The DevOps Learning Path is meticulously crafted to equip individuals with a comprehensive understanding of DevOps principles and practices, starting from foundational concepts to advanced automation and observability techniques. The path culminates with mastering observability through the Prometheus Certified Associate (PCA) certification.

Syllabus

Step 1: Learn the basics of DevOps, Networking and Application

DevOps Prerequisite course (6h 30m)
- linux basics
- virtual box networking
- vagrant
- networking basics
- programming basics
- database basics
- Git
- Apache web server
- IPs and ports
- SSL & TLS basics
- YAML
Fundamentals of DevOps (2h 30m)
- culture considerations
- values considerations
- crossing teams functions
- LEAN - considerations
- collaboration and information radiation
- technology patterns
- value of devops

Step 2: Learn Programming and Scripting

Golang (4h 15m)
- data types and variables
- operators and control flow
- arrays
- slices
- maps
- using functions
- pointers
- struct
- methods
- interfaces
Certified Python Entry-Level Programmer (1h 30m)
- python basics
- making decisions
- loops
- logic and bit operations
- lists
- functions
- tuples & dictionaries
- mock exams
Shell Scripts for Beginners (2h 0m)
- command line arguments
- variables
- arithmetic operations
- loops
- shebang
- e-commerce application project

Step 3: Learn Version Control

Git for Beginners (1h 15m)
- fetching and pulling
- merge conflicts
- fork
- rebasing
- interactive rebasing
- cherry picking
- resetting and reverting
- stashing
- reflog

Step 4: Learn CI/CD Concepts

Jenkins For Beginners (4h 20m)
- jenkins Basics
- Jenkins Setup and Interface
- Extending Jenkins
- Jenkins Pipelines
- Automation and Security

Step 5: Ace Container Concepts

Docker for Absolute Beginners (4h 0m)
- containers
- images
- container
- orchestration
- networking
- volumes

Step 6: Learn Container Orchestration

Kubernetes for Beginners (6h 0m)
- pods
- replicasets
- deployments
- services
- setting up local environment
Kubernetes Learning Path

Step 7: Learn Automation

Ansible for Beginners (2h 45m)
- setup ansible
- inventory
- playbooks
- modules
- variables
- conditionals
- loops
- roles

Step 8: Master Infrastructure As Code Concepts

Terraform for Beginners (4h 45m)
- terraform basics
- terraform state
- terraform with AWS
- remote state
- terraform provisioners
- terraform import
- tainting resources and debugging
- terraform modules
- terraform functions and conditional expressions
IaC Learning Path

Step 9: Master Observability And Monitoring

Prometheus Certified Associate (PCA) (6h 45m)
- observability fundamentals
- prometheus fundamentals
- PromQL
- dashboarding & visualization
- application instrumentation
- service discovery
- push gateway
- alerting
- monitoring kubernetes
- mock exam
Grafana Loki (0h 55m)
- Architecture of Loki
- Promtrail
- PromQL
- Loki in Kubernetes
- Viewing Kubernetes logs
- Deploying & view app logs
- Promtail pipelines

Step 10: Prepare For DevOps Interview

DevOps Interview Preparation Course (5h 30m)
- linux
- git
- docker
- kubernetes
- helm
- Hashicorp
- ansible
- jenkins and CI/CD
- AWS
- programming
- devops