Introduction to DevOps and Site Reliability Engineering

Free to audit
Paid certificate
Beginner
10 weeks

Provider: edX
Offered by: The Linux Foundation
Course code: LFS162x
Cost: Free to audit
Certificate: Paid, $209
Level: Beginner
Duration: 10 weeks
Effort: 1–2 hrs/week
Format: Self-paced
Language: English
Subjects: IT
Source: edX
Last verified: 20 Oct 2026

Free access to the material ends after the course length; graded work and the certificate are paid.

Introduction to DevOps and Site Reliability Engineering (LFS162x) is a Linux Foundation course on edX about the practices behind modern software delivery. Its topics, as listed on the page, are how DevOps is changing software delivery and why operations staff need these skills; how cloud computing lets organisations build and scale quickly; the open container ecosystem led by Kubernetes and the operations engineer's role in it; the why, what and how of infrastructure as code; continuous integration; continuous deployment and delivery and what a deployment pipeline looks like; and observability systems. The prerequisites are substantial: an intermediate understanding of Linux, networking and troubleshooting, basic scripting, security and virtualisation concepts, and systems administration experience.

edX lists it at introductory level, self-paced, at ten weeks of one to two hours a week. Auditing is free with access that expires after the estimated course length and no graded work or certificate; the verified track costs 209 US dollars.

What you’ll learn

Explain how DevOps changes software delivery and the operations role
Describe how cloud computing and the container ecosystem enable rapid deployment
Explain infrastructure as code and why it matters
Outline continuous integration, continuous delivery and a deployment pipeline
Describe what observability systems monitor and why

Who it’s for

System administrators and operations engineers with Linux experience who want to move into DevOps or SRE roles; not a first course in IT.

Syllabus

9 sections as listed on edx.org.

Chapter 1. Welcome!
Chapter 2. Introduction to DevOps and Site Reliability Engineering
Chapter 3. Cloud
Chapter 4. Containers
Chapter 5. Infrastructure as a Code
Chapter 6. Continuous Integration/Continuous Delivery
Chapter 7. Observability
Chapter 8. Site Reliability Engineering (SRE)
Final Exam (Verified Certificate track only)

Instructor

Fazlur Rahman Khan Technical Trainer

Course details

Skills covered: Site Reliability Engineering
Operations
Linux
Software Development
DevOps
Automation
Agile Methodology
Includes: 9 modules
Prerequisites: Intermediate understanding of Linux systems Knowledge of networking concepts, utilities and troubleshooting Basic scripting knowledge Computer and network security concepts Virtualization concepts Systems administration and troubleshooting skills
Subtitles: 1 language

On edx.org

Rated 4.0 out of 5 by 26 learners; 40,704 enrolled, as shown on the course page on 20 Oct 2026. These are edx.org’s own figures, not ours.

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