The latest articles on DEV Community by Adarsh Jaiswal (@asliadarsh). https://dev.to/asliadarsh https://media2.dev.to/dynamic/image/width=90,height=90,fit=cover,gravity=auto,format=auto/https:%2F%2Fdev-to-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fuploads%2Fuser%2Fprofile_image%2F3964079%2F580c4859-77c9-4d8b-b29e-1606dabd5465.jpg https://dev.to/asliadarsh en Adarsh Jaiswal Tue, 02 Jun 2026 08:08:07 +0000 https://dev.to/asliadarsh/my-devops-journey-al1 https://dev.to/asliadarsh/my-devops-journey-al1 <p>When I first started writing code, my ultimate goal was simple: </p> <blockquote> <p><em>Make it work.</em></p> </blockquote> <p>But as my applications grew, a new set of questions kept me up at night:</p> <ul> <li>How do I ensure this app runs identically on a server as it does on my laptop?</li> <li>How do I securely scale infrastructure when traffic spikes?</li> <li>How do I automate the delivery pipeline so deployment becomes a non-event?</li> </ul> <p>Driven by this curiosity, I decided to transition from just writing code to understanding the entire lifecycle of software delivery. I didn't want to just watch tutorials—I wanted to get my hands dirty.</p> <p>Today, I’m excited to share the culmination of that effort: my DevOps Practice Repository! 🛠️</p> <h2> 📂 What’s Inside the Repository? </h2> <p>I structured this repo into progressive, isolated modules to document my hands-on learning across major cloud and automation technologies:</p> <p><strong>🐳 Docker (17 Tasks):</strong> Advanced containerization patterns, multi-stage production builds (Vite/React/Nginx), resource limits, health checks, and Docker Swarm.</p> <p><strong>🏗️ Terraform (GCP &amp; DigitalOcean):</strong> A 14-level progressive track on Google Cloud covering Custom VPCs, Cloud NAT, private Cloud SQL, module composition, and Workload Identity Federation (OIDC) for secretless authentication.</p> <p><strong>☸️ Kubernetes (12 Tasks):</strong> Managing self-healing Deployments, Ingress routing, persistent storage (PVCs), and microservice orchestration.</p> <p><strong>🔁 Nginx (11 Tasks):</strong> Building high-performance configurations for reverse proxying, load balancing, rate limiting, and security hardening.</p> <p><strong>🌿 Git Mastery (~40+ Scenarios):</strong> Deep dive into advanced workflows including interactive rebasing, bisect, reflog, and complex conflict resolution.</p> <p><strong>The Capstone:</strong> To tie it all together, I built the Totes App—a full-stack FastAPI + React application, containerized via Docker Compose, and deployed automatically through a GitHub Actions CI/CD pipeline to Azure App Service.</p> <h2> 💡 My Biggest Takeaway </h2> <p>DevOps isn't just a collection of tools; it’s a mindset centered around automation, reliability, and security. Building this repository taught me how to bridge the gap between development and operations to build genuinely resilient systems.</p> <p>Whether you're a fellow engineer looking for configuration references, a mentor, or a recruiter, I’d love for you to check out the codebase! (It is fully open-source under the MIT License).</p> <p><strong>👉 Explore the code here:</strong> <a href="https://github.com/asliAdarsh/devops-practice" rel="noopener noreferrer">asliadarsh-devops-practice</a></p> devops kubernetes docker terraform