# webxwizard/devops-zero-to-hero architecture
> Architecture diagram of the GitHub repository webxwizard/devops-zero-to-hero, generated by GitDiagram from its file tree, README and a sample of source files (last updated 2026-05-13). It is an AI-made overview: check details against the source.
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- Repository: https://github.com/webxwizard/devops-zero-to-hero
## Overview
This repository is best understood as a structured DevOps learning hub rather than a single application. Its architecture is a content-and-labs monorepo organized around a 30-day progression from fundamentals to cloud deployment.
1. **Top-level layout: learning tracks, not services**
The repo is split into major domains: `Day-01` through `Day-11`, `Preparation`, `Projects`, and `Resources`. Each domain serves a different role:
- `Day-*` folders are the staged curriculum.
- `Preparation` contains deeper study material and interview prep.
- `Projects` contains hands-on practice labs.
- `Resources` is a reference library and example implementations.
2. **Curriculum spine: Day-based progression**
The `Day-01` to `Day-11` folders form the main learning pipeline. The topics follow a dependency chain:
Linux → Git → Networking → Deployment → Shell scripting/system monitoring → Docker.
This gives the repo a clear “foundation first, infrastructure later” architecture, with each day building on the previous one.
3. **Foundational subsystem: Linux, Git, and Networking**
Early content lives in `Day-01/01-Linux`, `Day-02/02-Git`, and `Day-03/*`. These folders are mostly markdown study guides, interview questions, and deep-dive notes. Architecturally, these are the base layer for everything else in the repo because later automation, container, and cloud examples assume CLI, version control, and network fundamentals.
4. **Automation and scripting layer**
`Day-06/system_health_monitor.sh` and `Projects/Shell-Scripting-Project/scripts/*` are the main executable shell artifacts. They represent the repo’s first real “runtime” boundary: Bash scripts that perform local automation tasks such as monitoring, backups, user management, and environment checks. These scripts are reusable DevOps primitives, not full applications.
5. **Containerization subsystem**
`Day-07/03-Docker`, `Day-08`, and `Day-09` are mostly Docker theory and command references. The practical containerization examples appear in:
- `Day-10/node-docker-app`
- `Day-11/Project-Task-Tracker`
- `Resources/AWS-For-DevOps/Docker-DevOps`
These examples show the typical container boundary: application code inside a Docker image, with package manifests and a `Dockerfile` defining the build/runtime contract.
6. **Node.js sample apps as runnable workloads**
The Node-based examples are the repo’s closest thing to application services:
- `Day-10/node-docker-app` is a simple Node app packaged with Docker.
- `Day-11/Project-Task-Tracker` adds `docker-compose.yml`, so it represents a slightly higher-level deployment unit where compose orchestrates the container lifecycle.
- `Resources/AWS-For-DevOps/Docker-DevOps/backend` and `frontend` form a split-service example with a frontend build and backend API, illustrating a basic two-tier containerized architecture.
7. **Deployment and environment boundary**
`Day-04/Deployment` contains Linux and IIS deployment notes plus `DevOps-Dashboard.html`. This area is focused on release mechanics and target environments rather than application logic. It bridges local development concepts to server-side deployment paths, especially Linux-based deployment workflows.
8. **Cloud and infrastructure knowledge layer**
Most AWS-related architecture is documented under `Preparation/*` and `Resources/AWS-For-DevOps/*`. These folders cover IAM, EC2, S3, VPC, CloudWatch, Lambda, ECS/EKS, and CloudFormation/Terraform concepts. This is a knowledge layer that maps directly to the repo’s capstone architecture: compute, networking, storage, identity, and automation.
9. **CI/CD and IaC as the orchestration layer**
`Day-11/README.md`, `Preparation/.../CICD`, and Terraform-related docs describe the pipeline layer that ties code to infrastructure. The README’s capstone flow is the clearest architecture statement in the repo:
- code push to `main`
- GitHub Actions runs tests
- Docker image is built and pushed to AWS ECR
- Terraform provisions EC2
- application is deployed as a Docker container on AWS
This is the primary end-to-end data flow the repo is teaching.
10. **Observability and operations**
Monitoring appears in `Day-06/02-Mini-Project-System-Health-Monitor.md`, `Resources/DevOps-Real-World-Scenarios`, and monitoring-focused study guides. The repo treats observability as a separate concern from deployment: scripts and docs show how to inspect health, logs, and system status after deployment rather than embedding that into the app layer.
11. **Preparation and interview content as a parallel knowledge graph**
The `Preparation` tree is a second, deeper study path with AWS DevOps series, DevSecOps bootcamp modules, solution architect prep, and interview question banks. It does not drive runtime behavior; instead it expands the conceptual model behind the implementation-oriented folders. In an architecture diagram, this is a reference/learning branch connected to all major subsystems.
12. **Resources as reusable assets and examples**
`Resources` acts like a library of canonical notes, cheat sheets, PDFs, and mini-projects. It includes both conceptual guides and working examples, especially in Docker, shell scripting, Git/GitHub, Jenkins, Kubernetes, Terraform, and AWS. This folder is the broadest cross-cutting dependency in the repo.
13. **Important architectural boundary: docs vs executable artifacts**
Most of the repository is documentation, study notes, and interview prep. The executable boundaries are relatively few:
- Bash scripts in shell project folders
- Node.js apps in Docker examples
- HTML dashboard in deployment notes
- Dockerfiles / Compose files for containerization labs
So the repo architecture is mostly educational content surrounding a small set of runnable labs.
14. **How to diagram it accurately**
A good architecture diagram should show:
- a central learning pipeline from Linux/Git/Networking to Cloud/Containers to CI/CD/IaC
- side branches for `Preparation` and `Resources`
- runnable mini-projects as isolated execution nodes
- the capstone delivery path from Git push to GitHub Actions to Docker/ECR to Terraform/EC2 to deployed container
In short, this repo is a DevOps curriculum repository with hands-on labs that model the full source-to-server delivery lifecycle.
Main entry points: [`README.md`](https://github.com/webxwizard/devops-zero-to-hero/blob/main/README.md) (DevOps Hub), [`Day-06`](https://github.com/webxwizard/devops-zero-to-hero/tree/main/Day-06) (Automation), [`Day-11/Project-Task-Tracker`](https://github.com/webxwizard/devops-zero-to-hero/tree/main/Day-11/Project-Task-Tracker) (Task Tracker), [`Day-01`](https://github.com/webxwizard/devops-zero-to-hero/tree/main/Day-01) (Linux)
## Diagram (Mermaid)
```mermaid
flowchart TD
subgraph group_curriculum["Curriculum"]
node_day1["Linux
foundations"]
node_day2["Git
version-control"]
node_day3["Networking"]
node_day4["Deployment
release-paths"]
node_day6["Automation"]
node_day7["Docker
containerization"]
node_day10app["Node App
container-lab"]
node_day11app["Task Tracker
compose-lab"]
node_day11cicd["Capstone Flow
delivery-pipeline
[README.md]"]
end
subgraph group_preparation["Preparation"]
node_prepaws["AWS Series
aws-roadmap"]
node_preboot["DevSecOps Bootcamp"]
node_prearch["Cloud Prep
cloud-architecture"]
node_preinterview["Interview Bank
question-bank"]
end
subgraph group_projects["Projects"]
node_projshell["Shell Project
automation-lab"]
node_projgit["Git Project
collaboration-lab"]
node_projaws["EC2 Linux Lab
cloud-lab"]
end
subgraph group_resources["Resources"]
node_resdocker["Docker Examples
example-library"]
node_resaws["AWS Library
reference-library"]
node_resshell["Shell Library
reference-library"]
node_resmaster["Master Index
resource-index"]
end
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learning-repo
[README.md]"}}
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click node_repo "https://github.com/webxwizard/devops-zero-to-hero/blob/main/README.md"
click node_day1 "https://github.com/webxwizard/devops-zero-to-hero/tree/main/Day-01"
click node_day2 "https://github.com/webxwizard/devops-zero-to-hero/tree/main/Day-02"
click node_day3 "https://github.com/webxwizard/devops-zero-to-hero/tree/main/Day-03"
click node_day4 "https://github.com/webxwizard/devops-zero-to-hero/tree/main/Day-04"
click node_day6 "https://github.com/webxwizard/devops-zero-to-hero/tree/main/Day-06"
click node_day7 "https://github.com/webxwizard/devops-zero-to-hero/tree/main/Day-07"
click node_day10app "https://github.com/webxwizard/devops-zero-to-hero/tree/main/Day-10/node-docker-app"
click node_day11app "https://github.com/webxwizard/devops-zero-to-hero/tree/main/Day-11/Project-Task-Tracker"
click node_day11cicd "https://github.com/webxwizard/devops-zero-to-hero/blob/main/Day-11/README.md"
click node_prepaws "https://github.com/webxwizard/devops-zero-to-hero/tree/main/Preparation/2026-BCA/AWS-DevOps-Series"
click node_preboot "https://github.com/webxwizard/devops-zero-to-hero/tree/main/Preparation/2026-BCA/Batch-7-DevSecOps-Bootcamp"
click node_prearch "https://github.com/webxwizard/devops-zero-to-hero/tree/main/Preparation/AWS-Solution-Architect-Prep"
click node_preinterview "https://github.com/webxwizard/devops-zero-to-hero/tree/main/Preparation/DevOps-Interview-Questions-master"
click node_projshell "https://github.com/webxwizard/devops-zero-to-hero/tree/main/Projects/Shell-Scripting-Project"
click node_projgit "https://github.com/webxwizard/devops-zero-to-hero/tree/main/Projects/Git-GitHub-Project"
click node_projaws "https://github.com/webxwizard/devops-zero-to-hero/tree/main/Projects/AWS-EC2-Linux-Project"
click node_resdocker "https://github.com/webxwizard/devops-zero-to-hero/tree/main/Resources/AWS-For-DevOps/Docker-DevOps"
click node_resaws "https://github.com/webxwizard/devops-zero-to-hero/tree/main/Resources/AWS-For-DevOps"
click node_resshell "https://github.com/webxwizard/devops-zero-to-hero/tree/main/Resources/Shell-Scripting-For-DevOps"
click node_resmaster "https://github.com/webxwizard/devops-zero-to-hero/tree/main/Resources/DevOps-Master-Resources"
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```
## Components
### Curriculum
Day-based learning path from fundamentals to containerized deployment and capstone delivery.
- [Linux](https://github.com/webxwizard/devops-zero-to-hero/tree/main/Day-01): foundations · Linux fundamentals and core CLI skills. · `Day-01`
- [Git](https://github.com/webxwizard/devops-zero-to-hero/tree/main/Day-02): version-control · Git basics, commands, and internals. · `Day-02`
- [Networking](https://github.com/webxwizard/devops-zero-to-hero/tree/main/Day-03): networking-basics · Networking concepts and security fundamentals. · `Day-03`
- [Deployment](https://github.com/webxwizard/devops-zero-to-hero/tree/main/Day-04): release-paths · Deployment notes for Linux and IIS targets plus dashboard artifact. · `Day-04`
- [Automation](https://github.com/webxwizard/devops-zero-to-hero/tree/main/Day-06): shell-automation · Shell scripting and system health monitoring exercises. · `Day-06`
- [Docker](https://github.com/webxwizard/devops-zero-to-hero/tree/main/Day-07): containerization · Docker fundamentals, Dockerfile guidance, and command references. · `Day-07`
- [Node App](https://github.com/webxwizard/devops-zero-to-hero/tree/main/Day-10/node-docker-app): container-lab · A simple Node.js application packaged as a Docker workload. · `Day-10/node-docker-app`
- [Task Tracker](https://github.com/webxwizard/devops-zero-to-hero/tree/main/Day-11/Project-Task-Tracker): compose-lab · Node.js task tracker deployed with Docker Compose. · `Day-11/Project-Task-Tracker`
- [Capstone Flow](https://github.com/webxwizard/devops-zero-to-hero/blob/main/Day-11/README.md): delivery-pipeline · End-to-end code-to-cloud deployment path described in the Day-11 README. · `Day-11/README.md`
### Preparation
Deeper study paths, bootcamps, and interview-focused knowledge branches.
- [AWS Series](https://github.com/webxwizard/devops-zero-to-hero/tree/main/Preparation/2026-BCA/AWS-DevOps-Series): aws-roadmap · Structured AWS DevOps learning track from IAM to EKS and monitoring. · `Preparation/2026-BCA/AWS-DevOps-Series`
- [DevSecOps Bootcamp](https://github.com/webxwizard/devops-zero-to-hero/tree/main/Preparation/2026-BCA/Batch-7-DevSecOps-Bootcamp): bootcamp · Multi-module DevOps and DevSecOps curriculum covering tools and workflows. · `Preparation/2026-BCA/Batch-7-DevSecOps-Bootcamp`
- [Cloud Prep](https://github.com/webxwizard/devops-zero-to-hero/tree/main/Preparation/AWS-Solution-Architect-Prep): cloud-architecture · AWS solution architect preparation with compute, storage, networking, security, and IaC. · `Preparation/AWS-Solution-Architect-Prep`
- [Interview Bank](https://github.com/webxwizard/devops-zero-to-hero/tree/main/Preparation/DevOps-Interview-Questions-master): question-bank · Large interview-question collection and topic-oriented reference sections. · `Preparation/DevOps-Interview-Questions-master`
### Projects
Hands-on labs and practice repos with runnable scripts and sample workloads.
- [Shell Project](https://github.com/webxwizard/devops-zero-to-hero/tree/main/Projects/Shell-Scripting-Project): automation-lab · Reusable Bash scripts for backups, monitoring, user management, and greetings. · `Projects/Shell-Scripting-Project`
- [Git Project](https://github.com/webxwizard/devops-zero-to-hero/tree/main/Projects/Git-GitHub-Project): collaboration-lab · Git/GitHub practice project focused on workflow and conflict simulation. · `Projects/Git-GitHub-Project`
- [EC2 Linux Lab](https://github.com/webxwizard/devops-zero-to-hero/tree/main/Projects/AWS-EC2-Linux-Project): cloud-lab · AWS EC2 and Linux practice project for cloud server operations. · `Projects/AWS-EC2-Linux-Project`
### Resources
Reusable reference library, examples, cheat sheets, and mini-project patterns.
- [Docker Examples](https://github.com/webxwizard/devops-zero-to-hero/tree/main/Resources/AWS-For-DevOps/Docker-DevOps): example-library · Docker learning resources and a two-tier containerized demo application. · `Resources/AWS-For-DevOps/Docker-DevOps`
- [AWS Library](https://github.com/webxwizard/devops-zero-to-hero/tree/main/Resources/AWS-For-DevOps): reference-library · AWS DevOps notes covering IAM, EC2, S3, and VPC. · `Resources/AWS-For-DevOps`
- [Shell Library](https://github.com/webxwizard/devops-zero-to-hero/tree/main/Resources/Shell-Scripting-For-DevOps): reference-library · Shell scripting concepts, examples, and a server health monitor project. · `Resources/Shell-Scripting-For-DevOps`
- [Master Index](https://github.com/webxwizard/devops-zero-to-hero/tree/main/Resources/DevOps-Master-Resources): resource-index · Cross-cutting roadmap, cheatsheets, and consolidated DevOps references. · `Resources/DevOps-Master-Resources`
### Other components
- [DevOps Hub](https://github.com/webxwizard/devops-zero-to-hero/blob/main/README.md): learning-repo · Top-level learning hub that organizes DevOps concepts, labs, and reference material. · `README.md`
## Connections
- DevOps Hub → Linux: starts with · Foundation first: Linux CLI and system basics.
- Linux → Git: builds into · Version control comes after shell comfort.
- Git → Networking: enables · Git workflows lead into networking and delivery concepts.
- Networking → Deployment: feeds · Networking knowledge supports deployment decisions.
- Deployment → Automation: bridges to · Deployment expands into operational automation.
- Automation → Docker: advances to · Shell automation precedes containerization.
- Docker → Node App: applies in · Docker concepts are exercised with a simple Node app.
- Node App → Task Tracker: extends to · Container packaging evolves into Compose-based orchestration.
- Task Tracker → Capstone Flow: leads to · The task tracker lab connects to the end-to-end delivery flow.
- DevOps Hub → AWS Series: references · AWS DevOps study path supports the core curriculum.
- DevOps Hub → DevSecOps Bootcamp: references · Bootcamp modules provide broader DevSecOps coverage.
- DevOps Hub → Cloud Prep: references · Architecture prep expands cloud design understanding.
- DevOps Hub → Interview Bank: references · Interview question banks form a parallel knowledge branch.
- DevOps Hub → Shell Project: includes · Shell scripting is the first major runnable lab area.
- DevOps Hub → Git Project: includes · Git collaboration practice is packaged as a hands-on project.
- DevOps Hub → EC2 Linux Lab: includes · Cloud server practice appears as a deployment-oriented project.
- DevOps Hub → Master Index: curates · Master resources act as the broadest cross-cutting index.
- DevOps Hub → AWS Library: curates · AWS reference material supports cloud and infrastructure topics.
- DevOps Hub → Shell Library: curates · Shell references reinforce scripting and monitoring labs.
- DevOps Hub → Docker Examples: curates · Docker examples connect theory to runnable container workflows.
- DevSecOps Bootcamp → Automation: reinforces · Bootcamp scripting modules align with the automation layer.
- AWS Series → Capstone Flow: supports · AWS topics underpin the capstone delivery path.
- Docker Examples → Task Tracker: mirrors · Resource examples mirror the compose-based app pattern.
- Shell Library → Shell Project: supports · Reference scripts and projects reinforce each other.