DevOps Guides: CI/CD, Kubernetes, Terraform

DevOps on DevOpsCompass means the work that happens between a commit and a running service: build pipelines, deployments, Kubernetes clusters and the infrastructure code that describes them. Every guide in this section is written for people who operate real systems, so we start with the problem you are trying to solve, show the commands or configuration that solve it, and explain what can go wrong.

When a guide says a command was tested, it was run in a throwaway container or virtual machine on the date shown in its "Last verified" line. When something could not be tested on our own hardware, such as a managed cloud service, the guide says so and links to the official documentation instead. Tools change quickly, so we update guides when a release changes the steps, and the update date is always visible at the top of the article.

Use this page as the entry point: the topics below show what we cover, the latest posts update automatically, and the related sections point to Docker, Linux and security guides that DevOps work depends on.

What this section covers

  • CI/CD pipelines: GitHub Actions, GitLab CI and safe release workflows
  • Kubernetes: ingress, Gateway API, upgrades and day-2 operations
  • Infrastructure as code with Terraform and OpenTofu
  • Observability: logs, metrics and alerts that are worth keeping
  • Automation and AI-assisted operations, such as MCP servers for infrastructure tools

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