DevOps Foundations & Linux Fundamentals
- Evolution of DevOps & CI/CD Culture
- Dev vs Ops Traditional Model
- Linux Architecture & File System
- Command Line Mastery
- Users, Groups & Permissions
- Process & Service Management
- Package Management (apt)
- Environment Variables in Linux
- Shell Scripting & Automation
- Cron Jobs & Scheduled Tasks
- Mini Project: Automated Backup System
Networking for DevOps Engineers
- How Systems Communicate (Client–Server Model)
- Client–Server Architecture
- TCP/IP & Practical OSI Model
- IP Addressing & Ports
- DNS Resolution
- HTTP vs HTTPS
- Firewall & Port Debugging
- Linux Networking Tools (curl, ss, netstat, dig)
- Running & Troubleshooting Web Servers
Version Control & Collaboration (Git & GitHub)
- Git Architecture (Working Directory → Staging → Repository → Remote)
- Repository Setup & Professional Workflow
- Branching Strategies
- Pull Requests & Code Reviews
- Merge Conflict Resolution
- Rebase vs Merge (Conceptual)
- GitHub Project Structuring
- .gitignore & Best Practices
- Multi-Developer Collaboration Simulation
Continuous Integration with Jenkins
- CI/CD Deep Concepts
- Jenkins Architecture & UI
- Freestyle vs Pipeline Jobs
- Jenkinsfile (Declarative Pipelines)
- GitHub Webhook Integration
- Environment Variables in CI
- Serial vs Parallel Pipeline Execution
- Debugging Build Failures
- Security Scan Integration in Pipeline
- CI Automation Project
Docker – Containerization Essentials & YAML
- Why Containers Evolved
- What are containers?
- Introduction to Docker
- Play with Docker (hands-on playground)
- Using Docker Hub
- Core Docker commands
- Docker Architecture
- Deployment model
- Distributed vs centralized architectures
- Build and Dockerfile basics
- Volumes and storage & Data Persistence
- Tags, repositories, and registries
- Container lifecycle overview
- Port Mapping & Networking
- Environment Variables in Docker
- Docker Compose & YAML Basics
- Containerizing a Real Application
- Introduction to YAML Syntax
- Key-Value Structure
- Writing Docker Compose Files
- YAML Validation & Debugging
Advanced Docker & Build Optimization
- Docker Layers & Build Caching
- Multi-Stage Builds
- Security Scanning with Trivy
- Image Size Optimization
- .dockerignore Best Practices
- Parallel Docker Builds in CI
- Docker Security Best Practices
- Non-Root Containers & Security Hardening
- Debugging Container Failures
- Docker Integration within Jenkins
Kubernetes Foundations
- Why Kubernetes Evolved
- Kubernetes Architecture
- Pods & ReplicaSets
- Writing Kubernetes YAML Manifests
- Understanding apiVersion, kind, metadata, spec
- Debugging YAML Errors
- Deployments
- Services (ClusterIP / NodePort)
- kubectl Command Mastery
- kubeconfig & Context Management
- Application Scaling
- Rolling Updates & Rollback
- Debugging Pod Failures
- Deployment on Local Cluster (Minikube)
Kubernetes Advanced & Helm
- ConfigMaps & Secrets
- Environment Management in Kubernetes
- Dev / Stage / Prod Deployment Strategy
- values.yaml Configuration Strategy
- Templating in Helm (YAML + Go Templates)
- Namespaces & Resource Isolation
- Resource Requests & Limits
- Helm Architecture & Chart Structure
- values.yaml Configuration
- Helm Upgrade & Rollback
- Multi-Environment Deployment with Helm
Monitoring & Observability
- Monitoring vs Logging vs Tracing
- Prometheus Architecture
- PromQL Fundamentals
- Metrics: CPU, Memory, Traffic, Requests
- Error Rate Monitoring
- Percentiles (P95 / P99)
- SLIs & SLOs Concepts
- Grafana Dashboard Design
- Alert Rule Configuration
- Monitoring Kubernetes Workloads
Advanced CI/CD & Concourse
- Concourse Architecture
- Pipeline as Code (YAML)
- Resources, Jobs & Tasks
- Serial vs Parallel Execution
- Containerized CI Workflows
- Security Integration in Pipelines
- CI Performance Optimization
- Full CI Pipeline Design Strategy
- Debugging CI Failures
End-to-End DevOps Pipeline Design
- Git → CI → Docker → Kubernetes Flow
- Automated Image Tagging Strategy
- Helm-Based Deployment Automation
- Environment Variable Management Across Stack
- Embedded Security in CI/CD
- Monitoring Integrated into Deployment
- Failure Simulation & Rollback Strategy
- Production-Ready Pipeline Architecture
Capstone Project & Production Readiness
- Complete DevOps Implementation (Local Lab)
- Multi-Environment Deployment
- CI Pipeline Automation
- Container Security Integration
- Monitoring & Alerting Setup
- Scaling & Optimization
- Real-World Troubleshooting Scenarios
- Architecture Presentation & Interview Preparation
Career Coaching/Job assistance
- 1:1 Resume & LinkedIn Profile Building
- Mock Interviews & Interview Coaching
- Job Referrals via Hiring Partners
- Salary Negotiation Practice
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