DevOps Engineer Path
Courses that teach you real DevOps skills in Python, SQL, AWS, Docker and more.
DevOps Course Curriculum
Packed with 16 courses and 4 projects this path takes most beginners about 12 months to complete
DevOps engineers are the bridge between software development and IT operations, building and deploying reliable systems at scale. In this complete learning path you'll start with programming and command-line fundamentals, then move into platform engineering skills like cloud computing, observability, containers, CI/CD, Docker and Kubernetes.
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1. Learn Python for Beginners
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2. Learn Linux
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3. Build a BookBot
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4. Learn Git
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5. Learn Object Oriented Programming
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6. Build Asteroids
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7. Personal Project 1
You can't truly become a developer if you can't build your own stuff. Theory and foundations are important, but you also need to be able to fly solo. The purpose of this project is two-fold: a chance to put your skills into practice and to add another project to your portfolio. Well-built personal projects will help you land interviews and jobs, so make sure to put in the effort!
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8. Learn Go
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9. Learn HTTP Clients
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10. Learn SQL
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11. Learn HTTP Servers
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12. Learn Docker
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13. Learn Logging and Observability
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14. Learn AWS
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15. Learn CI/CD
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16. Learn Kubernetes
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17. Learn Web Security
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18. Learn AI Coding
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19. Capstone Project
This capstone project should be your resume's pièce de résistance. You're allowed to use any languages or frameworks you want, but you must build it yourself, and it should be remarkable, memorable even. The purpose of this project is two-fold: a chance to put your skills into practice but also to give your resume something that stands out and gets you noticed.
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20. Learn How to Find a Programming Job
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Boot.dev is great because it challenges you in real life practices, scenarios, and thought process instead of making you write pointless code that has no real utility or rationale.
Giles Hunter
United States
Learn Python for Beginners
It is a very clear and concise course for absolute beginners. For fellow learners: this course is the absolute basics, expertise moving forward requires a lot of personal commitment, and to dive in unexplored waters as one gains experience. Keep coding!
Francisco Borges
Waterloo, Ontario
Learn Python for Beginners
Pretty solid for the basics!
Jorge Ruiz
Rionegro, Antioquia · Colombia
Learn Python for Beginners
rlly good way to get into programming i think! abt halfway thru the course i was already able to write a fun little program to randomly pick a movie to watch for movie nights with my friends, depending on genres, vibes, and interest in them!! :)
Piper
United States
Learn Python for Beginners
I enjoyed this class, it wasn't to difficult to follow along and i didn't rely on boots as much as i feared i would. I feel much more confident with the basics of Python now and am excited to expand further on it.
Tyler Allen
United States
Learn Python for Beginners
Great first start into Python! Easily digested learning material and progressive learning topics.
Krypt0nian
United States
Learn Python for Beginners
Gamifying led me to a better understanding of the subject matter.
Dannie Walters
United States
Learn SQL
It's a nice first view with accessible hands-on examples.
Casper Bergsø
Denmark
Learn Python for Beginners
Great hands-on SQL course. You write real queries from the first lesson instead of just reading about them, and the difficulty builds at a good pace: filtering and aggregates first, then subqueries, joins, normalization, and indexes. The many-to-many and composite key lessons, plus the exercise on why WHERE and HAVING behave differently, made concepts click that I’d only half understood before. Highly recommended if you want SQL you can actually use on the job.
Ramadan Lotfy
Egypt, Cairo
Learn SQL
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