Practical Linux DevOps

This book helps Linux users and others to learn, develop and hone their Linux and DevOps skills by building a lab for learning, testing and exploring the latest Linux and open-source technologies. Having a home or work-based Linux lab is indispensable to anyone looking to experiment with the ever-evolving landscape of new software and DevOps. With open-source tools and readily available hardware, readers will end up with a lab they can use to try virtually any modern software, including Chef, Docker, Kubernetes and stalwarts like DNS, Dovecot and Postfix for email. Readers will focus on discrete projects that help them learn through doing and, as a result, acquire the skills they need to become better informed, more marketable engineers and developers, and better able to take on a wide array of software projects with confidence. YOU WILL LEARN: How to set up a Linux-based virtualization environment and workstation How to set up a lab network with a fully qualified domain How to set up and use email services - How to automate deployments and configurations How to build web-based applications with NGINX and LAMP How to use version-control tools like Git How to set up pipelines for software deployment How to think like a modern DevOps engineer WHO IS IT FOR New and modestly experienced users with basic understanding of a basic understanding of Windows or Linux command line Would-be and current DevOps engineers Full-stack and other software developers Readers who want to learn how to build systems with utility to learn about modern hardware and software practices