6-Week (1.
5 Month) Intensive Full-Stack + DevOps Roadmap
This roadmap will take you from intermediate React.js to advanced full-stack development and
DevOps in just 1.5 months with hands-on projects.
Daily Study Time: 4-6 hours
Projects: 6 Full-Stack + DevOps Projects
Tech Stacks Covered: Frontend (React.js, Next.js), Backend (Node.js, Express.js, MongoDB),
DevOps (Docker, Kubernetes, Terraform, CI/CD, AWS, Security, Monitoring)
Week 1: Frontend Development (React.js Basics to Intermediate)
Goal: Build a strong foundation in React.js for frontend development.
Topics:
- JSX, Components, Props, and State
- React Hooks: useState, useEffect, useRef
- React Router v6 (Single Page Applications & Navigation)
- API Calls with Fetch & Axios
- Form Handling & Validation
- Tailwind CSS for UI Design
Project: Movie Search App (React + TMDB API)
Features: Fetch movie data, search functionality, API calls with useEffect, UI with Tailwind
Week 2: Advanced React.js + State Management
Goal: Learn Redux Toolkit, performance optimization, and Firebase authentication.
Topics:
- Redux Toolkit & Context API for State Management
- Advanced Hooks: useReducer, useContext, useMemo, useCallback
- React Performance Optimization (React.memo, Lazy Loading, Code Splitting)
- Firebase Authentication (Login/Signup, OAuth, JWT-based Auth)
- React Query for Server-State Management
Project: Task Management App (React + Redux + Firebase Auth)
Features: CRUD tasks, Firebase login/logout, state management with Redux
Week 3: Backend Development (Node.js, Express.js, MongoDB)
Goal: Build a REST API and integrate it with the frontend.
Topics:
- Node.js & Express.js Basics
- Building REST APIs (GET, POST, PUT, DELETE)
- Middleware & Error Handling in Express.js
- MongoDB with Mongoose (Schemas, Models, Queries)
- Authentication with JWT & bcrypt (Password Hashing)
- Role-Based Access Control (RBAC) & Security Best Practices
Project: Full-Stack Blog App (React + Node.js + MongoDB)
Features: User authentication, CRUD blog posts, JWT auth, MongoDB database
Week 4: Full-Stack Integration + DevOps Basics
Goal: Learn Docker, CI/CD, and Kubernetes basics to deploy full-stack apps.
Topics:
- Integrating Frontend & Backend (Connecting React with Node.js API)
- Dockerizing a Full-Stack App (React + Node.js + MongoDB)
- Docker Compose for Multi-Container Applications
- CI/CD Pipelines with GitHub Actions & Jenkins
- Deploying Apps on Render/Vercel
Project: Dockerized E-commerce App (React + Node + MongoDB + Docker)
Features: Secure backend, frontend deployment, Docker Compose for multiple containers
Week 5: Kubernetes, Terraform & Advanced DevOps
Goal: Deploy full-stack applications using Kubernetes & Terraform.
Topics:
- Kubernetes Basics: Pods, Deployments, Services
- Managing Configurations with Kubernetes Secrets & ConfigMaps
- Helm Charts for Kubernetes Application Deployment
- Infrastructure as Code with Terraform (AWS Infrastructure Automation)
- GitOps with ArgoCD for Continuous Deployment
Project: Kubernetes-Deployed Full-Stack App
Features: Load balancing, microservices, GitOps deployment, AWS provisioning with Terraform
Week 6: Serverless, Security & Monitoring
Goal: Learn serverless development, observability, and DevSecOps.
Topics:
- Serverless Computing: AWS Lambda & Firebase Functions
- Security in DevOps: Trivy, OWASP ZAP, SonarQube (Code Security Scanning)
- Role-Based Access Control (RBAC) in Kubernetes
- Monitoring & Logging: Prometheus, Grafana, Loki
- Chaos Engineering & Load Testing
Project: Serverless SaaS App + Security Audit
Features: API security, DevSecOps integration, real-time monitoring with Grafana
