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Interactive DevOps Mastery Track

A structured 13-step progression from your first Linux command to Terraform IaC, Observability, and GitOps delivery. Follow each milestone or switch to the 2D graph view.

13 Progressive Engineering Milestones
PHASE 012 Learning Modules

Core Foundations & Version Control

Master the Linux command line environment and team version control workflows.

Step 01Beginner
3.5 hours

Linux Command Line for DevOps

Master the terminal, essential bash commands, file manipulation, permissions, process management, and SSH to navigate servers with confidence.

#Linux#Bash#CLI
10 Practical LessonsExplore
Step 02Beginner
3 hours

Git & GitHub Fundamentals

Learn version control from the ground up: staging, commits, branches, merges, remotes, pull requests, and real-world branching strategies.

#Git#GitHub#VCS
8 Practical LessonsExplore
PHASE 022 Learning Modules

Containerization & Multi-Container Stacks

Package applications into immutable containers and orchestrate local microservices.

Step 05Intermediate
5 hours

Docker & Container Fundamentals

Package applications into lightweight, reproducible containers. Master Dockerfile instructions, layer caching, image optimization, and volume mounts.

#Docker#Containers#DevOps
10 Practical LessonsExplore
Step 06Intermediate
3 hours

Docker Compose & Multi-Container Apps

Orchestrate multi-tier web applications (Next.js, Node.js API, PostgreSQL, Redis) with declarative YAML configuration files.

#Docker Compose#Multi-Tier#Databases
6 Practical LessonsExplore
PHASE 032 Learning Modules

Automation & Continuous Delivery

Automate code testing, linting, building, and artifact delivery on every commit.

Step 03Beginner
4 hours

GitHub Actions Automation

Automate testing, linting, building, Docker container publishing, and deployment workflows triggered directly by Git events.

#CI/CD#Automation#GitHub Actions
8 Practical LessonsExplore
Step 04Intermediate
3 hours

CI/CD Pipeline Concepts & Architecture

Deep dive into pipeline architectures, artifacts, build agents, automated testing pyramids, zero-downtime strategies, and canary rollouts.

#CI/CD#Architecture#Deployment
6 Practical LessonsExplore
PHASE 041 Learning Modules

Infrastructure as Code (IaC) & Cloud Provisioning

Declare reproducible cloud environments and automate Terraform pipelines.

Step 09Intermediate
4.5 hours

Terraform & Infrastructure as Code (IaC)

Master declarative infrastructure automation: HCL syntax, providers, state locking, reusable modules, multi-environment setups, and CI/CD plan/apply workflows.

#Terraform#IaC#Cloud
8 Practical LessonsExplore
PHASE 052 Learning Modules

Kubernetes Cluster Architecture & Orchestration

Deploy self-healing containers, pods, services, ingress, and lightweight K3s clusters.

Step 07Intermediate
6 hours

Kubernetes (K8s) Basics

Step into the standard enterprise container orchestrator: Pods, Deployments, Services, ConfigMaps, Ingress, and self-healing systems.

#Kubernetes#K8s#Orchestration
12 Practical LessonsExplore
Step 08Intermediate
4 hours

K3s: Lightweight Kubernetes

Run lightweight, fully compliant Kubernetes on single VPS nodes, edge devices, local development, and small production clusters.

#K3s#Rancher#EdgeK8s
8 Practical LessonsExplore
PHASE 063 Learning Modules

Observability, DevSecOps & Advanced GitOps

Full-stack monitoring with Prometheus/Grafana, container security with Trivy, and GitOps with ArgoCD.

Step 10Intermediate
4.5 hours

Prometheus, Grafana & Cloud Observability

Build production visibility: The 3 pillars of observability (metrics, logs, traces), PromQL queries, Node Exporter, Grafana dashboards, Loki log aggregation, and Alertmanager.

#Prometheus#Grafana#Loki
8 Practical LessonsExplore
Step 11Intermediate
4.5 hours

DevSecOps & Cloud Security Hardening

Embed security into every stage: Shift-left static analysis, container image vulnerability scanning with Trivy, image signing with Cosign, secret management, and K8s security.

#DevSecOps#Security#Trivy
8 Practical LessonsExplore
Step 12Advanced
5 hours

GitOps & Continuous Delivery with ArgoCD

Adopt modern declarative GitOps workflows: ArgoCD architecture, Application CRDs, automated repo syncing, Kustomize overlays, Helm charts, and progressive Canary delivery.

#GitOps#ArgoCD#Kubernetes
8 Practical LessonsExplore
PHASE 071 Learning Modules

Real-World Production Capstone

Connect every tool into a complete automated zero-downtime production deployment.

Step 13Capstone
6 hours

Full Real-World CI/CD Pipeline Project

The Capstone: Connect Git + GitHub Actions + Docker + GHCR + K3s Kubernetes into an automated GitOps production deployment.

#Capstone#EndToEnd#GitOps
10 Practical LessonsExplore
01

Foundations & Containers

Linux CLI, Git, GitHub, Docker & Compose. Build confidence with terminal workflows and local multi-service stacks.

02

CI/CD & Cloud IaC

GitHub Actions, CI/CD Pipeline Concepts & Terraform. Automate test pipelines and declare cloud infrastructure as code.

03

Kubernetes & Observability

K8s, K3s, Prometheus & Grafana. Deploy self-healing container clusters and build real-time monitoring dashboards.

04

DevSecOps & GitOps

Trivy vulnerability scanning, ArgoCD GitOps, Canary progressive rollouts, and the full end-to-end Capstone project.