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What is DevOps?

Welcome to the DevOps for Absolute Beginners track! If you've ever wondered how companies like Google, Netflix, or Amazon deploy code thousands of times a day without breaking their websites, the answer is DevOps.

🧐 What exactly is DevOps?​

The word "DevOps" is a combination of Development (Dev) and Operations (Ops).

Historically, developers wrote code and "threw it over the wall" to the operations team to run it. If it broke, the teams would blame each other. DevOps breaks down this wall, creating a shared responsibility for the entire lifecycle of an application.

The 3 Pillars of DevOps:​

  1. Culture: Collaboration between teams instead of silos.
  2. Automation: Replacing manual, repetitive tasks with code (Scripts, CI/CD).
  3. Measurement: Using data and monitoring to improve performance and reliability.

The DevOps Roadmap​

In this path at CodeHarborHub, we aren't just learning tools; we are learning how to build a "Software Factory." We will cover:

  • Programming for DevOps: Using Python, Go, and JS to automate tasks.
  • Linux Foundations: Mastering the command line (the home of DevOps).
  • Containers & Orchestration: Learning Docker and Kubernetes.
  • CI/CD Pipelines: Automating the journey from code to production.
  • Cloud Computing: Managing infrastructure on AWS, Azure, or GCP.

Why Learn DevOps?​

  • High Demand: DevOps Engineers are among the highest-paid roles in tech.
  • Speed: Help teams move from "one release per month" to "one release per hour."
  • Reliability: Build systems that automatically fix themselves when they crash.

Explore the Modules​

Click on any of the modules below to start your DevOps journey:

tip

DevOps is a marathon, not a sprint. Don't worry about mastering every tool at once. Focus on understanding the process first, and the tools will follow naturally!

Last updated on by Ajay Dhangar