Foundations of DevOps Engineering: Linux, CI/CD, and Infrastructure

Modern software development relies on speed, reliability, and seamless collaboration between development and operations teams. Transitioning into DevOps requires a solid understanding of system administration, automation, and continuous delivery. This text-based course guides you through the fundamental building blocks of DevOps engineering, taking you from command-line basics to automated cloud deployments. Through structured written lessons, you will transition from understanding basic operating system concepts to configuring web servers, managing containers, and automating infrastructure. You will gain the practical knowledge needed to bridge the gap between writing code and running it reliably in production. What you'll learn: - Understand core DevOps principles, collaboration culture, and the software development lifecycle. - Administer Linux systems using command-line tools, user permissions, and package management. - Configure web servers and reverse proxies to host applications securely. - Manage containerized applications using Docker fundamentals and environment configuration. - Automate infrastructure provisioning using modern Infrastructure-as-Code concepts. - Build continuous integration and continuous delivery (CI/CD) pipelines for automated deployment. The course starts with essential terminology and Linux command-line basics before progressing to web server configuration, containerization, and automated deployment workflows. You will read through clear explanations and analyze practical configuration examples to build a solid technical foundation. This course is designed specifically for beginners with no prior DevOps or system administration experience. It is ideal for aspiring systems engineers, support specialists, or developers looking to understand the operations side of software. Start your journey toward mastering modern infrastructure and deployment workflows today.