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DevOps & Deployment

Master DevOps practices and deployment strategies for modern web applications

DevOps Learning Path

From basics to advanced DevOps practices and deployment strategies

Docker Fundamentals logo
ContainerizationBeginner

Docker Fundamentals

Containerize your applications with Docker

⏱️ 60 min
ContainersImagesDockerfileDocker Compose
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AutomationIntermediate

CI/CD with GitHub Actions

Automate your deployment pipeline

⏱️ 75 min
WorkflowsActionsSecretsDeployment
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CloudAdvanced

AWS Cloud Deployment

Deploy applications to Amazon Web Services

⏱️ 90 min
EC2S3CloudFrontRDS
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Kubernetes Basics logo
OrchestrationAdvanced

Kubernetes Basics

Orchestrate containers with Kubernetes

⏱️ 100 min
PodsServicesDeploymentsIngress
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MonitoringIntermediate

Monitoring & Logging

Keep track of your application health

⏱️ 50 min
MetricsLogsAlertsDashboards
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SecurityAdvanced

Security Best Practices

Secure your deployment pipeline

⏱️ 65 min
SecretsScanningComplianceAccess Control
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Deployment Platforms

Choose the right platform for your application deployment

Vercel logo

Vercel

Perfect for frontend applications and JAMstack

Features:

Automatic deploymentsEdge functionsAnalyticsPreview URLs
Best for:

Next.js, React, Static sites

Pricing:

Free tier available

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Netlify logo

Netlify

Comprehensive platform for modern web projects

Features:

Continuous deploymentFormsFunctionsCDN
Best for:

Static sites, JAMstack, Serverless

Pricing:

Free tier available

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AWS

Enterprise-grade cloud infrastructure

Features:

ScalableGlobalComprehensiveEnterprise
Best for:

Large applications, Enterprise

Pricing:

Pay as you use

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Digital Ocean logo

Digital Ocean

Developer-friendly cloud platform

Features:

Simple pricingApp PlatformDatabasesMonitoring
Best for:

Full-stack applications, APIs

Pricing:

Predictable pricing

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Configuration Examples

Production-ready configuration files and scripts

Dockerfile for Node.js App

Docker

Multi-stage Docker build for production optimization

# Multi-stage build for Node.js application
FROM node:18-alpine AS builder

# Set working directory
WORKDIR /app

# Copy package files
COPY package*.json ./

# Install dependencies
RUN npm ci --only=production

# Copy source code
COPY . .

# Build application
RUN npm run build

# Production stage
FROM node:18-alpine AS production

# Install dumb-init for proper signal handling
RUN apk add --no-cache dumb-init

# Create non-root user
RUN addgroup -g 1001 -S nodejs
RUN adduser -S nextjs -u 1001

# Set working directory
WORKDIR /app

# Copy built application from builder stage
COPY --from=builder --chown=nextjs:nodejs /app/dist ./dist
COPY --from=builder --chown=nextjs:nodejs /app/node_modules ./node_modules
COPY --from=builder --chown=nextjs:nodejs /app/package.json ./package.json

# Switch to non-root user
USER nextjs

# Expose port
EXPOSE 3000

# Start application
ENTRYPOINT ["dumb-init", "--"]
CMD ["node", "dist/server.js"]

GitHub Actions CI/CD

CI/CD

Complete deployment workflow with testing and deployment

# .github/workflows/deploy.yml
name: Deploy to Production

on:
  push:
    branches: [main]
  pull_request:
    branches: [main]

jobs:
  test:
    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
    
    steps:
      - name: Checkout code
        uses: actions/checkout@v4
        
      - name: Setup Node.js
        uses: actions/setup-node@v4
        with:
          node-version: '18'
          cache: 'npm'
          
      - name: Install dependencies
        run: npm ci
        
      - name: Run tests
        run: npm test
        
      - name: Run linting
        run: npm run lint
        
      - name: Build application
        run: npm run build

  deploy:
    needs: test
    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
    if: github.ref == 'refs/heads/main'
    
    steps:
      - name: Checkout code
        uses: actions/checkout@v4
        
      - name: Deploy to Vercel
        uses: amondnet/vercel-action@v25
        with:
          vercel-token: ${{ secrets.VERCEL_TOKEN }}
          vercel-org-id: ${{ secrets.ORG_ID }}
          vercel-project-id: ${{ secrets.PROJECT_ID }}
          vercel-args: '--prod'

Production Deployment Checklist

Essential items to verify before going live

Environment variables configuredConfiguration
SSL certificates installedSecurity
Database migrations appliedDatabase
CDN configured for static assetsPerformance
Monitoring and logging setupObservability
Backup strategy implementedData
Error tracking configuredMonitoring
Health checks enabledReliability

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