Hands-on DevOps learning from zero visibility to full enterprise observability.
This repository is a guided journey through real-world monitoring, alerting, dashboards, outage simulation, and production readiness. Each episode builds on the last, so you can follow the path step by step or jump straight to the part you need.
- Clear progression from no monitoring to enterprise-scale observability.
- Practical labs you can run locally.
- Practice packs that can be sold later as premium add-ons.
- 1:1 sessions for learners who want deeper guidance and review.
Every episode folder is built to feel complete and easy to follow.
README.md- overview, objectives, and quick start.INTERVIEW_QUESTIONS.md- interview-style questions for review and preparation.INTERVIEW_ANSWERS.md- suggested answers and talking points.- Episode code and compose files - the actual hands-on lab.
| Episode | Topic | README | Video |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | No monitoring baseline | Open episode | https://youtu.be/xHvUH1jagKk |
| 2 | Prometheus + Node Exporter | Open episode | https://youtu.be/tP4K2ORg5jQ |
| 3 | Grafana dashboards | Open episode | https://youtu.be/2fDFLc7Yovc |
| 4 | Prometheus alerting basics | Open episode | https://youtu.be/2fDFLc7Yovc |
| 5 | App failure alerts | Open episode | https://youtu.be/A3NmOqmNpPY |
| 6 | Visualization and storytelling | Open episode | https://youtu.be/hkXAzBzx5gk |
| 7 | Production outage simulation | Open episode | https://youtu.be/oMA_9oMkPk0 |
| 8 | Smart alerting and routing | Open episode | https://youtu.be/jjXZa0F4qGE |
| 9 | Command center dashboard | Open episode | https://youtu.be/LDTdksHk1BQ |
| 10 | Enterprise monitoring stack | Open episode | https://youtu.be/lay2Dy02e7A |
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- Start with Episode 1 if you want the full journey.
- Jump to Episode 2 or 3 if you want the monitoring foundation first.
- Use Episodes 7 to 10 if you want incident response and production-style operations.