In this introductory chapter, students will be introduced to the DevOps philosophy and its importance in today's software development landscape. They will learn about the cultural shifts that have led to the rise of DevOps and the benefits it brings to organizations.

In this chapter, students will delve deeper into the principles of DevOps and learn how they contribute to the success of DevOps initiatives. They will explore the importance of collaboration and communication in DevOps teams and the role of automation in streamlining development and deployment processes.

In this chapter, students will learn the fundamentals of Git, a popular version control system used extensively in DevOps. They will gain hands-on experience with basic Git commands and workflows and learn how to collaborate effectively with their team members using Git.

In this chapter, students will learn how to use Jenkins, a popular continuous integration (CI) tool, to automate their development and deployment processes. They will set up a Jenkins pipeline and learn how to automate builds and tests, ensuring that their code is always in a deployable state.

In this chapter, students will learn about Docker, a containerization platform that enables developers to package applications and dependencies into portable containers. They will learn how to create and manage Docker images, as well as explore Docker networking and orchestration.

In this chapter, students will learn how to use Ansible, an open-source configuration management and automation tool, to manage infrastructure as code. They will write and execute Ansible playbooks to automate infrastructure deployment and configuration tasks.

In this final chapter, students will learn how to use Terraform, an open-source infrastructure as code tool, to manage infrastructure as code. They will write and execute Terraform configuration files to automate infrastructure deployment and configuration tasks.