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Timileyin Ajiboye
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Embarking on DevOps Journey: Having a Roadmap

๐Ÿšง This post is a continuation of Embarking on My DevOps Journey. If you havenโ€™t read that, check it out before diving into the roadmap below.


๐Ÿ—บ๏ธ My DevOps Learning Roadmap

This is the structured path I'm following as I learn DevOps, step by step. Itโ€™s also a reference guide for anyone starting from scratch who needs direction and wants to learn in public ๐Ÿš€.

I'll update this roadmap with new milestones, resources, and tutorials (including one on setting up virtual machines manually and using Vagrant, which is coming soon!).


๐Ÿ”ฐ Phase 1: DevOps Fundamentals

๐ŸŽฏ Objectives

  • Understand what DevOps is and why it matters
  • Learn the DevOps lifecycle and key concepts (CI/CD, automation, collaboration)

๐Ÿ“š Resources


๐Ÿงฑ Phase 2: Virtual Machines & Vagrant

๐ŸŽฏ Objectives

  • Learn how to create and manage VMs manually
  • Use Vagrant to provision VMs consistently

๐Ÿ”ง Tools

  • VirtualBox or VMware
  • Vagrant

๐Ÿ“š Resources (and a tutorial from me coming soon!)

  • Vagrant Docs
  • Manual VM Setup using ISO + Ubuntu walkthroughs

๐Ÿง Phase 3: Linux & Shell Scripting

๐ŸŽฏ Objectives

  • Gain comfort with the command line
  • Understand permissions, file systems, and process management
  • Write basic bash scripts

๐Ÿ”ง Tools

  • Ubuntu (via WSL or Virtual Machine)
  • Bash

๐Ÿ“š Resources


๐Ÿงฌ Phase 4: Version Control with Git

๐ŸŽฏ Objectives

  • Master Git basics: commit, push, pull, branch
  • Understand merging and resolving conflicts
  • Use GitHub for remote collaboration

๐Ÿ“š Resources


๐Ÿ“ฆ Phase 5: Containers with Docker

๐ŸŽฏ Objectives

  • Understand containerization
  • Create Docker images and manage containers
  • Use Dockerfiles and Docker Compose

๐Ÿ“š Resources


๐Ÿ” Phase 6: CI/CD Pipelines

๐ŸŽฏ Objectives

  • Learn what CI/CD means in real projects
  • Automate build, test, and deploy pipelines

๐Ÿ”ง Tools

  • GitHub Actions
  • Jenkins
  • GitLab CI

๐Ÿ“š Resources


โ˜๏ธ Phase 7: Cloud Fundamentals

๐ŸŽฏ Objectives

  • Understand cloud architecture (IaaS, PaaS, SaaS)
  • Launch and manage basic services (e.g. EC2, IAM)

๐Ÿ”ง Tools

  • AWS (focus), Azure, or GCP

๐Ÿ“š Resources


๐Ÿ—๏ธ Phase 8: Infrastructure as Code (IaC)

๐ŸŽฏ Objectives

  • Automate provisioning with code
  • Learn how to manage infrastructure at scale

๐Ÿ”ง Tools

  • Terraform
  • Ansible

๐Ÿ“š Resources


๐Ÿงญ Phase 9: Kubernetes for Container Orchestration

๐ŸŽฏ Objectives

  • Understand why Kubernetes is needed
  • Deploy and manage containerized apps in clusters
  • Write Kubernetes manifests (pods, deployments, services)

๐Ÿ”ง Tools

  • Minikube or Kind (for local practice)
  • kubectl CLI
  • Helm (for templating, optional)

๐Ÿ“š Resources


๐Ÿ“Š Phase 10: Monitoring & Logging

๐ŸŽฏ Objectives

  • Track performance, detect issues, and visualize metrics

๐Ÿ”ง Tools

  • Prometheus
  • Grafana
  • ELK Stack

๐Ÿ” Bonus: DevSecOps & Security Awareness

๐ŸŽฏ Objectives

  • Learn security best practices in pipelines
  • Understand secrets management and access control

๐Ÿ“… How Iโ€™ll Share My Progress

For each phase, Iโ€™ll post:

  • โœ… What I learned
  • โš ๏ธ What challenged me
  • ๐Ÿ”ง What I built
  • ๐Ÿงฉ What I still need to learn

๐Ÿค Join Me!

If youโ€™re on this journey too, whether you're just beginning or already deep in the field, Iโ€™d love to connect and hear how your roadmap compares.

Feel free to:

  • Drop your roadmap link or repo in the comments
  • Recommend resources
  • Follow for weekly updates

โœ๏ธ Connect with me on LinkedIn or follow my journey here if youโ€™d like to keep up with my DevOps series. Iโ€™ll be posting weekly updates, lessons learned, and the occasional โ€œoops, I broke somethingโ€ story. ๐Ÿ˜…

Thanks for reading! ๐Ÿ™Œ

Letโ€™s keep learning and building.


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