Beginner Roadmap to DevOps & Cloud
Engineering
🚀 PHASE 1: Foundations (Week 1–2)
🎯 Goal: Understand Linux, Git, and Cloud Basics
✅ What to Learn:
- Basic Linux commands (Ubuntu)
- File system navigation, permissions
- Git & GitHub (version control)
- Basic networking (IP, DNS, ports)
🎓 Courses & Resources:
- Linux Journey: https://linuxjourney.com/
- Learn Git in 1 Hour (YouTube): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8JJ101D3knE
- Pro Git Book: https://git-scm.com/book/en/v2
🛠 Projects:
- Set up Ubuntu on your PC or VirtualBox
- Create a GitHub account and push your first repository
⚙️PHASE 2: Cloud Essentials (Week 3–5)
🎯 Goal: Learn how to use AWS (or Azure/GCP)
✅ What to Learn:
- AWS free tier, EC2, S3, IAM, VPC
- AWS CLI (Command Line Interface)
🎓 Courses & Resources:
- AWS Cloud Practitioner Course (FreeCodeCamp):
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3hLmDS179YE
- AWS Free Tier: https://aws.amazon.com/free/
🛠 Projects:
- Launch an EC2 instance and SSH into it
- Host a simple HTML website on S3
🐳 PHASE 3: DevOps Tools – Docker & CI/CD (Week 6–8)
🎯 Goal: Learn containerization & automation
✅ What to Learn:
- Docker: Build, run, and push containers
- GitHub Actions or Jenkins for CI/CD
- YAML basics
🎓 Courses & Resources:
- Docker for Beginners (YouTube): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3c-
iBn73dDE
- CI/CD with GitHub Actions (YouTube): https://www.youtube.com/watch?
v=R8_veQiYBjI
🛠 Projects:
- Containerize a Node.js or Python app
- Set up GitHub Actions to auto-deploy it
🌐 PHASE 4: Infrastructure as Code (Week 9–12)
🎯 Goal: Automate infrastructure with Terraform
✅ What to Learn:
- Terraform basics
- AWS provider configuration
- Creating EC2/S3 with Terraform
🎓 Courses & Resources:
- Terraform for Beginners (YouTube): https://www.youtube.com/watch?
v=SLB_c_ayRMo
- HashiCorp Learn Terraform: https://developer.hashicorp.com/terraform/
🛠 Projects:
- Use Terraform to provision an EC2 server
- Push the code to GitHub with documentation
📡 PHASE 5: Kubernetes Basics (Optional, Week 13–15)
🎯 Goal: Understand container orchestration
✅ What to Learn:
- Kubernetes architecture
- Deploying apps to a cluster
- kubectl commands
🎓 Courses & Resources:
- Kubernetes for Beginners (FreeCodeCamp): https://www.youtube.com/watch?
v=d6WC5n9G_sM
- Katacoda Kubernetes Playground:
https://www.katacoda.com/courses/kubernetes
🛠 Projects:
- Deploy a simple app (e.g., Nginx) on Minikube
💼 Final Phase: Portfolio & Job Readiness (Ongoing)
🎯 Goal: Prepare for job applications
✅ What to Do:
- Build a GitHub portfolio with all your projects
- Write blog posts or LinkedIn updates on what you’ve learned
- Create a polished CV
- Prepare for DevOps interview questions
🌍 Where to Apply:
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/
- RemoteOK: https://remoteok.com/
- We Work Remotely: https://weworkremotely.com/
- Jobberman: https://www.jobberman.com/