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This repository contains a structured learning path for beginners entering the DevOps and Cloud Engineering field. The curriculum is designed for students, recent graduates, and career switchers, with an estimated completion time of 6-12 months of dedicated learning.
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This repository contains a structured learning path for beginners entering the DevOps and Cloud Engineering field. The curriculum is designed for students, recent graduates, and career switchers, with an estimated completion time of 6-12 months of dedicated learning.

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# 🚀 DevOps and Cloud Engineering Learning Path 2024



>Note: If you found the content helpful, consider giving the repository a star ⭐



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## 📋 Table of Contents

- [About](#about)

- [Learning Path](#learning-path)

- [Projects](#projects)

- [Resources](#resources)

- [Contributing](#contributing)

- [License](#license)



## 🎯 About

This repository contains a structured learning path for beginners entering the DevOps and Cloud Engineering field. The curriculum is designed for students, recent graduates, and career switchers, with an estimated completion time of 6-12 months of dedicated learning.



## 📚 Learning Path



![Roadmap](roadmap_v1.gif)



### Phase 1: Foundation (2-3 months)

#### Linux and Shell Scripting

```bash

# Topics:

├── Linux Administration

|   ├── Linux Installation

│   ├── Command Line Basics

│   ├── File System Management

│   ├── Process Management

│   ├── User Administration

│   └── Package Management

└── Bash Scripting

    ├── Variables and Data Types

    ├── Control Structures

    ├── Functions

    └── Automation Scripts

```



#### Programming Foundation

Choose one:

- **Python** (Recommended for beginners)

  - Basic syntax and data structures

  - Object Oriented Programming

  - File handling and automation

  - API integration

  - Libraries: requests, pandas, numpy

- **Golang**

  - Systems programming

  - Concurrent programming

  - Cloud-native development



#### Version Control

```bash

# Git & GitHub

├── Git Setup

├── Basic Commands

├── Branching Strategies

├── Git Flow

├── Pull Requests

├── Code Reviews

└── Collaborative Development

```



### Phase 2: Core IT Skills (1 month)

#### Network Fundamentals

- OSI Model - In-depth

- TCP/IP Protocol Suite

- Internet Protocols ( HTTP, HTTPS, SSH, SMTP, ICMP, etc)

- How to analyze network packets using tools such as Wireshark

- DDOS attack and how to mitigate that

- CIDR and Subnetting [Video Link](https://youtu.be/G1azmL5-eQI)

- DNS and DHCP [Video Link](https://youtu.be/fDOoB4k4YSs)

- Vertical V/s Horizontal Scaling

- SSL/TLS, symmetric vs asymmetric encryption and how it works : [Video Link](https://youtu.be/njT5ECuwCTo)

- Reverse Proxy V/s Forward Proxy V/s load balancer

- Troubleshooting application slowness, latency, unavailability etc

- RAID

- NAS vs SAN storage

- SQL vs NoSQL

- DB Sharding, Caching etc



### Phase 3: Cloud Computing (2-3 months)

Choose your cloud provider:

- Which Cloud Provider to choose? Confused? Watch the video below and you should be good

[Video link](https://youtu.be/K1U137j23p8)



| Cloud provider | Certification type | Certification | Tutorials |

|----------------|-------------------|---------------|-----------|

| AWS | Foundation
Associate | • AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner
• AWS Solutions Architect Associate | |

| Azure | Foundation
Associate | • AZ-900 Azure Fundamentals
• AZ-104 Azure Administrator | [Playlist](https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLl4APkPHzsUUOCWcjaXcH-WBVxCccZ4uO)|

| GCP | Foundation
Associate | • Google Cloud Digital Leader
• Associate Cloud Engineer | [Playlist](https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLl4APkPHzsUXvkDFARdrH2LMESVqeuH8W) |



>Note: Got more questions about the Cloud/DevOps Certifications? Watch the video below:



[Video Link](https://youtu.be/vATIASghb18)



### Phase 4: DevOps Tools (3-4 months)



#### 1. Containerization (Docker)

```bash

# Docker Fundamentals

├── Container Basics

├── Dockerfile Creation, Multi-Stage Builds

├── Image Management

├── Docker Compose

├── Container Networking

├── Docker Best Practices

└── Volume Management

```

Checkout the free YouTube playlist 👉 [here](https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLl4APkPHzsUUOkOv3i62UidrLmSB8DcGC)



#### 2. Container Orchestration (Kubernetes)

Checkout the free YouTube playlist 👉 [here](https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLl4APkPHzsUUOkOv3i62UidrLmSB8DcGC)



#### 3. CI/CD Pipeline

- Jenkins ( Checkout the free Youtube video [here](https://youtu.be/To-KzPB_EnE))

- Modern CI/CD Tools(at least one from below)

  - GitHub Actions

  - Azure DevOps (Checkout the free Youtube Playlist [here](https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLl4APkPHzsUXseJO1a03CtfRDzr2hivbD))

  - GitLab CI/CD (Checkout the free Youtube video [here](https://youtu.be/uYaMRn2meJQ))



#### 4. Infrastructure as Code

```bash

# Terraform

├── HCL Syntax

├── Resource Management

├── State Management

├── Modules

└── Cloud Provider Integration

```



#### 5. Monitoring & Logging

- Prometheus & Grafana

- ELK Stack

- Fluentd



### Phase 5: 🛠️ Projects

- Check out the [Repo here](https://github.com/piyushsachdeva/10weeksofcloudops) for #10weeksofcloudops projects



## 📚 Learning Resources



### Official Documentation

- [Docker Docs](https://docs.docker.com/)

- [Kubernetes Docs](https://kubernetes.io/docs/)

- [Terraform Docs](https://www.terraform.io/docs/)



### YouTube Channels

- Tech Tutorials With Piyush



### Practice Platforms

- [Katacoda](https://www.katacoda.com/)

- [Play with Docker](https://labs.play-with-docker.com/)

- [Play with Kubernetes](https://labs.play-with-k8s.com/)



## 🤝 Contributing

Contributions are welcome! Please feel free to submit a Pull Request. For major changes, please open an issue first to discuss what you would like to change.



## 📜 License

This project is licensed under the MIT License - see the [LICENSE](LICENSE) file for details.



## ⭐ Support

If you found this helpful, please star this repository!



## 📬 Contact

For any queries or suggestions, please open an issue in this repository.



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Made with ❤️ by [Piyush Sachdeva]

Last updated: October 2024