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Md Mehedi Hasan
Md Mehedi Hasan

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DevOps Learning Journey

πŸ”Ή Phase 1: Fundamentals of DevOps
βœ… 1️⃣ Understand DevOps Concepts

What is DevOps?
DevOps vs Traditional IT
DevOps lifecycle (CI/CD, automation, monitoring, etc.)
βœ… 2️⃣ Learn Linux & Shell Scripting

Basic Linux commands (ls, cd, grep, sed, awk, etc.)
User & file permissions
Writing Bash scripts
βœ… 3️⃣ Networking & Cloud Basics

HTTP, HTTPS, FTP, DNS, Load Balancers
Basic understanding of AWS, Azure, or GCP
Virtual Machines vs Containers
βœ… 4️⃣ Version Control with Git

Git basics (clone, commit, push, pull)
Branching & Merging
Working with GitHub/GitLab
πŸ”Ή Phase 2: DevOps Tools & CI/CD
βœ… 5️⃣ Learn Containerization with Docker

Docker installation & basic commands
Creating and managing Docker containers
Writing Dockerfiles
βœ… 6️⃣ Container Orchestration with Kubernetes

Kubernetes architecture (Pods, Deployments, Services)
Running applications on Kubernetes
ConfigMaps & Secrets
βœ… 7️⃣ CI/CD with Jenkins & GitHub Actions

What is CI/CD?
Setting up a Jenkins pipeline
Automating builds with GitHub Actions
βœ… 8️⃣ Infrastructure as Code (IaC) - Terraform & Ansible

Writing Terraform scripts for cloud infrastructure
Automating server configurations with Ansible
πŸ”Ή Phase 3: Advanced DevOps & Cloud
βœ… 9️⃣ Monitoring & Logging

Setting up Prometheus & Grafana for monitoring
Logging with ELK (Elasticsearch, Logstash, Kibana)
βœ… πŸ”Ÿ Security & Performance Optimization

DevSecOps principles
Load testing with JMeter
Securing CI/CD pipelines
βœ… 1️⃣1️⃣ Cloud Services & Serverless Computing

Deep dive into AWS (EC2, S3, Lambda, CloudFormation)
Deploying serverless applications
πŸ”Ή Phase 4: Real-World Projects & Certifications
βœ… 1️⃣2️⃣ Hands-on Real-World Projects

Build a CI/CD pipeline for a real application
Deploy Kubernetes clusters on AWS/GCP
Automate infrastructure provisioning with Terraform
βœ… 1️⃣3️⃣ Get Certified (Optional but Recommended)

AWS Certified DevOps Engineer
Kubernetes Administrator (CKA)
HashiCorp Certified Terraform Associate
πŸ’‘ Bonus Tips for Success
βœ… Follow DevOps blogs & YouTube channels (KodeKloud, DevOpsToolkit, etc.)
βœ… Join DevOps communities (Reddit r/devops, LinkedIn groups)
βœ… Contribute to open-source projects on GitHub

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