Git & GitHub — Learning Roadmap

Structured path for Git & GitHub for Cloud & DevOps Engineers. Estimated 5–7 weeks at 6–8 hours per week. All core tutorials rewritten 2026-08-03 to the Linux quality bar.

How to use this roadmap

1. Complete Modules 1–3 before branching work — vocabulary and daily loop matter.
2. Run each lab in ~/rebash-git/module-NN on a Linux VM, macOS, or WSL.
3. After Module 8, add a GitHub sandbox org for Modules 9–11 optional push steps.
4. Finish Modules 12–17 before the capstone.
5. Use FAQ for GitHub Actions, GitOps, and recovery questions.

Pacing guide

Week	Modules	Focus	Hours (approx.)
1	1–2	VCS concepts, install, config, object model	6–8
2	3–4	Daily workflow, history, gitignore	6–8
3	5–6	Branches, merge, conflicts	6–8
4	7–8	Rebase, undo, cherry-pick, remotes	8–10
5	9–10	GitHub, PRs, CODEOWNERS	6–8
6	11–13	Actions, GitOps, IaC repos	8–10
7	14–17	Releases, security, troubleshooting, production policy	8–10

Adjust pace if you already use Git daily — skip to Module 5+ assessment via tutorial interview questions.

Module map

#	Module	Tutorials	Lab path
1	Version control fundamentals	Introduction · Object model	~/rebash-git/module-01
2	Installing Git	Install and configure	~/rebash-git/module-02
3	Git basics	Create/clone · Add/commit/push · History/diffs	~/rebash-git/module-03
4	Repositories	gitignore & attributes	~/rebash-git/module-04
5	Branching	Branching fundamentals	~/rebash-git/module-05
6	Merging	Merging and conflicts	~/rebash-git/module-06
7	Rebase & history	Rebase · Reset/revert/stash · Cherry-pick/reflog	~/rebash-git/module-07
8	Remotes	Working with remotes	~/rebash-git/module-08
9	GitHub fundamentals	GitHub fundamentals	~/rebash-git/module-09
10	Collaboration	Pull requests & review	~/rebash-git/module-10
11	GitHub Actions	Actions for DevOps	~/rebash-git/module-11
12	GitOps	GitOps fundamentals	~/rebash-git/module-12
13	IaC	Git for IaC	~/rebash-git/module-13
14	Repo management	Repos & releases	~/rebash-git/module-14
15	Security	Signed commits & security	~/rebash-git/module-15
16	Troubleshooting	Troubleshooting · Bisect	~/rebash-git/module-16
17	Production	Production Git practices	~/rebash-git/module-17

Diagrams by module

Diagram	Used in
git-workflow.svg	Modules 1, 3, 7, 16
git-object-model.svg	Modules 1, 3, 7, 16
git-repository-architecture.svg	Modules 3, 4, 8, 9, 13–15
git-branching-strategy.svg	Modules 5, 7, 17
git-merge-process.svg	Module 6
git-pr-lifecycle.svg	Module 10
git-github-actions.svg	Module 11
git-gitops-flow.svg	Module 12

Regenerate: python3 scripts/generate-excalidraw-svg.py

Milestones

Milestone	You can…	Modules
Git operator	init, commit, branch, merge, recover locally	1–7
Remote collaborator	multi-remote, fetch, prune, upstream	8
GitHub practitioner	Issues, PRs, Actions validate, CODEOWNERS	9–11
Delivery engineer	GitOps layout, IaC tags, releases	12–14
Production ready	signing, scanning, bisect, branch policy ADR	15–17

Optional depth (after Module 17)

Topic	Tutorial
Hooks & automation	git-hooks-and-automation.md
Submodules & subtrees	git-submodules-and-subtrees.md
Git in CI/CD	git-in-ci-cd-and-devops.md
Advanced workflows	advanced-git-workflows.md

Next steps after the roadmap

• Capstone — production GitOps platform repository
• Interview prep
• Cheat sheets
• Related courses: Terraform · Argo CD · Linux