Git & GitHub Essentials for DevOps Engineers

Beginner

About this Course

Learn Git and GitHub from the ground up with a focus on DevOps workflows and modern software delivery. This course covers everything from version control fundamentals to branching strategies, collaboration, pull requests, merge conflicts, and GitHub best practices. You'll also learn how Git integrates with CI/CD pipelines, Infrastructure as Code, and cloud-native development, making it an essential skill for every DevOps Engineer.

What You Will Learn
  • Understand version control and why Git is essential
  • Install and configure Git
  • Initialize and manage Git repositories
  • Track files and understand the Git workflow
  • Stage and commit changes effectively
  • Navigate commit history using Git logs
  • Create, switch and manage branches
  • Merge branches and resolve merge conflicts
  • Understand Git branching strategies
  • Work with remote repositories
  • Create and manage GitHub repositories
  • Clone, push and pull repositories
  • Work with forks and upstream repositories
  • Create and review Pull Requests
  • Collaborate effectively using GitHub
  • Manage releases using Git tags
  • Use Git with Infrastructure as Code projects
  • Integrate Git with CI/CD pipelines
  • Follow Git and GitHub best practices used by DevOps teams

Prerequisites

  • Basic computer usage skills
  • Basic command-line knowledge is helpful but not required
  • No prior Git or GitHub experience required
  • Willingness to practice using the terminal
Course Highlights
Duration6h
Modules2
Videos2
Languageenglish

Full immediate access