DevOps Roadmap (2025 Edition)
🔄 Overview
This roadmap is structured for aiming to become a DevOps Engineer in 4 months. It combines
foundational learning, hands-on projects, real-world practices, and certification prep.
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📅 Month 1: Foundations of DevOps
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Week 1: Linux & Shell Scripting
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● Linux basics (Ubuntu/CentOS)
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● File system, permissions, networking commands
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● Bash scripting: loops, functions, variables
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● Scheduled tasks: cron, at
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Week 2: Git & Version Control
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● Git basics: clone, commit, push, pull
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● Branching, merging, conflict resolution
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● Git workflows: GitFlow, trunk-based
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● Using GitHub/GitLab for code hosting
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Week 3: Networking & Security Basics
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● OSI model, TCP/IP, DNS, HTTP/HTTPS
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● Firewalls, VPNs, load balancers
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● SSH configuration, key management
● Introduction to NGINX and reverse proxy
Week 4: Project
● Automate provisioning of a Linux server with basic hardening and Git repo setup
📅 Month 2: Containers & Infrastructure as Code
Week 5: Docker
● Docker installation & CLI
● Dockerfile, images, containers, volumes
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● Docker Compose for multi-container setups
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● Networking in Docker
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Week 6: Kubernetes (K8s) Basics
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● K8s architecture: Pods, Deployments, Services
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● Basic Helm usage
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Week 7: Terraform - Infrastructure as Code
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● Terraform syntax, providers, modules
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● State management and remote backends
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● Provision EC2, S3, VPC on AWS
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● Connect with Kubernetes deployments
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Week 8: Project
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● Deploy containerized app on Kubernetes using Terraform (infra provisioning +
deployment)
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📅 Month 3: CI/CD, Monitoring & Cloud
Week 9: CI/CD Pipelines
● Jenkins pipelines
● GitHub Actions / GitLab CI/CD
● Build-Test-Deploy cycle automation
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● Deployment strategies: Blue/Green, Canary
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Week 10: Monitoring & Logging
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● Prometheus setup and metrics collection
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● Grafana dashboards
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● ELK Stack (Elasticsearch, Logstash, Kibana)
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● Loki + Grafana for log visualization
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Week 11: Cloud Services (AWS Preferred)
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● IAM, EC2, S3, CloudWatch, Route 53, Lambda
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● Setting up a cloud environment for deployments
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Week 12: Project
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● CI/CD pipeline to build, test, and deploy Dockerized app on AWS with Prometheus +
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📅 Month 4: Advanced DevOps & Real Projects
Week 13: DevSecOps
● SAST tools (SonarQube)
● DAST tools (OWASP ZAP)
● Securing CI/CD pipelines
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Week 14: GitOps (ArgoCD or FluxCD)
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● Declarative CD pipelines
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● Auto-syncing changes from Git to K8s
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Week 15: Service Mesh & Chaos Engineering
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● Istio or Linkerd setup
● Traffic control, security, observability
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● LitmusChaos for testing resilience
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Week 16: Final Capstone Project
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● End-to-end deployment of a microservices app
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● GitOps + Monitoring + Security checks
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● Documented CI/CD pipeline and IaC with rollback strategy
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🔗 Tools & Technologies
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● Version Control: Git, GitHub/GitLab
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● Containers: Docker, Podman
● Orchestration: Kubernetes, Helm
● CI/CD: Jenkins, GitHub Actions, GitLab CI
● Monitoring: Prometheus, Grafana, ELK
● IaC: Terraform, Ansible
● Cloud: AWS/GCP/Azure
🎓 Recommended Certifications
● Certified Kubernetes Administrator (CKA)
● AWS Certified DevOps Engineer
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● Terraform Associate by HashiCorp
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🚀 Pro Tips
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● Focus on hands-on practice using local VMs or cloud labs.
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● Contribute to GitHub projects or build your own.
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● Build documentation for every setup you do.
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● Join communities: DevOps Subreddits, Discord, LinkedIn groups.
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Happy Building, Automating, and Deploying!
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