milanm/devops-roadmap

Analysis updated 2026-06-21

★ 19,392Audience · ops devopsComplexity · 1/5Setup · easy

Mindmap

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  root((repo))
    What It Does
      Learning roadmap
      Curated resources
      Ordered curriculum
      Free study links
    Topics Covered
      Git and Linux
      Docker Kubernetes
      Terraform CI/CD
      Cloud providers
    Use Cases
      Career planning
      Skill gap analysis
      Self-study guide
    Audience
      Aspiring DevOps
      Career switchers

mindmap root((repo)) What It Does Learning roadmap Curated resources Ordered curriculum Free study links Topics Covered Git and Linux Docker Kubernetes Terraform CI/CD Cloud providers Use Cases Career planning Skill gap analysis Self-study guide Audience Aspiring DevOps Career switchers

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What do people build with it?

USE CASE 1

Plan a structured self-study path to become a DevOps engineer from scratch

USE CASE 2

Identify which Docker, Kubernetes, and Terraform skills to focus on for a DevOps job

USE CASE 3

Find curated free tutorials for each DevOps topic without having to research every resource yourself

USE CASE 4

Use the roadmap as a checklist to assess which DevOps skill areas you still need to cover

How does it compare?

	milanm/devops-roadmap	shusentang/dive-into-dl-pytorch	afshinea/stanford-cs-229-machine-learning
Stars	19,392	19,386	19,384
Language	—	Jupyter Notebook	—
Setup difficulty	easy	moderate	easy
Complexity	1/5	3/5	1/5
Audience	ops devops	data	general

Figures from each repo's GitHub metadata at analysis time.

How do you get it running?

Difficulty · easy Time to first run · 5min

In plain English

DevOps Roadmap 2026 is a step-by-step learning guide for anyone who wants to become a DevOps engineer, a role that bridges software development and IT operations by automating the building, testing, and deployment of software. The problem it solves is that the DevOps skill landscape is enormous and confusing: there are dozens of tools, practices, and technologies to learn, and it is easy to get lost or pick things in the wrong order. The roadmap breaks the journey into roughly twelve sequential areas: version control with Git, a programming language (Python, Go, or JavaScript), Linux and shell scripting, networking and security, server management, containers (Docker), container orchestration (Kubernetes), infrastructure as code (Terraform), CI/CD pipelines, monitoring and observability, a cloud provider (AWS, Azure, or GCP), and software engineering practices. A bonus section covers DevSecOps fundamentals. For each topic, the repository provides curated links to mostly free learning resources, tutorials, books, and videos, so you know exactly where to start without having to research every resource yourself. You would use this repository at the start of a DevOps learning journey, or when you already work in tech and want a structured plan to develop the specific skills that employers expect from a DevOps engineer.

Copy-paste prompts

Prompt 1

Based on the DevOps Roadmap 2026, create a 12-week study plan for someone who already knows Python and Git but has never used Docker or Kubernetes

Prompt 2

I want to learn the CI/CD section of the DevOps Roadmap, give me a practical project that touches GitHub Actions, automated testing, and deployment to a cloud VM

Prompt 3

Which section of the DevOps Roadmap should I tackle after Docker if my goal is to get a junior DevOps role in 6 months?

Prompt 4

Help me build a learning tracker spreadsheet based on the 12 areas in the DevOps Roadmap 2026 so I can mark off topics as I complete them

Frequently asked questions

What is devops-roadmap?

A step-by-step learning guide that maps out the 12 skill areas a DevOps engineer needs, from Git and Linux through Kubernetes and cloud providers, with curated free resources for each topic so you know exactly what to learn and in what order.

How hard is devops-roadmap to set up?

Setup difficulty is rated easy, with roughly 5min to a first successful run.

Who is devops-roadmap for?

Mainly ops devops.

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