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DevOps & Cloud
Deploy, scale, and automate — CI/CD, containers, cloud platforms, and infrastructure.
Azure: Create a Virtual Machine and Deploy a Web Server (Coursera GP)
Coursera Guided Project: create an Azure virtual machine, connect, and deploy a web server — Azure portal basics, VM configuration, web server setup.
AWS S3 Basics (Coursera GP)
Coursera Guided Project: AWS S3 basics — buckets, objects, permissions, static hosting, lifecycle.
DevOps Roadmap
An interactive roadmap covering the full DevOps skill set: Linux, networking, CI/CD, containers, configuration management, cloud providers, and monitoring. Every node links to curated free tutorials and official docs, with progress tracking. Ideal for planning a DevOps learning path from zero to professional. Maintained by roadmap.sh, the most popular developer-roadmap project on GitHub.
Docker Get Started
The official Docker tutorial that walks you through building, running, and sharing containerized apps, including multi-container apps with Compose and image layering. Hands-on with a real sample app, suitable for complete beginners. Ends with guidance on production deployment. Written and maintained by Docker, so it always reflects current best practices.
Play with Docker
A free in-browser Docker playground giving you temporary Alpine Linux VMs where you can run docker commands, build images, and even create Swarm clusters. Includes a companion training site with guided labs and quizzes. Perfect for trying Docker without installing anything. Sponsored by Docker Inc. and used in official Docker workshops worldwide.
Kubernetes Basics Tutorial
The official interactive tutorial teaching Kubernetes fundamentals: clusters, deployments, services, scaling, and updates. Includes a browser-based minikube module so you can run real kubectl commands without setup. Built by the Kubernetes project itself, making it the most authoritative beginner path. Recommended by the CNCF for everyone starting with containers orchestration.
Killercoda
A free platform of interactive browser-based labs for Kubernetes, Docker, Linux, and cloud-native tooling, including scenarios used in official Kubernetes certification prep. You get a real environment in seconds and follow guided tasks with validation. Ideal for hands-on practice without local setup. Created by the developers behind KodeKloud and used by training providers worldwide.
Linux Foundation: Introduction to Linux (LFS101)
A free official course introducing Linux: command line basics, filesystem hierarchy, users and permissions, processes, and package management. Self-paced with quizzes, and it counts toward Linux Foundation certifications. The natural starting point for any DevOps or cloud career. Produced by the Linux Foundation, the nonprofit that hosts Linux itself.
Microsoft Learn
Microsoft's free learning platform with structured learning paths and modules for Azure, DevOps, GitHub, and PowerShell, including the Azure Fundamentals path that prepares you for AZ-900. Includes free sandbox environments so you can practice without your own subscription. Suitable for beginners through certification candidates. Official Microsoft content, always aligned with current exam objectives.
Google Cloud Training
Google Cloud's official training hub with free introductory courses, skill badges, and paid professional certificates and labs. Free resources cover cloud fundamentals, DevOps, and SRE basics, while deeper labs run on a pay-per-credit model. Suitable for beginners exploring cloud computing and for professionals pursuing Google Cloud certifications. Authoritative content produced by Google Cloud.
AWS Skill Builder
AWS's official learning platform with hundreds of free digital courses, including Cloud Practitioner Essentials and hands-on labs, plus paid exam prep subscriptions. Free tier courses cover cloud fundamentals, storage, compute, and DevOps on AWS. Ideal for anyone preparing for AWS certifications or learning cloud basics. Content created by AWS, the market-leading cloud provider.
Terraform Tutorials (HashiCorp Developer)
Official step-by-step tutorials for Terraform, from your first configuration through modules, state management, and provisioning on AWS, Azure, and GCP. Each tutorial runs in a free cloud sandbox environment. The definitive path for learning infrastructure as code. Maintained by HashiCorp, the creators of Terraform.
Ansible Resources
Official Ansible resources including whitepapers, webinars, and getting-started content for automation, plus links to the documentation and community. Covers playbooks, inventory, modules, and automation best practices. Good for IT admins and DevOps engineers standardizing configuration management. Published by Red Hat, the company behind the most widely used open-source automation tool.
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Linux Journey
A free, well-organized tutorial covering Linux from getting started through advanced topics like kernel, filesystems, processes, and networking. Each module mixes short lessons with quizzes to check understanding. Designed for complete beginners but with enough depth for sysadmin and DevOps foundations. One of the most recommended free Linux learning sites of the past decade.
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GitHub Actions Documentation
The official documentation for GitHub Actions, covering workflow syntax, runners, secrets, and examples for CI/CD pipelines. Includes quickstarts that get your first workflow building and testing code within minutes. Essential reference for automating builds, tests, and deployments. Maintained by GitHub, whose Actions platform automates software delivery for millions of repositories.
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GitHub Skills
Free interactive courses that teach GitHub and Actions by doing real tasks in a practice repository, including 'Automate your workflow with GitHub Actions' and 'Introduction to GitHub'. You learn by completing actual pull requests and workflows with instant feedback. Perfect for learning CI/CD in the exact tool you will use at work. Official GitHub learning content, free forever.
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DevOpsCube
A popular DevOps blog with hundreds of hands-on tutorials covering Kubernetes, Docker, Jenkins, Terraform, Ansible, and AWS. Includes curated lists like 'DevOps Projects' and a beginner roadmap, plus real production recipes. Great for practitioners who want step-by-step guides and project ideas. Written by DevOps engineer Bibin Wilson, one of the most-read DevOps authors online.
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DigitalOcean Community Tutorials
Thousands of free, high-quality tutorials on Linux administration, Nginx, Docker, Kubernetes, CI/CD, and cloud deployment, written by practicing engineers. Each tutorial is practical and tested, often with full configuration files. Excellent for sysadmins and developers deploying real infrastructure. Published by DigitalOcean, a major cloud provider whose community content is considered among the best on the web.
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Pro Git Book
The complete, free official book on Git, covering basics through branching, rebasing, GitHub workflows, and internal Git objects. Freely readable online and also published by Apress in print. The definitive reference for version control, a daily tool in every DevOps workflow. Written by Scott Chacon and Ben Straub and maintained under the Git project itself.
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Google Site Reliability Engineering Book
The free online edition of Google's Site Reliability Engineering book, explaining how Google runs massive production systems: SLOs, error budgets, monitoring, incident response, and capacity planning. Includes the follow-up workbooks with practical exercises. Essential reading for anyone moving into SRE, DevOps, or platform engineering. Published by Google with contributions from its actual SRE team.
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The Twelve-Factor App
A concise methodology for building software-as-a-service apps that deploy cleanly and scale predictably: config in environment, stateless processes, backing services, and disposability. Each of the twelve factors is explained with examples. Essential conceptual foundation for anyone building or deploying cloud-native applications. Authored by developers from Heroku and adopted by platforms like Cloud Foundry and Kubernetes practitioners.
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KodeKloud
A subscription platform of hands-on DevOps courses covering Docker, Kubernetes, Ansible, Terraform, CI/CD, and Linux, with browser-based labs in every course. Includes dedicated tracks for CKA, CKAD, and other certification exams. Best for learners who want guided video instruction plus realistic lab practice. Paid subscription, but widely considered the highest-quality hands-on DevOps training available.
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Kubernetes the Hard Way
A famous free guide that walks you through bootstrapping a production-grade Kubernetes cluster from scratch: TLS certificates, etcd, kubelet, networking, and add-ons, without automated installers. Completing it builds deep understanding of every Kubernetes component. Intended for learners who already know Kubernetes basics and want mastery. Authored by Kelsey Hightower, one of the most respected figures in cloud-native computing.
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Helm Documentation
The official documentation for Helm, the package manager for Kubernetes, covering chart structure, templates, values, and release management. Includes a quickstart that packages and installs your first chart. Essential reference for anyone deploying applications to Kubernetes at scale. Maintained by the Helm project under the Cloud Native Computing Foundation.
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Docker Curriculum
A free comprehensive tutorial that takes you from zero to deploying containerized web apps: images, containers, Dockerfiles, Compose, and cloud deployment with real projects. Built around a practical cat-API app you containerize yourself. Ideal for developers learning Docker by building. One of the most popular community Docker tutorials, used in workshops and university courses.
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freeCodeCamp: DevOps Engineering Course for Beginners
A free multi-hour video course covering the entire DevOps landscape: Linux basics, networking, Git, CI/CD pipelines, Docker, Kubernetes, and cloud deployment, with hands-on demos. Includes building real pipelines with GitHub Actions and deploying containers. Suitable for beginners who want one comprehensive overview before diving deeper. Published by freeCodeCamp, with millions of learners worldwide.
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TechWorld with Nana (YouTube Channel)
A YouTube channel dedicated to DevOps education, famous for the 'Docker Tutorial for Beginners' and 'Kubernetes Tutorial for Beginners' full courses that have taught millions of engineers. Videos are beginner-friendly with clear animations and practical demos, plus content on Jenkins, Terraform, and interview prep. Ideal for visual learners starting a DevOps career. One of the most trusted independent DevOps educators on YouTube.
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OpenAI Research
OpenAI's official research publication pages with full papers on language models, alignment, and AI systems. The papers themselves are studied material — read the original GPT and reasoning-model publications, examine methods and evaluations, and trace the field's development from primary documents.
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AWS Skill Builder
AWS's official learning platform offering hundreds of free digital courses, skill builders, and labs covering cloud fundamentals, architecture, security, and exam readiness for AWS Certifications. Includes interactive scenarios and game-based learning for hands-on practice. The free tier grants broad access to core training, while a paid subscription unlocks additional exam prep and advanced labs. For cloud beginners and certification aspirants.
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KodeKloud DevOps Free Labs
Free hands-on labs from KodeKloud that give learners real Linux and DevOps sandboxes right in the browser, covering CLI basics, package management, services, DNS, and more. Each lab pairs guided tasks with an actual working environment so you practice commands safely and see real results. Designed for DevOps beginners who want practical experience before committing to paid training; free with an account.
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