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DevOps Foundations

Ship code to production like real teams do — pipelines, Docker, and the DevOps mindset that pays.

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About this course

Learn what DevOps actually is and the foundations beneath it: the dev-plus-ops culture, version control workflows, CI/CD pipelines that build-test-deploy automatically, Docker containers, infrastructure-as-code, and monitoring. By the end you'll understand the full path from code on your laptop to running software in production, and you'll have a CI/CD + containerisation plan you can show in interviews for remote roles paid in dollars or Lagos engineering jobs.

DevOps isn't a tool you install — it's a way of working that gets software to real users fast and safely. Let's understand what it actually is, and why it's one of tech's best-paid skills.

What you'll learn

Course syllabus — 7 lessons

  1. What DevOps Really Is (and Why It Pays So Well)12 min
  2. Version Control & Branching — The Foundation of Everything13 min
  3. CI/CD — The Pipeline That Ships Your Code Automatically14 min
  4. Hands-On: Your First GitHub Actions Workflow14 min
  5. Docker — Package Your App So It Runs Anywhere14 min
  6. Infrastructure-as-Code — Your Servers as Files12 min
  7. Monitoring, Logging & the Full Path to Production13 min

Your project

Design a CI/CD Pipeline and Containerisation Plan for a Sample App

A single document (or a public GitHub repo containing it as a README/markdown file) with all six parts: app description + pipeline stages, an annotated Dockerfile, a GitHub Actions workflow outline, the branching/safety explanation, the monitoring plan, and the secrets note. Submit the document text or the repo URL.

Certificates on Skillnaija are earned, not issued for attendance: you submit this project, it is graded against a rubric, and passing issues a certificate anyone can verify.

Frequently asked questions

Is DevOps Foundations free?

Yes. DevOps Foundations is completely free on Skillnaija. You need a free account to open the lessons, and there is no charge for the course, the project, or the certificate.

How long does DevOps Foundations take to complete?

6 weeks · ~4 hrs/week. There are 7 lessons, about 2 hours of material in total. You learn at your own pace and your progress is saved.

Do I need any experience to start DevOps Foundations?

Beginner-friendly. You can start from scratch — no prior experience is assumed.

What will I learn in DevOps Foundations?

You will build practical skills in DevOps culture & the path to production, Version control & branching workflows, CI/CD pipelines (build, test, deploy), GitHub Actions automation, Docker — images, containers, Dockerfile, Infrastructure-as-code basics, Monitoring & logging fundamentals. Every lesson is written for a Nigerian context, with examples drawn from how the work is actually done and paid for here.

Do I get a certificate for DevOps Foundations?

Yes, but it has to be earned. You complete the course project — Design a CI/CD Pipeline and Containerisation Plan for a Sample App and submit it for grading. Passing the project issues a verifiable certificate; finishing the lessons alone does not.

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