Course Overview
Month 1: DevOps Foundations
1. Introduction to DevOps
- Understanding DevOps and its significance in the industry.
- Comparison between DevOps and traditional IT practices.
- Key principles: Collaboration, Automation, and Continuous Improvement.
- Introduction to the DevOps lifecycle: Plan, Develop, Build, Test, Release, Deploy, Operate, and Monitor.
- Overview of popular DevOps tools (Git, Jenkins, Docker, Kubernetes, Ansible).
2. Version Control with Git
- What is Version Control and why it's essential?
- Git installation and configuration.
- Key Git commands: init, clone, commit, push, pull, merge.
- Working with branches: creation, merging, resolving conflicts.
- Stashing changes, reverting commits, and rebasing.
- GitHub: Setting up repositories and managing access.
3. Build Automation with Maven
- Introduction to Build Tools and their importance.
- Installing Maven and understanding its architecture.
- POM.xml file structure and configuration.
- Dependency management and repositories.
- Building and packaging Java applications using Maven.
- Integrating Maven with Jenkins for automated builds.
4. Linux Essentials for DevOps
- Basics of Linux: Directory structure, commands, and file system navigation.
- Understanding file permissions and ownership.
- Creating and managing users and groups.
- Package management: Installing, updating, and removing software (yum, apt).
- Basic shell scripting for task automation.
Month 2: CI/CD Pipeline and Automation
1. Continuous Integration with Jenkins
- Introduction to Continuous Integration and Jenkins.
- Installing and setting up Jenkins.
- Creating and configuring Jenkins jobs.
- Setting up a basic CI pipeline.
- Integrating Jenkins with Git for automated builds.
- Automated testing within Jenkins pipelines.
2. Containerization with Docker
- Understanding containerization and its benefits.
- Docker architecture: Images, Containers, and Docker Engine.
- Installing Docker on Linux/Windows.
- Creating and managing Docker containers.
- Writing Dockerfiles for custom images.
- Networking in Docker: Bridge, Host, Overlay networks.
- Persistent storage using Docker Volumes.
- Introduction to Docker Compose for multi-container applications.
3. Continuous Delivery with Jenkins
- Implementing Continuous Delivery workflows in Jenkins.
- Post-build actions and triggering deployments.
- Automating deployment processes to servers.
- Setting up notifications for build failures/successes (Email, Slack).
Month 3: Configuration Management and Orchestration
1. Configuration Management with Ansible
- Introduction to Configuration Management.
- Ansible architecture: Playbooks, Modules, and Inventory.
- Installing and configuring Ansible.
- Creating and running Ansible Playbooks.
- Using Ansible Roles for organizing tasks.
- Managing configurations across multiple environments.
- Handling variables and secrets in Ansible.
- Troubleshooting Ansible tasks and logs.
2. Orchestration with Kubernetes
- Introduction to Kubernetes: Architecture and components.
- Installing Kubernetes using Minikube and kubeadm.
- Understanding Pods, Nodes, and Clusters.
- Deployments: Rolling updates and rollbacks.
- Managing Services: ClusterIP, NodePort, LoadBalancer.
- Persistent Storage: Volumes, PersistentVolumeClaims (PVCs).
- Working with ConfigMaps and Secrets.
- Monitoring Kubernetes using Prometheus and Grafana.
- Introduction to Helm: Charts, Repositories, and Templating.
3. Infrastructure as Code (IaC) with Terraform
- Introduction to IaC and Terraform basics.
- Installing Terraform and understanding its workflow.
- Writing Terraform configurations: Resources, Providers, and Variables.
- Managing state files and handling state locking.
- Using Modules for reusability and scalability.
- Provisioning AWS resources with Terraform (e.g., EC2, S3).
- Best practices for structuring Terraform code.
- Integrating Terraform with CI/CD pipelines.
Month 4: Monitoring, Security, and Advanced Topics
1. Monitoring and Logging
- Importance of monitoring in DevOps.
- Installing and configuring Prometheus for metrics collection.
- Visualizing metrics using Grafana dashboards.
- Introduction to the ELK stack: Elasticsearch, Logstash, and Kibana.
- Centralized logging with Logstash and Filebeat.
- Querying logs and setting up alerts in Kibana.
2. DevSecOps and Security Practices
- Introduction to DevSecOps: Integrating security in DevOps workflows.
- OWASP Top 10 vulnerabilities and prevention techniques.
- Securing CI/CD pipelines.
- Container security: Best practices and scanning tools (e.g., Trivy, Clair).
- Role-based access control (RBAC) in Kubernetes.
- Automating security checks in Jenkins pipelines.
3. Advanced Jenkins and Automation
- Multibranch pipelines and pipeline-as-code (Jenkinsfile).
- Configuring Jenkins agents and distributed builds.
- Integrating Jenkins with Kubernetes for dynamic build environments.
- Automating end-to-end testing using Selenium in Jenkins.
- Advanced post-build actions and notification integrations.
Month 5: Cloud Computing and Final Project
1. Cloud Computing Essentials
- Introduction to cloud computing: Public, Private, and Hybrid clouds.
- Overview of AWS services: EC2, S3, IAM, and RDS.
- Setting up and managing AWS EC2 instances.
- Creating and managing S3 buckets for object storage.
- Using IAM for access management and security.
- Cost management and optimization in AWS.
2. End-to-End DevOps Project
- Integrating Git, Jenkins, Docker, Kubernetes, Terraform, and Ansible.
- Building an end-to-end CI/CD pipeline.
- Automating deployments to Kubernetes clusters.
- Monitoring applications with Prometheus and Grafana.
- Implementing DevSecOps with security checks at every stage.
- Project presentation and documentation.
3. Final Assessments
- Mock interviews: Technical and HR rounds.
- Certification preparation: AWS, Kubernetes, Terraform, and Jenkins.
- Resume building and job placement assistance.
