DevOps Fundamentals: A Complete Guide for Modern Development Teams
Stop managing servers and start engineering systems. This course takes you from a local developer to a Cloud DevOps Engineer. You won't just learn tools; you will build a production-grade, automated infrastructure on Microsoft Azure using Terraform, Docker, and GitHub Actions.
By the end of this course, you will have a live, serverless application running on Azure Container Apps with a fully automated CI/CD pipeline.
The 8-Week Curriculum
Week 1: Version Control & Collaborative Git
Session 1A: Git Internals
- Branching strategies
- Stashing
- Rebase vs. Merge
Session 1B: GitHub for Teams
- Pull Requests
- Code Reviews
- Branch Protection
Week 2: Azure Cloud Fundamentals & Identity
Session 2A: Azure Architecture
- Resource Groups
- VNETs
- The Azure CLI
Session 2B: Azure Active Directory (Entra ID)
- Creating Service Principals for automation
Week 3: Continuous Integration (CI) with GitHub Actions
Session 3A: Automation Basics
- YAML syntax
- Triggering your first build
Session 3B: Advanced CI
- Secret management
- Matrix builds
- Automated testing
Week 4: Docker & Container Mastery
Session 4A: Containerizing Apps
- Writing high-performance Dockerfiles
Session 4B: Local Orchestration
- Managing multi-container environments with Docker Compose
Week 5: Infrastructure as Code (IaC) with Terraform
Session 5A: The Terraform Lifecycle
- Providers
- Resources
- The Plan/Apply workflow
Session 5B: State Management
- Storing Terraform State in Azure Blob Storage for team collaboration
Week 6: Deploying to Azure Container Apps (ACA)
Session 6A: Provisioning Cloud-Native Infra
- Building ACR and ACA environments via Terraform
Session 6B: Image Management
- Pushing to Azure Container Registry
- Manual deployment
Week 7: The Professional Continuous Deployment (CD) Pipeline
Session 7A: End-to-End Automation
- Connecting GitHub Actions to Azure Container Apps
Session 7B: Deployment Patterns
- Blue/Green deployments
- Zero-downtime updates
Week 8: Monitoring, Security & Career Lab
Session 8A: Observability
- Azure Monitor
- Log Analytics
- Setting up critical alerts
Session 8B: Capstone Graduation
- Reviewing the E2E architecture
- DevOps Resume coaching
What You'll Build
By completing this course, you'll have hands-on experience with:
- Version Control: Advanced Git workflows and collaborative development
- Cloud Infrastructure: Microsoft Azure architecture and identity management
- CI/CD Pipelines: Fully automated build and deployment with GitHub Actions
- Containerization: Docker and Docker Compose for consistent deployments
- Infrastructure as Code: Terraform for reproducible infrastructure
- Production Deployment: Azure Container Apps with zero-downtime updates
- Monitoring: Complete observability stack with Azure Monitor
Why This Course?
This isn't just about learning tools—it's about transforming how you think about software delivery. You'll graduate with a production-ready project in your portfolio and the skills to implement DevOps practices in any organization.
At TechyCamp, we believe in learning by doing. Every session builds on the last, culminating in a fully automated, production-grade system that you've built from scratch.
