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Learning stage
Systems Foundations
Build the operating-system and shell fluency every later tool assumes.
All 37 course curricula are now linked
37 essential technologies · one coherent path
Learn the system
behind shipping software.
DevOps Academy organizes the industry’s essential tools into a prerequisite-aware learning path—from Linux fundamentals and version control to automated delivery, Kubernetes, security, observability, and cloud.
37focused courses
12learning stages
3full courses available
100%browser-native
$ academy path --start foundations
Resolving prerequisite graph...
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Systems FoundationsLinux · Bash · PowerShell
READY02
Version ControlGit · GitHub · GitLab
CURRICULUM03
Build & TestArtifacts · Quality · Automation
CURRICULUM06
Container PlatformsDocker · Kubernetes · OpenShift
CURRICULUM$ academy learn linux
Recommended sequence
A roadmap, not a toolbox dump.
Each stage creates the operating context required by the next. Follow the sequence for a complete foundation, or use it as a map when filling specific knowledge gaps.
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03
Learning stage
Build & Artifact Management
Turn source code into reproducible, versioned, distributable artifacts.
04
Learning stage
Testing & Code Quality
Automate confidence before software reaches production.
05
Learning stage
Continuous Integration & Delivery
Build, test, approve, and release software through automated pipelines.
06
Learning stage
Containers & Platforms
Package workloads consistently and operate them at scale.
07
Learning stage
Infrastructure & Configuration
Provision environments and keep machines in a known, repeatable state.
08
Learning stage
Web Delivery & Networking
Route traffic, terminate TLS, proxy services, and expose applications safely.
09
Learning stage
DevSecOps & Secrets
Find risk early and control sensitive access throughout delivery.
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11
Learning stage
Monitoring, Logging & Observability
Understand system behavior through metrics, logs, alerts, and operational context.
12
Learning stage
Cloud Platforms
Apply the complete toolchain on the three major public-cloud ecosystems.
Course catalog
Thirty-seven essential DevOps courses.
Linux, Bash, and PowerShell contain the published lesson content. Every other course now has a linked curriculum page with its complete chapter and lesson roadmap ready to browse.
37 courses3 full courses · 34 curriculum-ready
LINAvailable
Stage 01 · Operating systems
Linux
The command line, filesystems, processes, networking, services, security, and production troubleshooting.
Open courseSHAvailable
Stage 01 · Shell automation
Bash
Portable command-line automation, pipelines, functions, error handling, and production shell practices.
Open coursePSAvailable
Stage 01 · Cross-platform automation
PowerShell
Object-oriented automation for Windows, Linux, cloud platforms, and infrastructure operations.
Open courseGITPlanned
Stage 02 · Version control
Git
Distributed version control from commits and branches to recovery, internals, and enterprise workflows.
View curriculumGHPlanned
Stage 02 · Developer platform
GitHub
Repositories, pull requests, issues, security, releases, organizations, packages, and collaboration governance.
View curriculumGLPlanned
Stage 02 · DevOps platform
GitLab
Repository collaboration, project governance, registries, security controls, and integrated delivery workflows.
View curriculumMVNPlanned
Stage 03 · Build systems
Maven & Gradle
Java and JVM build lifecycles, dependency management, testing, packaging, and CI integration.
View curriculumNXPlanned
Stage 03 · Artifact repository
Nexus Repository
Host and govern packages, proxy upstream registries, promote builds, and manage artifact lifecycles.
View curriculumSELPlanned
Stage 04 · Browser testing
Selenium
Cross-browser end-to-end automation with WebDriver, Grid, containers, and CI pipelines.
View curriculumRFPlanned
Stage 04 · Acceptance automation
Robot Framework
Keyword-driven acceptance testing, reusable libraries, reports, and CI execution.
View curriculumJMPlanned
Stage 04 · Performance testing
Apache JMeter
Load, stress, endurance, and API performance tests with repeatable non-GUI execution.
View curriculumSQPlanned
Stage 04 · Static analysis
SonarQube
Quality profiles, issues, coverage, security hotspots, and enforceable quality gates.
View curriculumGHAPlanned
Stage 05 · CI/CD automation
GitHub Actions
Workflow syntax, runners, matrices, caching, environments, reusable workflows, and deployments.
View curriculumGLCIPlanned
Stage 05 · Integrated pipelines
GitLab CI/CD
Jobs, stages, runners, artifacts, environments, security scans, and delivery orchestration.
View curriculumJNKPlanned
Stage 05 · Automation server
Jenkins
Pipeline-as-code, agents, credentials, plugins, shared libraries, and reliable enterprise automation.
View curriculumDKRPlanned
Stage 06 · Containers
Docker
Images, Dockerfiles, registries, Compose, networking, storage, security, and production builds.
View curriculumK8SPlanned
Stage 06 · Container orchestration
Kubernetes
Workloads, services, storage, scheduling, configuration, security, scaling, and cluster operations.
View curriculumHLMPlanned
Stage 06 · Kubernetes packaging
Helm
Charts, templates, values, releases, dependencies, testing, and maintainable deployment packages.
View curriculumOCPPlanned
Stage 06 · Enterprise Kubernetes
OpenShift & OKD
Projects, routes, operators, security constraints, builds, GitOps, and platform operations.
View curriculumTFPlanned
Stage 07 · Infrastructure as code
Terraform
Providers, state, modules, plans, environments, remote backends, testing, and safe change workflows.
View curriculumANSPlanned
Stage 07 · Configuration automation
Ansible
Inventories, playbooks, roles, variables, idempotency, secrets, and fleet automation.
View curriculumVAGPlanned
Stage 07 · Development environments
Vagrant
Reproducible virtual-machine labs, provisioning, networking, snapshots, and multi-machine environments.
View curriculumPUPPlanned
Stage 07 · Configuration management
Puppet
Declarative resources, manifests, modules, catalogs, agents, PuppetDB, and enterprise operations.
View curriculumCHFPlanned
Stage 07 · Configuration management
Chef
Cookbooks, recipes, resources, testing, Policyfiles, nodes, and infrastructure automation.
View curriculumSLTPlanned
Stage 07 · Remote execution
Salt Project
Master/minion architecture, states, pillars, orchestration, events, and high-speed fleet control.
View curriculumNGXPlanned
Stage 08 · Web and proxy server
NGINX
HTTP serving, reverse proxying, load balancing, TLS, caching, rate limits, and observability.
View curriculumTRVPlanned
Stage 09 · Security scanning
Trivy
Scan images, filesystems, dependencies, IaC, Kubernetes resources, licenses, and secrets.
View curriculumVLTPlanned
Stage 09 · Secrets management
HashiCorp Vault
Secret engines, policies, authentication, dynamic credentials, PKI, transit encryption, and operations.
View curriculumARGOPlanned
Stage 10 · GitOps continuous delivery
Argo CD
Applications, sync policies, health, projects, multi-cluster delivery, rollbacks, and progressive workflows.
View curriculumPROMPlanned
Stage 11 · Metrics
Prometheus
Scraping, exporters, labels, PromQL, recording rules, alerting, federation, and Kubernetes monitoring.
View curriculumGRAFPlanned
Stage 11 · Visualization
Grafana
Dashboards, variables, transformations, alerting, provisioning, and multi-source observability.
View curriculumELKPlanned
Stage 11 · Logging and search
Elastic Stack
Elasticsearch, Logstash, Kibana, ingest pipelines, lifecycle management, and observability use cases.
View curriculumNAGPlanned
Stage 11 · Infrastructure monitoring
Nagios
Host and service checks, plugins, notifications, dependencies, availability, and legacy estate monitoring.
View curriculumSPLPlanned
Stage 11 · Enterprise analytics
Splunk
Search processing language, field extraction, dashboards, alerts, log analytics, and security use cases.
View curriculumAWSPlanned
Stage 12 · Cloud platform
Amazon Web Services
Identity, networking, compute, storage, containers, automation, monitoring, security, and cost controls.
View curriculumAZPlanned
Stage 12 · Cloud platform
Microsoft Azure
Entra ID, virtual networks, compute, containers, pipelines, monitoring, policy, and governance.
View curriculumGCPPlanned
Stage 12 · Cloud platform
Google Cloud Platform
IAM, VPC, compute, GKE, Cloud Build, observability, security, and cost management.
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Learning design
Built for engineers who learn by operating systems.
Lessons favor reproducible commands, visible state changes, failure analysis, and small labs over passive feature lists.
Concept → command
Understand the operating model first, then apply it through focused commands and configuration.
Observe the state
Inspect files, processes, logs, pipelines, deployments, and metrics before changing them.
Break and recover
Troubleshooting labs turn common failure modes into repeatable diagnostic workflows.
Connect the toolchain
Capstones show how individual tools participate in one delivery system rather than isolated demos.
Start learning
Begin with the three foundations.
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Every lesson is designed to remain readable in a browser, downloadable from GitHub, and usable without a paid learning platform. Contributions help expand and maintain the curriculum.
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