My Beginner DevOps Lab — Simple, Lightweight, and VM-Friendly

If you’re new to DevOps and don’t have a homelab yet, here’s a simple hands-on project you can run fully inside a virtual machine. I built a Minimal DevOps Lab specifically for beginners who want something practical, lightweight, and easy to follow without needing extra hardware.

This lab helps you learn the essentials — Linux fundamentals, Git, Docker, Terraform basics, CI/CD workflows — all inside a safe VM environment you can break and rebuild as much as you want.

Here’s the repo if you want to dive in:https://github.com/Griffindeetox/minimal-devops-lab

If you’re starting your DevOps journey and want a structured, beginner-friendly path, this is a great place to begin.

It’s simple, hands-on, and designed to give you confidence before moving into Kubernetes or more advanced topics.

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