DevOps Roadmap 2026

Your guide to bridging the gap between Development and Operations. Learn CI/CD, Docker, Kubernetes, and Cloud.

1. Linux & Scripting

💡 Teacher's Tip: Linux is the OS of the cloud. You must be comfortable with the terminal, file permissions, and writing Bash/Python scripts to automate tasks.
📚 Free Resources: Linux Journey (Interactive) FreeCodeCamp Bash Scripting
Ubuntu Bash Scripting VIM

2. Containers (Docker)

💡 Teacher's Tip: "It works on my machine" is solved by Docker. Learn to write Dockerfiles and use Docker Compose for multi-container apps.
📚 Free Resources: Docker Official Guide TechWorld with Nana (Docker)
Docker Docker Compose Containerization

3. CI/CD Pipelines

💡 Teacher's Tip: Automate everything. Learn Jenkins or GitHub Actions to automatically test and build code whenever a developer pushes changes.
📚 Free Resources: GitHub Actions Tutorial Jenkins Tutorials
Jenkins GitHub Actions GitLab CI

4. Kubernetes (K8s)

💡 Teacher's Tip: K8s is the gold standard for orchestration. Learn Pods, Services, and Deployments to manage thousands of containers.
📚 Free Resources: Interactive K8s Tutorial Kubernetes Full Course
Kubernetes Helm Cluster Management

5. Cloud & IaC

💡 Teacher's Tip: Stop clicking buttons in the console. Learn "Infrastructure as Code" (Terraform) to provision servers on AWS/Azure automatically.
📚 Free Resources: Terraform Tutorials AWS Cloud Essentials
AWS/Azure Terraform Ansible