Mastering Linux & DevOps: From Zero to Senior

Mastering Linux & DevOps: From Zero to Senior was crafted based on my 20 years of experience. It’s structured step by step — starting from those with zero knowledge of Linux all the way to the level of a senior engineer. This book guides you through everything from Linux fundamentals to advanced DevOps, automation, CI/CD, infrastructure as code, containerization, cloud-native operations, and security.

Packed with practical scenarios, hard-earned insights, and field-tested solutions — this is the roadmap I wish I had when I first started. Available in English, Turkish.

I’m currently working on licensing. Once the legal procedures are complete, eBook will be available for purchase across all platforms."

🚀 Beginner Section

Your Linux Journey Starts Here

Welcome to your first step into the world of Linux. This section is designed for absolute beginners — no prior experience needed. Whether you're switching from Windows or just getting curious about what's under the hood of your smartphone, server, or smart fridge… this is where it all begins.

You'll start by understanding what Linux is, why it's everywhere (yet invisible to many), and how its open-source nature shapes the modern tech landscape. From there, we’ll walk through installing Linux, exploring its file system, desktops, and command-line interface — the real power zone.

By the time you complete this section, you’ll know how to:

  • Choose and install the right Linux distribution (Ubuntu? Arch? CentOS? You'll know the difference).

  • Open and navigate the terminal like a pro.
    Understand and tweak file permissions, manage processes, and even write your first shell script.

  • This isn’t just clicking around a GUI — you’re learning to command the system, not just use it.

🛠 Intermediate Section

Turning Commands into Craft

Welcome to the next level. This section is where you stop just using Linux and start mastering it. We dive deep into the tools and techniques that power real-world systems — no fluff, no filler.

You’ll sharpen your skills in advanced file and directory management, permission handling (including ACLs, setuid/setgid, sticky bits), and learn to automate tasks with precision using cron, at, and batch. Get hands-on with disk usage tools, networking commands, and powerful scripting logic that makes systems hum behind the scenes.

You’ll wield tools like awk, sed, grep, xargs, and cut with confidence. Build scripts that adapt, react, and process data like a pro. Explore the firewall landscape with iptables, ufw, nftables, and firewalld. You’ll even learn to interact with APIs and perform complex text manipulation — all from your terminal.

By the end of this section, you won't just use Linux — you'll think like an engineer, write smarter code, and start seeing systems as a puzzle you know how to solve.

🔥 Advanced Section

Engineering Linux Like a Pro

You’ve made it this far — now it’s time to shift gears. This section is for those who are ready to engineer systems, not just operate them.

Here, we go deep into the internals. You’ll take full control of system administration, performance tuning, logging, and kernel-level diagnostics. You’ll master LVM, RAID, iSCSI, advanced networking, and storage — because real-world Linux isn’t about theory, it’s about resilience and control.

Expect to dive into hardcore security with SELinux and AppArmor, harden SSH like a fortress, and build self-healing systems through automation and scripting. Learn to write and manage your own daemons and services, track every byte your system breathes, and script your way out of any crisis.

This is where professionals are made — the tools here are the same ones powering enterprise servers, cloud infrastructure, and hardened security environments around the world.

When you finish this section, you'll have more than knowledge. You'll have authority over your systems. Let's build that elite skillset — command by command.

🧠 Expert Section

Commanding the Core. Mastering the Chaos

Welcome to the apex tier of Linux mastery. This section is designed for professionals who are ready to move beyond the typical administration grind and start shaping infrastructure, securing systems at the kernel level, designing high-availability clusters, and debugging production issues with surgical precision.

Here, we go deep — not just into how things work, but why, when, and what to do when they break at scale. In this section, you'll dive deep into the internals of the kernel, tune systems for ultra-high performance, architect distributed storage solutions, implement enterprise-grade high availability, and wield virtualization and containerization like a battlefield veteran. You'll automate infrastructure at scale, master the tools behind DevOps and CI/CD, and prepare for advanced incident response, forensics, and penetration testing scenarios. Let’s be real: this is the kind of knowledge that gets you promoted, poached, or paid six figures to fix a five-minute outage. Ready to level up?