Duration 5 days – 35 hrs
Overview
This training course provides a comprehensive, hands-on introduction to container-based DevOps, covering the full journey from container fundamentals to advanced orchestration and DevOps integration. Participants will learn how containers fit into modern DevOps pipelines, how to build and manage containerized applications, and how to deploy and operate them at scale using industry-standard tools.
The course emphasizes real-world practices, including CI/CD integration, security, monitoring, and production-ready deployment strategies. By the end of the training, participants will be able to design, build, deploy, and manage containerized applications in a DevOps environment.
Objectives
- Understand DevOps principles and the role of containers in modern software delivery
- Build, package, and manage applications using container technology
- Design and manage container images and registries
- Deploy and scale containerized applications using container orchestration platforms
- Integrate containers into CI/CD pipelines
- Apply security, monitoring, and operational best practices
- Implement production-ready container solutions aligned with DevOps workflows
Audience
- DevOps Engineers and DevOps Practitioners
- Software Engineers and Application Developers
- System Administrators and Infrastructure Engineers
- Site Reliability Engineers (SREs)
- Cloud and Platform Engineers
- IT Professionals transitioning to DevOps or container-based environments
Pre-requisites
- Basic understanding of Linux commands and file systems
- Basic knowledge of application development concepts
- Familiarity with networking fundamentals (ports, IPs, protocols)
- Prior exposure to DevOps concepts is helpful but not required
Course Content
Module 1: Introduction to DevOps & Containerization
- DevOps culture, principles, and lifecycle
- Traditional deployment vs container-based deployment
- Virtual machines vs containers
- Container ecosystem overview
- Use cases and benefits of containerization
Module 2: Container Fundamentals
- Container architecture and components
- Images, containers, and registries
- Container lifecycle management
- Running and managing containers
- Hands-on: Running first containerized application
Module 3: Building and Managing Container Images
- Container image structure
- Writing and optimizing container build files
- Best practices for image creation
- Image tagging and versioning
- Working with public and private registries
- Hands-on: Build, tag, and push images
Module 4: Container Networking & Storage
- Container networking concepts
- Exposing services and ports
- Container communication models
- Persistent storage and volumes
- Data management strategies
- Hands-on: Multi-container application setup
Module 5: Container Orchestration Fundamentals
- Why orchestration is needed
- Orchestration concepts and architecture
- Pods, services, and deployments
- Scaling and self-healing applications
- Hands-on: Deploying applications using an orchestrator
Module 6: Advanced Orchestration & Application Management
- Configuration and secrets management
- Rolling updates and rollback strategies
- Health checks and resource management
- Autoscaling strategies
- Managing multi-environment deployments
Module 7: CI/CD Integration for Containerized Applications
- CI/CD pipelines in a DevOps environment
- Building container images in pipelines
- Automated testing for containerized apps
- Deployment automation strategies
- Hands-on: End-to-end CI/CD pipeline for containers
Module 8: Security for Container-Based DevOps
- Container security fundamentals
- Image scanning and vulnerability management
- Secure configuration and access controls
- Secrets management best practices
- Runtime security considerations
Module 9: Monitoring, Logging & Observability
- Monitoring containerized environments
- Logging strategies for containers
- Metrics, alerts, and dashboards
- Troubleshooting containerized applications
- Operational best practices
Module 10: Production Readiness & Best Practices
- Designing for high availability and resilience
- Performance optimization
- Backup and disaster recovery strategies
- Governance and compliance considerations
- Common pitfalls and lessons learned
- Capstone exercise: Deploying a production-ready containerized application
