What's the best DevOps learning path for 2025?

Posted on April 19, 2025

Hey everyone,

I’m looking to seriously level up my DevOps skills in 2025. With so many tools and technologies—CI/CD, Docker, Kubernetes, monitoring, cloud infrastructure, it can be overwhelming to figure out where to start.

I’m currently using DigitalOcean for most of my personal projects and would love to grow my skills around that ecosystem too. App Platform has been awesome.

If you were starting fresh this year, what learning path would you follow to become a strong DevOps engineer?

Any advice or resources would be greatly appreciated!

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Bobby Iliev

June 4, 2025

Accepted Answer

Hi there,

Awesome that you’re already using DigitalOcean for your projects! That’s a solid way to get real hands-on experience as you grow your DevOps skills.

The key is to build a strong foundation first: start with Linux, Git, and shell scripting. Then work your way up to CI/CD pipelines, containerization with Docker, and orchestration with Kubernetes.

Since you’re using DigitalOcean, you can also get comfortable deploying on their platform using tools like Terraform, App Platform, or the DigitalOcean Managed Kubernetes service.

One resource I highly recommend is this DevOps roadmap.

It breaks down everything into clear, actionable stages. It’s also really helpful if you’re building projects directly on DigitalOcean, as you can apply what you learn in real time.

Hope that this helps.

- Bobby