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DevOps in the Real World (Udemy.com)

Learn Linux Administration, Elasticsearch, Logstash, Kibana, Grafana, Vagrant, Icinga2 and more to Level-Up Your Career!

Created by: Jason Cannon

Last updated September 2026

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What you will learn

  • The fundamentals of Linux administration in a DevOps environment.
  • How to implement and use the Elastic Stack (Elasticsearch, Kibana) for log management, security analytics, and data visualization.
  • Develop interactive dashboards and performance monitoring visualizations with Grafana, enabling effective capacity planning.
  • How to deploy system and service availability monitoring and tracking using Icinga2, a popular DevOps Zabbix and Nagios alternative, complete with alerting.
  • The automation of software installations and other operations using shell scripts.
  • Develop your DevOps skills by implementing practical, real-world projects you can deploy today!

How it compares

Against the other 1,182 rated Udemy courses in IT & Software on CourseDuck:

  • Rating4.7 out of 5higher than 86% of them
  • Reviews148#900 of 1,183 by number of reviews
  • Length9.6 hourslonger than 70% of them
  • Last updatedSeptember 2026more recently than 89% of them

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Course Description

Master Practical DevOps Skills!

Welcome to this course, where you'll not only learn essential Linux System Administration techniques, but also acquire in-demand DevOps skills as well. You will sharpen your Linux skills and master some popular DevOps tools that will make you an invaluable part of any modern IT organization.


Gain Real-World Expertise by learning from a highly-rated instructor with hands-on experience in deploying these tools in actual work environments.


Your instructor for this course is Jason Cannon. He's the author of several best-selling IT books including, Linux for Beginners, Python Programming for Beginners, and Command Line Kung Fu.


He's also designed and taught dozens of courses here on Udemy that have helped people just like you level-up their careers by teaching them highly valued and marketable skills.


Here's What You'll Learn


  • When you start this course, you will create a Linux development and test environment by using the popular DevOps tool, Vagrant.

  • Next, you'll learn the fundamentals of the Linux command line. This section of the course is perfect for those who are new to Linux or need a refresher. Of course, if you're an experienced Linux professional, you can skip ahead.

  • From there, you'll how to deploy one of the most widely used open-source software stacks for the web, the LAMP stack. You'll use your skills to install and configure two web applications: The first is a helpdesk solution, and the other is a project management system.

  • Following that, you'll create a system and service availability monitoring system using Icinga 2. You'll practice adding servers to the monitoring system, along with all the services that run on those servers. Of course, you'll want to be able to send notifications and alerts in the case of an issue or outage, so you'll learn how to configure your servers to send email as well.

  • During the next project in this course, you'll implement a metrics collection system, along with a data visualization solution. You'll learn how to send all the performance data from your Linux systems to a centralized location, where you can create individual graphs and even complete dashboards that will help you track the overall performance of the applications in your environment, your storage needs, and even assist you with capacity planning. You'll do all this with popular DevOps tools, including Telegraf, InfluxDB, and Grafana.

  • Next, you'll implement a centralized syslog monitoring solution by deploying the ELK Stack which consists of ElasticSearch, Logstash, and Kibana. This allows you to efficiently analyze and visualize system log data. You can use the ELK stack to quickly troubleshoot problems, identify anomalies, and even detect security threats before they become a serious issue.

  • Finally, you'll learn another critical DevOps skill: Shell Scripting. You'll develop shell scripting techniques that will allow you to automate the installation and deployment of systems and applications.


Start Leveling-Up Your Skills Now!


By now, you can probably see just how many valuable skills you'll gain by enrolling in this course. Imagine the sense of accomplishment you'll feel when you start completing the DevOps projects in this course. Skills and accomplishments you can proudly showcase on your resume, discuss in job interviews, and leverage during performance reviews.


Enroll now to get started today!

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Instructor Details

Jason Cannon

Jason started his career as a Unix and Linux System Engineer in 1999. Since then, he has utilized his Linux skills at companies such as Xerox, UPS, Hewlett-Packard, and Amazon. Additionally, he has acted as a technical consultant and independent contractor for small businesses and Fortune 500 companies.

Jason has professional experience with RedHat Enterprise Linux, CentOS, Ubuntu, and SUSE Linux Enterprise Server. He has used several Linux distributions on personal projects, including Debian, Slackware, Arch Linux, CrunchBang, Raspberry Pi OS, and others. In addition to Linux, Jason has experience supporting proprietary Unix operating systems, including AIX, HP-UX, and Solaris.

He enjoys teaching others how to use and exploit the power of the Linux operating system. He is also the author of the books "Linux for Beginners," "Command Line Kung Fu," and "Docker: A Project-Based Approach to Learning."

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Reviews

4.7

148 ratings on Udemy

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By Erling Wulf Weinreich on 3/25/2026

I really liked how this course combined Linux command-line basics and shell scripting with practical, hands-on DevOps projects. It also gave me a solid introduction to VirtualBox and Vagrant, which made the learning experience much more concrete. Over the duration of the course, I set up a total of 13 VMs, so it felt very applied rather than just theoretical. Two of my favorite parts were Kanboard and the ELK Stack. Those sections were especially useful because they showed how these tools can be deployed and used in realistic scenarios. After finishing the course, I was even able to set up my own ELK stack on my system, although I chose to implement it with Docker. Overall, this was a practical and motivating course for getting real hands-on exposure to DevOps tools and workflows.

By Ian Schechtman on 3/20/2025

The course is good, but it is more about installing and running in a virtual machine the services mentioned in the title than really gaining skills in Elasticsearch, etc. It was enjoyable, but not exactly what I was looking for. It has a good pace and clear instructions, and questions are answered promptly.

By Richard MARECHAL on 5/30/2024

Explications très claires, formateur très pédagogue et les supports pdf sont excellents

By Clarence Washington on 9/9/2023

So far good. Still to early to really saying anything of real merit. Being two minutes in. The instructor really puts in serious thought into what he presents. In appliance to actual job specifications. Very pragmatic

By Mario Alejandro Jaramillo on 8/8/2023

Me aclaro varias dudas en la configuración del servicio de Icinga

By Mahmoud Youssef on 7/25/2023

As expected Jason always delivers. I was actually getting ready to learn these specific metric and monitoring tools and i am glad i came across this course.

By Luciana Telles on 7/18/2023

So far so good, straight to the point, no time wasted! Thank you

By Rich Lewis on 7/18/2023

I am just beginning this course, and so far, it is exceeding my expectations. I am looking forward to completing the first project tonight.

By Chima Anago on 7/18/2023

This is the fifth course I have bought from Jason. Through Jason's Linux courses, I have gotten a solid foundation on Linux administration. This course has enabled me to apply my knowledge to real world challenges. Thanks Jason and keep up the good work.

By John Raiford on 7/17/2023

Straight to the point. Information is presented very, very well

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