The latest articles on Forem by moka austine (@moka_austine_d630e148fd46). https://forem.com/moka_austine_d630e148fd46 https://media2.dev.to/dynamic/image/width=90,height=90,fit=cover,gravity=auto,format=auto/https:%2F%2Fdev-to-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fuploads%2Fuser%2Fprofile_image%2F3770638%2F28ce2762-5c25-4dc6-943e-0115c186ebe7.png https://forem.com/moka_austine_d630e148fd46 en moka austine Mon, 23 Mar 2026 07:30:11 +0000 https://forem.com/moka_austine_d630e148fd46/preparing-ahead-for-my-first-devops-role-looking-ahead-seeking-advice-5e8l https://forem.com/moka_austine_d630e148fd46/preparing-ahead-for-my-first-devops-role-looking-ahead-seeking-advice-5e8l <p>I’m currently working towards becoming a DevOps Engineer, and I’ve been thinking ahead about something I know I’ll might face soon…</p> <p>👉 Joining a company with a legacy codebase and little to no documentation.</p> <p>From what I’ve seen and heard, this seems to be a common reality — especially in real-world production environments.</p> <p>💭 My Concern </p> <p>When I eventually land my first role, I want to be ready not overwhelmed.</p> <p>But I keep asking myself:</p> <p>"How do juniors prepare in advance for complex, undocumented systems and CI/CD pipelines?"</p> <p>Because I imagine situations like:</p> <ul> <li><p>Pipelines built with years of decisions behind them</p></li> <li><p>Systems that are critical (and risky to touch)</p></li> <li><p>Limited onboarding or guidance</p></li> </ul> <p>🙏 Advice from DevOps Engineers &amp; Seniors</p> <p>If you’ve been through this or are currently working in such environments:</p> <p>What should I start learning now to prepare?</p> <p>How can I train myself to read and understand complex pipelines faster?</p> <p>Are there specific tools, practices, or mindsets that helped you early on?</p> <p>What separates juniors who struggle vs those who adapt quickly?</p> <p>🔑 What I’m Doing So Far</p> <p>Learning Git, GitHub Actions, Docker, and Linux basics</p> <p>Exploring CI/CD concepts and workflows</p> <p>Practicing by building small pipelines</p> <p>Deployed a simple CI/CD pipeline to production.</p> <p>Trying to understand how systems connect end-to-end</p> <p>But I feel like there’s a gap between learning tools… and handling real-world complexity.</p> <p>🚀 Goal</p> <p>By the time I get my first role, I want to:<br> 👉 Understand systems faster<br> 👉 Contribute without fear<br> 👉 And adapt quickly, even in messy environments</p> <p>Any advice, resources, or perspectives would mean a lot 🙌</p> <h1> DevOps #CareerGrowth #JuniorDeveloper #LearningInPublic #CI_CD #TechCareers </h1> beginners career devops discuss moka austine Fri, 13 Feb 2026 10:11:18 +0000 https://forem.com/moka_austine_d630e148fd46/my-first-successful-cicd-deployment-1bj0 https://forem.com/moka_austine_d630e148fd46/my-first-successful-cicd-deployment-1bj0 <p>I am just starting my DEVOPS learning journey with already knowing JavaScript, Git, GitHub actions, a bit of docker, a bit of build tools and testing. And I already built and deployed an image search app using unsplash APIs using a full end to end CI/CD pipeline with GitHub actions building and pushing docker image to hub.docker.com and onrender.com pulls it from docker hub to production. For support and feedback you can find it on image-search-app-1-0.onrender.com where I am hosting it for free on onrender.com.</p> devops docker githubactions cicd