Topics
● DevOps Introduction
 ○ Principles of DevOps
 ○ Agile vs DevOps
 ○ DevOps Lifecycle

● Version Control (Git & GitHub/GitLab)
 ○ Branching, Merging, PRs
 ○ Git Workflow for Teams

● CI/CD Fundamentals
 ○ Jenkins / GitHub Actions / GitLab CI
 ○ Build Pipelines and Automation
 ○ Integrating Code Build and Testing

Mini Project
● Build & deploy an automated CI pipeline with Git + Jenkins

Topics
● Infrastructure as Code (IaC)
 ○ Terraform Basics and HCL syntax
 ○ Providers, Resources, Variables, Outputs
 ○ State Management and Workspaces
 ○ Automating Cloud Resource Creation

● Configuration Management
 ○ Ansible Basics: Playbooks, Roles, Inventory
 ○ Managing Server Configurations
 ○ Automating Deployments

Mini Project
● End-to-end infrastructure automation with Terraform + Ansible

Topics
● Monitoring & Logging
 ○ Prometheus & Grafana Setup
 ○ CloudWatch (AWS) / Azure Monitor
 ○ Log Aggregation and Alerts

● DevSecOps & Cloud Security
 ○ Security Groups, Firewalls, SSL/TLS
 ○ Secrets Management (Vault)
 ○ Cloud Cost Optimization

● Final Capstone Project
 ○ Integrate all learned tools:
  ■ Git + Jenkins (CI/CD)
  ■ Docker + Kubernetes (Deployment)
  ■ Terraform + Ansible (Automation)
  ■ Monitoring + Security

Capstone Example
Deploy a 3-tier web application with automated CI/CD pipeline, container orchestration, and cloud infrastructure provisioning using Terraform — fully monitored with Grafana.