“How I Started My DevOps Journey as a BTech Student (Beginner to Deveops+AI -Ready)”

👋 Introduction

My name is Naman Yawalkar, and I’m a BTech student building my future in DevOps, Cloud, and AI — from the ground up.

This blog marks the beginning of my public journey — not just to learn tools, but to build a global personal brand, land internships, and eventually master automation and deployment.

If you're a student or beginner looking to get into DevOps, this post is for you.

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🧠 What is DevOps? (Beginner-Friendly)

Before I started, I had this one question:

\> “What exactly is DevOps?”

Here’s what I learned 👇

DevOps = Development + Operations.

It’s a mindset and set of tools that help:

Developers release code faster

Teams automate testing & deployments

Companies scale smoothly using cloud

It includes tools like:

Git & GitHub

Docker

CI/CD pipelines

Cloud services (AWS, Azure, GCP)

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🛠️ Tools I’m Learning Now (and Why)

Here’s what I’ve started working on:

Tool Why I Chose It

Git + GitHub To version and showcase my code

Docker To build & run applications in containers

GitHub Actions For learning CI/CD automation

Hashnode To document my journey and improve SEO

X (Twitter) To build a tech audience and connect with DevOps engineers

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🧭 My DevOps Learning Roadmap (2025)

I built a simple but powerful roadmap:

✅ Phase 1: Foundations

Learn Git & GitHub

Understand DevOps concepts

Explore Linux basics

🔁 Phase 2: Core Tools

Master Docker

Build basic CI/CD with GitHub Actions

Learn YAML & Shell scripting

☁️ Phase 3: Cloud & Deployment

Deploy apps to AWS (EC2, S3)

Learn about Kubernetes

Monitor & scale systems

🧱 Phase 4: Projects & Portfolio

Build 2–3 real DevOps projects

Document them in blogs

Create my personal portfolio site

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🧠 Why I’m Documenting Everything

Most students only learn.

But few students teach what they learn.

That’s what I’m doing here.

\> Every tool I explore, every mistake I make, every project I build — I’m documenting it.

Not just for SEO.

Not just for recruiters.

But to build credibility, impact, and community.

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📌 What’s Next?

I’m committing to:

✅ Posting 3–4 times/week on X (https://x.com/NamanYawalkar?t=Xhdk0UAUDMCFw-WECOZs1Q&s=09)

✅ Writing 1 blog/week on Hashnode

✅ Sharing weekly DevOps learnings on LinkedIn

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💬 Let’s Connect

If you’re also learning DevOps or working in the space:

\> 📩 DM me on X https://x.com/NamanYawalkar?t=Xhdk0UAUDMCFw-WECOZs1Q&s=09

🔗 Connect with me on LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/naman-yawalkar-36a14b369?utm_source=share&utm_campaign=share_via&utm_content=profile&utm_medium=android_app

🧠 Read my weekly blogs on Hashnode

Let’s grow together. 💻🚀

#DevOps #GitHub #Docker #CloudEngineering #StudentDeveloper

#AI #GenerativeAI

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