DevOps Roadmap 2022.

This is a step by step guide on how to become a DevOps engineer, with links to relevant learning resources.

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Learning resources for DevOps Engineers (mostly free)

1. GIT

• Learn Git Branching ^FREE
• Learn Git by Atlassian ^FREE
• Learn Git & GitHub on CodeAcademy ^FREE

2. Learn programming language

• Automate the Boring Stuff with Python book ^FREE
• Python Crash Course ^FREE
• The Modern JavaScript Tutorial ^FREE
• JavaScript Crash Course For Beginners ^FREE
• Go by Example ^FREE

3. Learn Linux & Scripting

• Operating System - Overview ^FREE
• Shell Scripting Tutorial ^FREE
• Powershell Tutorial for Beginners: Learn Powershell Scripting ^FREE
• Bash Reference Manual ^FREE
• Ultimate Guide: Getting Started With Ubuntu ^FREE
• FreeBSD Handbook ^FREE

4. Learn Networking

• OSI Model Explained ^FREE
• Computer Networking: A Top-Down Approach ^book
• TCP/IP and Networking Fundamentals for IT Pros ^{Pluralsight course}

5. Learn Server Management

• What is a reverse proxy? ^FREE
• Cache Server ^FREE
• Reverse Proxy vs. Forward Proxy: The Differences ^FREE
• What is load balancing? ^FREE
• What is a Firewall? ^FREE
• The NGINX Handbook ^FREE
• Learn Apache Server ^FREE
• Learn IIS ^FREE

6. Learn Containers

• What are Containers? ^FREE
• Learning Containers From The Bottom Up ^FREE
• Docker Tutorial for Beginners by TechWorld with Nana ^FREE
• Docker Mastery: with Kubernetes +Swarm from a Docker Captain ^{Udemy course}
• What is Service Mesh? ^FREE

7. Learn Container Orchestration

• Kubernetes Crash Course for Absolute Beginners by TechWorld with Nana ^FREE
• Primer: How Kubernetes Came to Be, What It Is, and Why You Should Care ^Article
• Certified Kubernetes Administrator (CKA) with Practice Tests ^{Udemy course}
• Learn Kubernetes - Beginners to Advanced by KodeKloud ^Course

8. Learn Infrastructure as a code

• GUIs, CLI, APIs: Learn Basic Terms of Infrastructure-as-Code ^FREE
• Official Terraform Tutorials ^FREE
• A Comprehensive Guide to Terraform ^FREE
• Automate Terraform documentation like a pro! ^FREE
• Writing reusable Terraform modules ^FREE
• What is Istio? ^FREE

9. Learn CI/CD

• CI/CD Pipeline: A Gentle Introduction ^FREE
• Learn GitLab with tutorials ^FREE
• Get started with GitLab CI/CD ^FREE
• Jenkins, From Zero To Hero: Become a DevOps Jenkins Master ^{Udemy course}
• Learn GitHub actions ^FREE

10. Learn Monitoring & Observability

• What Is Observability? Comprehensive Beginners Guide ^FREE
• The Hows, Whys and Whats of Monitoring Microservices ^FREE
• DevOps Monitorin ^FREE
• Applying Basic vs. Advanced Monitoring Techniques ^FREE
• Learn Prometheus ^FREE
• Learn Grafana ^FREE
• Elastic Stack ^FREE

11. Learn one Cloud provider

• Exam AZ-900: Microsoft Azure Fundamentals ^FREE
• Microsoft Azure Fundamentals Certification Course (AZ-900) ^FREE
• AZ-900 | Microsoft Azure Fundamentals Full Course, Free Practice Tests, Website and Study Guides ^FREE
• Ultimate AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner - 2022 ^Udemy
• AWS Developer by A Cloud Guru ^{Learning path}

12. Learn Agile methods

• What is Scrum? ^FREE
• Ways To Learn About Scrum ^FREE
• Ways To Learn About Scrum ^FREE
• Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC) Phases & Models ^FREE
• The Beginner's Guide to Agile in Jira: Course description ^FREE
• Learn SAFe ^FREE

Additional resources (mostly books)

• The DevOps Handbook: How to Create World-Class Agility, Reliability, and Security in Technology Organizations, Gene Kim, Patrick Debois, John Willis, Jez Humble ^Book
• Accelerate: The Science of Lean Software and DevOps: Building and Scaling High Performing Technology Organizations, Nicole Forsgren, Jez Humble, Gene Kim ^Book
• Continuous Delivery: Reliable Software Releases through Build, Test, and Deployment Automation , Jez Humble, David Farley ^Book
• Team Topologies: Organizing Business and Technology Teams for Fast Flow, Matthew Skelton, Manuel Pais ^Book
• Effective DevOps: Building a Culture of Collaboration, Affinity, and Tooling at Scale, Jennifer Davis, Ryn Daniels ^Book
• The Phoenix Project: A Novel about IT, DevOps, and Helping Your Business Win, Gene Kim, Kevin Behr, George Spafford ^Book
• Site Reliability Engineering, Betsy Beyer, Chris Jones, Jennifer Petoff, Niall Richard Murphy ^Book