📅 Month 1: Foundations First

Focus: Understanding basics + environment setup

• Introduction to DevOps

• Prerequisites & Setup

• VM Setup

• Linux Basics

• Networking Fundamentals

🎯 Outcome:
You’ll understand how systems work, navigate Linux, and set up your DevOps environment.

📅 Month 2: Version Control + Scripting

Focus: Automation starts here

• Git & GitHub

• Variables, JSON, YAML

• Bash Scripting

• Intro to Python

🎯 Outcome:
You’ll be able to manage code, write scripts, and automate small tasks.

📅 Month 3: Cloud (AWS Basics + Projects)

Focus: Real-world infrastructure

• AWS Part 1 & Part 2

• Lift & Shift Project

• Re-Architecting App on AWS

🎯 Outcome:
You’ll understand cloud services and deploy applications on AWS.

📅 Month 4: CI/CD & Build Tools

Focus: Automation of delivery

• Maven

• Jenkins

• Continuous Integration

• CI/CD Project on AWS

🎯 Outcome:
You’ll build automated pipelines for building, testing, and deploying apps.

📅 Month 5: Containers & Kubernetes

Focus: Modern deployment

• Docker

• Containerization

• Kubernetes

• Deploy App on Kubernetes

🎯 Outcome:
You’ll run and manage applications in containers and clusters.

📅 Month 6: IaC + Automation + Real DevOps

Focus: Advanced + real-world

• Terraform

• Ansible

• GitOps Project

• Final End-to-End Project

🎯 Outcome:
You’ll automate infrastructure and build a complete DevOps workflow.

🔁 Weekly Strategy

Every month → split into weeks:

• Week 1–3: Learning + Practice

• Week 4: Mini Project + Revision + Sharing

💡 Final Thought

This plan is not about speed—it’s about consistency and clarity.

If followed properly, in 6 months you won’t just “know DevOps”…
you’ll think like a DevOps Engineer. 🚀