Module 1: Introduction to DevOps

• What is DevOps?

• DevOps lifecycle

• DevOps vs Traditional IT

• Agile, Scrum & Lean concepts

• Benefits of DevOps in organizations

Module 2: Linux & Shell Scripting Basics

• Linux commands every DevOps engineer must know

• File permissions, processes, networking

• Bash scripting for automation

• Cron jobs & task scheduling

Module 3: Version Control with Git & GitHub

• Introduction to Git

• Branching, merging, pull requests

• Git workflows (GitFlow, Feature Branching)

• GitHub Actions basics

Module 4: Continuous Integration with Jenkins

• Jenkins architecture

• Installing & configuring Jenkins

• Creating CI pipelines

• Integrating Git, Maven, Docker

• Declarative + scripted pipelines

Module 5: Build & Dependency Management

• Maven & Gradle basics

• Understanding artifacts

• Repository managers (Nexus, Artifactory)

Module 6: Containerization with Docker

• What are containers?

• Docker architecture

• Building Docker images

• Dockerfile structure

• Container lifecycle management

• Docker Compose for multi-container apps

Module 7: Container Orchestration with Kubernetes

• Kubernetes architecture

• Pods, Deployments, ReplicaSets

• Services, Ingress, ConfigMaps, Secrets

• Helm charts

• Scaling & rolling updates

Module 8: Cloud (AWS/Azure/GCP) – DevOps Integration

• Introduction to cloud computing

• IAM, EC2, S3 basics

• Using cloud services with DevOps

• Deploying apps to cloud platforms

Module 9: Infrastructure as Code (IaC)

Terraform

• Providers, resources, variables

• Writing Infrastructure as Code

• Deploying cloud resources with Terraform

Ansible

• Configuration management

• YAML, Playbooks, Roles

• Automating system configuration

Module 10: Monitoring & Logging

• Prometheus & Grafana

• ELK Stack (Elasticsearch, Logstash, Kibana)

• Application performance monitoring

• Alerting systems

Module 11: CI/CD Pipeline Automation

• End-to-end CI/CD workflow

• Automated testing

• Automated deployment to staging/production

• Blue-green & canary deployments

Module 12: DevOps Best Practices

• GitOps

• ChatOps

• Secrets management

• Backup & recovery strategies

• Cost optimization

Module 13: Real-World Projects (Hands-On)

• Full CI/CD pipeline using Jenkins + Docker + Kubernetes

• Deploy microservices on Kubernetes

• Cloud-based infrastructure automation with Terraform

• Containerizing a real application