DevOps Roadmap Bootcamp

From Zero to Job-Ready in 6 Months

A structured, project-based curriculum to become a DevOps Engineer. Follow this roadmap month by month, complete the lessons, and build real-world projects.

🎯 New to DevOps?

Start with Month 1 → Complete each topic → Build projects as you go

Month 1

Foundation Month

Build your Linux, Bash, and Git fundamentals

Linux Fundamentals

2 weeks

Master Linux commands, file system, permissions, processes, and system administration

6 lessons Start Learning

Bash Scripting

1 week

Automate repetitive tasks with shell scripts, learn variables, loops, conditionals, and functions

6 lessons Start Learning

Git & GitHub

1 week

Version control basics, branching strategies, pull requests, and collaboration workflows

7 lessons Start Learning
🎯 Month Project: Build a system health monitoring script
Month 2

Programming Month

Learn Python programming and Django for backend development

Python Fundamentals

2 weeks

Python syntax, data structures, functions, modules, and file I/O

8 lessons Start Learning

Django Web Framework

2 weeks

Build web applications with Django, understand MVT pattern, models, views, and templates

2 lessons Start Learning
🎯 Month Project: Create a CLI tool for file organization
Month 3

Containerization Month

Master Docker and container orchestration basics

Docker Deep Dive

2 weeks

Dockerfiles, images, containers, volumes, networking, and Docker Compose

7 lessons Start Learning

Kubernetes Introduction

2 weeks

Pods, deployments, services, configmaps, and secrets

8 lessons Start Learning
🎯 Month Project: Dockerize a Flask/Django application
Month 4

Automation Month

CI/CD pipelines and Infrastructure as Code

CI/CD Pipelines

2 weeks

GitHub Actions, GitLab CI, Jenkins, automated testing, and deployment strategies

6 lessons Start Learning

Terraform & IaC

2 weeks

Infrastructure as Code, Terraform syntax, state management, and modules

7 lessons Start Learning
🎯 Month Project: Set up a complete CI/CD pipeline
Month 5

Cloud Month

Cloud computing with AWS and Azure

AWS Cloud

2 weeks

EC2, S3, IAM, VPC, Lambda, and cloud architecture patterns

2 lessons Start Learning

DevOps Practices

2 weeks

CI/CD integration with cloud, monitoring, and incident response

5 lessons Start Learning
🎯 Month Project: Deploy a web app on AWS
Month 6

Advanced Month

Monitoring, observability, and system design

Monitoring & Observability

2 weeks

Prometheus, Grafana, logging, metrics, and alerting

6 lessons Start Learning

Backend Architecture

2 weeks

System design, microservices, message queues, caching, and database design

7 lessons Start Learning
🎯 Month Project: Design a scalable microservices architecture