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DevOps Katas: Mastering DevOps Practices

Gain insights into DevOps by exploring Docker, Git, and Jenkins. Delve into creating CI/CD pipelines, optimizing workflows, and enhancing collaboration through interactive katas and practical exercises.

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53 Lessons

16h

Certificate of Completion

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1 Project

11 Playgrounds

9 Quizzes

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Course Overview

The course is a collection of DevOps practices and exercises that will teach learners how to use three of the most important DevOps tools: Docker, Git, and Jenkins. Each set of katas will introduce the learners to the tool and its usage. The katas build on each other, so that after you're finished, you will have created a complete Continuous Integration/Continuous Delivery pipeline. Through these katas, you will learn to tackle common challenges, optimize workflows, and enhance collaboration between devel...Show More

What You'll Learn

Proficiency in DevOps practices and principles

Hands-on experience with DevOps katas for practical application

Improved problem-solving and troubleshooting skills in DevOps contexts

A working knowledge of optimizing workflows and implementing CI/CD practices

Proficiency in DevOps practices and principles

Course Content

Introduction to DevOps

5 Lessons

Get familiar with DevOps principles, cultural shifts, and tools for streamlined software delivery.

Quiz Yourself on DevOps

Getting Started With DevOps Katas

4 Lessons

Look at the fundamental practices of DevOps through engaging, practical kata exercises.

Introduction to Katas

Kata Practice Guidelines

Sample Kata

Quiz Yourself on DevOps Katas

Container and Docker

7 Lessons

Break apart the evolution of containers, from virtualization to Docker, to improve DevOps practices.

Advent of the Internet

Virtualization

Containers

Docker

Containers and DevOps

Docker, DevOps Katas, and DevOps Practices by Containerization

Quiz Yourself on Containers and Docker

Docker Katas

7 Lessons

Apply your skills to Docker container management, networking, volumes, web servers, and custom images.

Docker Kata 1: Basic Commands

Docker Kata 2: Disconnected Containers

Docker Kata 3: Container Volumes and File System

Docker Kata 4: Running a Web Server in a Container

Docker Kata 5: Docker Networking

Docker Kata 6: Creating Docker Images

Quiz Yourself on Docker Commands

Source Control Management and Git

5 Lessons

Dig into source control management, Git repository anatomy, code sharing, merging, and Git workflows.

Source Control Tools

Git and the Anatomy of the Git Repository

Sharing Code, Merging, and Branching with Git

Git Workflows, Tools, and Uses

Quiz Yourself on Git Essentials

Git Katas

10 Lessons

Follow the process of mastering Git repositories, branches, merging, conflicts, servers, collaboration, and pull requests.

Git Kata 1: New Local Repository

Git Kata 2: Branches

Git Kata 3: Merging

Git Kata 4: Merge Conflicts

Git Kata 5: Run a Git Server

Git Kata 6: Remote Repositories

Git Kata 7: Collaboration as Ken

Git Kata 7: Collaboration as Carrie

Git Kata 8: Repository Forking and Pull Requests

Quiz Yourself on Git Commands

Continuous Integration and Jenkins

3 Lessons

Practice using continuous integration and Jenkins to automate testing and deployment.

Continuous Integration

Introducing Jenkins

Quiz Yourself on Continuous Integration and Jenkins

Jenkins Katas

8 Lessons

Integrate Jenkins with Git, Docker, and CI/CD workflows for efficient software delivery.

Jenkins Kata 1: Create a Job

Jenkins Kata 2: Build Steps

Jenkins Kata 3: Automated Testing

Jenkins Kata 4: Integrate Git with Jenkins

Jenkins Kata 5: Docker Container Build Step

Jenkins Kata 6: Deploying Containers (Steps 1–3)

Jenkins Kata 6: Deploying Containers (Step 4–6)

Quiz Yourself on Jenkins Katas

Mini Project: Git and Jenkins Katas

Project

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Conclusion

1 Lessons

Discover the logic behind mastering DevOps principles, tools, and continuous improvement.

Wrap Up

11.

Appendix

3 Lessons

Go hands-on with setting up DevOps Katas Learning VM, Gogs, and Jenkins.

Setting Up the DevOps Katas Learning Virtual Machine

Gogs Installation

Jenkins Setup

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