Learning Paths

A path is an ordered sequence of repos, each one building on the last, with a reason for every step. Pick the one that matches where you're starting from.

Beginner

DevOps Foundations

Beginner3 steps

Start here. Get the toolchain vocabulary and a first hands-on rep before picking a deeper track.

You'll be able to

Navigate the core DevOps toolchain (CI/CD, containers, IaC, monitoring) well enough to know what to search for next
Complete a first hands-on exercise instead of only reading docs
Keep a personal shell-command reference going forward

DevOps Basics (opens in new tab)1869 stars
Read the toolchain reference cover to cover once -- it's the map for everything else in the Hub.
DevOps Practice (opens in new tab)31 stars
Work through the short hands-on exercises to turn the reading into muscle memory.
cmd (opens in new tab)30 stars
Start your own running list of commands worth not re-Googling, the way this one grew.

Intermediate

Containers & Kubernetes

Intermediate5 steps

Go from a single container to a monitored Kubernetes deployment.

You'll be able to

Build and troubleshoot containers confidently
Deploy and inspect workloads on Kubernetes
Wire a deployment into an Nginx proxy with monitoring and logging
Run the observability stack that backs it, Prometheus and Grafana

Container Labs (opens in new tab)7 stars
Get comfortable with Docker fundamentals before Kubernetes adds its own layer of complexity.
K8s Hub (opens in new tab)13 stars
Work through real Kubernetes deployment samples pulled from actual troubleshooting sessions.
Microservices Deployment (opens in new tab)4 stars
Put it together: a multi-service app on k8s behind Nginx, already wired for monitoring and logging.
Monitoring Hub (opens in new tab)1 stars
Learn the observability concepts -- Prometheus and Grafana -- before running the stack yourself.
Prometheus Stack (opens in new tab)2 stars
Run the Prometheus monitoring stack locally via Docker Compose, the same stack the deployment above wires in.

Infrastructure as Code

Intermediate5 steps

Provision infrastructure with Terraform, then layer Ansible on top for configuration management.

You'll be able to

Write and structure Terraform modules with state management in mind
Stand up real AWS infrastructure from Terraform code
Bootstrap new Terraform projects from a linted, CI-ready template
Automate configuration management with Ansible roles and playbooks

Terraform Hub (opens in new tab)6 stars
Build the Terraform vocabulary -- module structure, state, provider patterns -- before writing real infrastructure.
Terraform Template (opens in new tab)2 stars
See a production-shaped Terraform layout: multi-environment, multi-region, with automated syntax checks.
AWS Labs with Terraform (opens in new tab)15 stars
Apply Terraform against real AWS lab scenarios instead of a toy example.
Ansible Hub (opens in new tab)1 stars
Bring configuration management into the picture once infrastructure is provisioned.
Ansible Template (opens in new tab)2 stars
Fork a CI-linted Ansible starter instead of assembling one from scratch.

CI/CD & Cloud

Intermediate5 steps

Wire up a CI/CD pipeline, then build the AWS and Azure fluency to deploy across both clouds.

You'll be able to

Configure Jenkins pipelines from working examples instead of blank-page syntax lookups
Practice CI/CD against a realistic multi-cloud project
Navigate core AWS and Azure services confidently

Jenkins Hub (opens in new tab)3 stars
Start from working pipeline examples instead of relearning Jenkinsfile syntax from scratch.
DevOps Project Collection (opens in new tab)100 stars
Practice CI/CD against a project that spans AWS, Azure, containers -- not just one cloud in isolation.
AWS Hub (opens in new tab)86 stars
Build AWS fluency across the services that come up most in day-to-day work.
Azure Hub (opens in new tab)13 stars
Do the same for Azure, so the path isn't AWS-only.
AZ-104 (opens in new tab)Optional13 stars
Cap the cloud track with focused AZ-104 exam-objective study.