CD, containers, and agile (Beginner)

Practice & Challenges

• Kubernetes Challenges (KillerShell) — CKA/CKAD exam simulator with realistic Kubernetes scenarios (Advanced)
• Docker Compose Exercises — Official Docker sample projects for practicing multi-container setups (Intermediate)
• Terraform Learn — Official hands-on tutorials from HashiCorp covering all Terraform features (Intermediate)

Video Courses & YouTube Channels

Structured Course Playlists

• TechWorld with Nana — DevOps tools explained clearly with full course playlists for Docker, K8s, and Terraform (All levels)
• freeCodeCamp — Docker Tutorial — Full Docker beginner course covering containers, images, and Compose (Beginner)
• CNCF YouTube Channel — KubeCon talks, Cloud Native Live sessions, and technical deep dives (Intermediate)

Individual Creators & Channels

• NetworkChuck — Docker, Linux, and cloud tutorials with high energy and practical examples (Beginner)
• That DevOps Guy (Marcel Dempers) — Kubernetes, Docker, and Terraform deep dives with real projects (Intermediate)
• Fireship — Docker in 100 Seconds — Quick Docker conceptual overview (Beginner)
• Viktor Farcic (DevOps Toolkit) — Cloud-native tools, GitOps, and platform engineering tutorials (Advanced)
• Bret Fisher — Docker Captain with deep dives on Docker, Swarm, and Kubernetes (Intermediate)

Books & Long-Form Reading

Free Online Books

• Site Reliability Engineering — Google’s definitive free guide to running production systems (Advanced)
• The Site Reliability Workbook — Practical companion to the SRE book with exercises and examples (Advanced)
• The Twelve-Factor App — Methodology for building modern, scalable, maintainable SaaS applications (Intermediate)

Essential Paid Books

• The Phoenix Project — DevOps principles taught through a compelling business novel (Beginner, Paid)
• The Unicorn Project — Developer-focused companion to The Phoenix Project (Beginner, Paid)
• Docker Deep Dive — Comprehensive Docker guide from basics to production by Nigel Poulton (Intermediate, Paid)
• Kubernetes Up & Running (3rd Ed.) — Production Kubernetes by the original K8s engineers (Intermediate, Paid)
• Terraform: Up & Running (3rd Ed.) — Hands-on IaC from “Hello, World” to full tech stack (Intermediate, Paid)
• Infrastructure as Code (2nd Ed.) — Patterns and practices for IaC by Kief Morris (Advanced, Paid)

Community, Practice & News

Forums & Discussion

• r/devops — 386k+ member community covering DevOps tools, career advice, and troubleshooting
• r/kubernetes — Active Kubernetes community for architecture debates and Q&A
• CNCF Slack — Official Cloud Native Computing Foundation community with channels for every project
• DevOps Stack Exchange — Expert Q&A for DevOps practices, tooling, and workflows

Newsletters & Blogs

• DevOps Weekly — Weekly newsletter covering DevOps tools, practices, and culture
• KubeWeekly — CNCF’s weekly Kubernetes and cloud-native newsletter
• The New Stack — News and analysis on cloud-native, DevOps, and modern infrastructure
• DevOps’ish — Weekly newsletter covering DevOps, cloud-native, and open source

Ecosystem Resources

• CNCF Landscape — Interactive map of the entire cloud-native ecosystem and its tools
• 12 Factor App — Methodology for building SaaS apps that work well in cloud environments

Tools & Environments

• Docker Desktop — Local Docker and Kubernetes development environment for Mac, Windows, and Linux
• Minikube — Run a single-node Kubernetes cluster locally for learning and development
• k3s — Lightweight Kubernetes distribution for IoT, edge, and resource-constrained environments
• Lens — Kubernetes IDE with visual cluster management, monitoring, and debugging
• K9s — Terminal UI for interacting with Kubernetes clusters quickly and efficiently
• Portainer — Web-based Docker and Kubernetes management UI with free community edition
• Terraform Cloud — Free tier for remote state management, plan visualization, and team collaboration
• ArgoCD — Declarative GitOps continuous delivery tool for Kubernetes
• Prometheus — Open-source monitoring and alerting toolkit for cloud-native infrastructure

Cheat Sheets & Quick References

• Docker Cheat Sheet — Official Docker quick reference for images, containers, and Compose commands
• Kubernetes Cheat Sheet — Official kubectl command reference with examples for every common operation
• Terraform Cheat Sheet — Quick reference for Terraform CLI commands and HCL syntax
• DevOps Roadmap (milanm) — GitHub-hosted DevOps roadmap for 2026 with learning resources at each step

Certification Paths

• AWS Solutions Architect Associate — Foundational cloud architecture certification with broad industry recognition
• Certified Kubernetes Administrator (CKA) — Performance-based exam proving Kubernetes cluster administration skills ($395)
• HashiCorp Terraform Associate — Validates Terraform knowledge including IaC concepts, CLI, and state management ($70)
• AWS DevOps Engineer Professional — Advanced certification covering CI/CD, monitoring, and security automation on AWS