DevOps Essentials: Tools and Workflows

This course offers a comprehensive introduction to the core practices and tools in DevOps, focusing on automating, optimizing, and monitoring software development and deployment processes. Ideal for those with basic software development or operations experience, the course covers the essentials of CI/CD pipelines and introduces widely-used tools like Docker, Kubernetes, and Jenkins. Participants will learn how to integrate these tools into a cohesive workflow to improve efficiency and reliability of software releases.

Detailed Syllabus:

Week 1: Introduction to DevOps

• Understanding DevOps: Principles and benefits.
• The DevOps lifecycle: Plan, Code, Build, Test, Release, Deploy, Operate, and Monitor.
• Overview of DevOps tools and technologies.

Week 2: Version Control Systems

• Introduction to Git: Branching, Merging, and Workflows.
• Setting up a GitHub repository.
• Best practices for version control.

Week 3: Continuous Integration and Continuous Deployment (CI/CD)

• Setting up CI/CD pipelines.
• Introduction to Jenkins: Installation, configuration, and creating jobs.
• Automating builds and tests using Jenkins.

Week 4: Containerization with Docker

• Introduction to Docker and containerization.
• Creating Docker images and managing containers.
• Docker Compose: Managing multi-container applications.

Week 5: Kubernetes Essentials

• Introduction to Kubernetes: Concepts and architecture.
• Deploying applications on Kubernetes.
• Managing containerized applications with Kubernetes pods, services, and deployments.

Week 6: Infrastructure as Code

• Introduction to Terraform.
• Writing Terraform scripts to manage infrastructure.
• Best practices for infrastructure as code.

Week 7: Configuration Management

• Overview of configuration management and tools like Ansible.
• Writing Ansible playbooks to automate server setup.
• Managing configurations for consistency across environments.

Week 8: Monitoring and Logging

• Introduction to monitoring with Prometheus.
• Log management with ELK Stack (Elasticsearch, Logstash, Kibana).
• Setting up dashboards and alerts to monitor application and infrastructure health.

Week 9: Security in DevOps

• Understanding DevSecOps: Integrating security into DevOps.
• Implementing security best practices in CI/CD pipelines.
• Using tools like SonarQube for code quality and security vulnerability scanning.

Week 10: Real-world DevOps Case Studies

• Analyzing successful DevOps implementations in industry.
• Lessons learned and best practices from real-world scenarios.

Week 11: Capstone Project

• Applying learned DevOps practices to design and implement a full CI/CD pipeline for a real-world application.
• Utilizing Docker, Kubernetes, Jenkins, and monitoring tools to demonstrate a fully operational DevOps workflow.

Learning Outcomes:

• Understand and apply DevOps principles to streamline software development and deployment processes.
• Gain hands-on experience with key DevOps tools like Docker, Kubernetes, Jenkins, and Terraform.
• Develop the ability to set up and maintain reliable, scalable, and secure CI/CD pipelines.

This course includes interactive tutorials, labs, and a capstone project that challenges students to apply their knowledge in real-world scenarios, providing them with practical skills that are immediately applicable in any DevOps environment.

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