What this book covers
Chapter 1, Choosing the Right Linux Distribution, discusses the GNU/Linux history, and the differences between popular distributions.
Chapter 2, Command-Line Basics, guides you through the usage of a command line and common tools we’ll be using throughout the book.
Chapter 3, Intermediate Linux, describes more advanced features of GNU/Linux that you will find useful.
Chapter 4, Automating with Shell Scripts explains how to start writing your own scripts using the Bash shell.
Chapter 5, Managing Services in Linux, discusses different ways of managing services in Linux and shows you how to define your own services using systemd.
Chapter 6, Networking in Linux, describes how networking works, how to control different aspects of network configurations, and how to use command-line tools.
Chapter 7, Git, Your Doorway to DevOps, discusses what Git is and how to use Git’s version control system, including less commonly known Git features.
Chapter 8, Docker Basics, explores the containerization of your services or tools, and running and managing containers.
Chapter 9, A Deep Dive into Docker, discusses the more advanced features of Docker, including Docker Compose and Docker Swarm.
Chapter 10, Monitoring, Tracing, and Distributed Logging, discusses how to monitor your services, what tools you can use in the cloud, and how to do a basic setup.
Chapter 11, Using Ansible for Configuration as Code, looks at Configuration as Code with the use of Ansible; it’ll guide you through the basic setup and more advanced features of Ansible.
Chapter 12, Leveraging Infrastructure as Code, discusses what Infrastructure as Code (IaC) is, what the popular tools are, and how to manage your infrastructure using Terraform.
Chapter 13, CI/CD with Terraform, GitHub, and Atlantis, takes IaC one step further with the use of the Continuous Integration (CI) and Continuous Deployment (CD) of infrastructure with the use of Terraform and Atlantis.
Chapter 14, Avoiding Pitfalls in DevOps, discusses challenges you may encounter with your work in DevOps.
