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Just had an Great interview experience for the role of a DevOps Engineer with 1-2 years of experience! ✨

I recently had the opportunity to interview for a DevOps Engineer position, and I wanted to share some of the questions that were asked during the process. Whether you're preparing for a similar role or just interested in the DevOps field, I hope you find these questions helpful!

✅ Regarding Self Introduction and DevOps:
1) Could you Please Introduce yourself Briefly about your background and your project ?
2) What Does DevOps Means and how DevOps is Different from Other Department in IT Industry ?
3) What Happen when DevOps comes in IT Industry ?
4) Could you please Explain me About your last project have you worked on and what was you roles and responsibility ?

✅ About Linux OS:
1) What are Different OS have you Familiar with and worked on ?
2) What is Kernel ?
3) which Linux version you used in your project ?
4) why we Used Linux OS Rather than Windows and any other ?

✅ About Git GitHub and Gitlab:
1) What is Git, GitHub and Gitlab what is the difference between them ?
2) what is Merge and Rebase ?
3) How do you revert a commit in Git ?
4) Explain the difference between Git pull and Git fetch ?
5) Explain the Branching Strategies have you used in your project

✅ About CICD with Jenkins:
1) what is CICD and explain me the Jenkins file and Its Stages ?
2) In which phase Testing will do In CI phase or in CD phase ?
3) how did you used Jenkins in your project ?
4) Describe the process of setting up a Jenkins job to automate a build process ?

✅ About Docker and K8S:
1) What Does mean by containerization and Orchestration ?
2) What is a Docker image, and how is it different from a Docker container?
3) How do you manage data persistence in Docker containers?
4) Have you Used docker Compose ?
5) could you Explain me a Docker File for Node ?
6) How do you secure a MySQL Data which is Running in my container ?
7) what is Ingress and Deployment in K8S ?
8) what is Services in K8S ?
9) How can K8S control and manage a containers ?

✅ Some Scenarios Questions:
1) Your company is planning to implement a disaster recovery (DR) strategy for its critical services hosted on AWS. Describe the steps you would take to design and implement a robust DR plan, including backup strategies, failover mechanisms, and testing procedures.


😎 𝗙𝗼𝗹𝗹𝗼𝘄 @prodevopsguy 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗺𝗼𝗿𝗲 𝘀𝘂𝗰𝗵 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗮𝗿𝗼𝘂𝗻𝗱 𝗰𝗹𝗼𝘂𝗱 & 𝗗𝗲𝘃𝗢𝗽𝘀!!! // Join for DevOps DOCs: @devopsdocs

🚀 [UPDATE] AWS DevOps Real-Time Deployment Repo Improved! 🔥

We've made key enhancements to our AWS DevOps Real-Time Deployment | Dev → Pre-PROD → Production repository to improve reliability, automation, and error handling. ✅

🔹 What’s New?
✔️ Enhanced `appspec.yml` – Added file permissions & pre-install validation
✔️ New `validate_environment.sh` – Checks prerequisites before installation
✔️ Improved `buildspec.yml` –
🔹 Conditional Nginx installation
🔹 Validation before copying index.html
🔹 Restarting Nginx after deployment
🔹 New test phase to verify Nginx is running 🚀
✔️ Refined `install_nginx.sh` – Now idempotent & handles errors better
✔️ Updated `start_nginx.sh` – Ensures Nginx is installed before starting & uses systemctl
✔️ Better Logging & Status Checks – More visibility & automatic service management

📱 Check out the latest updates:: https://github.com/NotHarshhaa/AWS-DevOps_Real-Time_Deployment


📱 𝐅𝐨𝐥𝐥𝐨𝐰 @prodevopsguy 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐦𝐨𝐫𝐞 𝐬𝐮𝐜𝐡 𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐚𝐫𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐝 𝐜𝐥𝐨𝐮𝐝 & 𝐃𝐞𝐯𝐎𝐩𝐬!!! // 𝐉𝐨𝐢𝐧 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐃𝐞𝐯𝐎𝐩𝐬 𝐃𝐎𝐂𝐬: @devopsdocs

🖥 Recent Asked Interview Questions: 𝗦𝗲𝗿𝘃𝗶𝗰𝗲 𝗕𝗮𝘀𝗲𝗱 𝗖𝗼𝗺𝗽𝗮𝗻𝘆

🔠Role: 𝗗𝗲𝘃𝗢𝗽𝘀/𝗖𝗹𝗼𝘂𝗱 𝗦𝘂𝗽𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁 𝗘𝗻𝗴𝗶𝗻𝗲𝗲𝗿
🔠Exp Range : 𝟯-𝟱 𝘆𝗿𝘀

1. What is the role of IAM roles and policies?
2. Can you explain the Terraform plan and its purpose?
3. What is AWS Lambda, and how does it work?
4. How do you invoke a Lambda function, and where do you configure it?
5. Can you describe how Lambda handles scaling and event-based invocations?
6. What is Amazon CloudWatch, and have you configured any custom metrics?
7. What metrics are available on your CloudWatch dashboard?
8. How do you configure CPU utilization on your CloudWatch dashboard?
9. How do you attach an SSL certificate to an S3 bucket?
10. What type of encryption have you implemented in your project?
11. If an S3 bucket has a read-only policy, can you modify objects in the bucket?
12. Why did you choose Terraform over Boto3 for infrastructure provisioning?
13. What is a Content Delivery Network (CDN), and how does it work?
14. Have you created a Jenkins pipeline for your project?
15. How do you attach policies to IAM users, either individually or by group?
16. What type of deployment strategies are you using in your project?
17. Have you used any tools to create customized Amazon Machine Images (AMIs)?
18. What is connection draining, and how does it work?
19. How does an Elastic Load Balancer (ELB) distribute traffic?
20. What is auto-scaling, and how does it work?
21. Can you describe the different types of Load Balancers and provide examples?
22. What is the maximum runtime for a Lambda function?
23. What is the maximum memory size for a Lambda function?
24. How can you increase the runtime for a Lambda function?
25. What automations have you performed using Lambda in your project?
26. Why did you choose Terraform over Boto3 for infrastructure provisioning?
27. What modules have you used in your Lambda function?
28. Have you created an SNS topic for your project?
29. If you've exhausted IP addresses in your VPC, how would you provision new resources?
30. What is Groovy, and how is it used in Jenkins?
31. Why do you use Groovy in Jenkins, and where do you save Jenkins files?
32. What is Ansible, and what is its purpose?
33. What language do you use in Ansible?
34. Where do you run Terraform code, remotely or locally?
35. What is the purpose of access keys and secret keys in AWS?
36. What are Terraform modules, and have you used any in your project?
37. What environments have you set up for your project?
38. Do you use the same AWS account for all environments?
39. Do you have separate Jenkins servers for each environment?
40. Where do you write and save your Lambda function code?


📱 𝐅𝐨𝐥𝐥𝐨𝐰 @prodevopsguy 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐦𝐨𝐫𝐞 𝐬𝐮𝐜𝐡 𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐚𝐫𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐝 𝐜𝐥𝐨𝐮𝐝 & 𝐃𝐞𝐯𝐎𝐩𝐬!!! // 𝐉𝐨𝐢𝐧 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐃𝐞𝐯𝐎𝐩𝐬 𝐃𝐎𝐂𝐬: @devopsdocs

🚀 New Update: Ansible Cheatsheet Added! 🎉

🔥 Exciting news for DevOps Engineers, Sysadmins, and Developers! We just added a comprehensive Ansible Cheatsheet to our DevOps Tools Cheatsheet Collection on GitHub.

📌 What’s Inside?
✅ Ansible Basics: Inventory, Ad-hoc Commands, Playbooks
✅ Variables, Loops, Conditionals, and Facts Explained
✅ Ansible Roles for Structured Automation
✅ Ansible Vault for Securing Sensitive Data
✅ Debugging & Troubleshooting Commands
✅ Interview Questions & Best Practices

💡 Whether you're a beginner or an advanced user, this cheatsheet will help you automate infrastructure like a pro!

📱 Check it out now: GitHub Repo: https://github.com/NotHarshhaa/devops-cheatsheet

⭐️ Star the repo & Share it with your DevOps community! 🚀


📱 𝐅𝐨𝐥𝐥𝐨𝐰 @prodevopsguy 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐦𝐨𝐫𝐞 𝐬𝐮𝐜𝐡 𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐚𝐫𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐝 𝐜𝐥𝐨𝐮𝐝 & 𝐃𝐞𝐯𝐎𝐩𝐬!!! // 𝐉𝐨𝐢𝐧 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐃𝐞𝐯𝐎𝐩𝐬 𝐃𝐎𝐂𝐬: @devopsdocs

𝗗𝗲𝘃𝗢𝗽𝘀 𝗜𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿𝘃𝗶𝗲𝘄 𝗤𝘂𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀: 𝗠𝘆 𝗥𝗲𝗰𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗘𝘅𝗽𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲
I recently had the opportunity to interview for a DevOps Engineer position, and I wanted to share some of the key questions I encountered during the process. If you're preparing for a similar role or exploring the DevOps field, these insights might be helpful!


✅ 𝗦𝗲𝗹𝗳-𝗜𝗻𝘁𝗿𝗼𝗱𝘂𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 & 𝗗𝗲𝘃𝗢𝗽𝘀 𝗙𝘂𝗻𝗱𝗮𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗮𝗹𝘀
1️⃣ Can you briefly introduce yourself and share details about your background and recent projects?
2️⃣ What does 𝗗𝗲𝘃𝗢𝗽𝘀 mean, and how does it differ from other IT departments?
3️⃣ How has the introduction of 𝗗𝗲𝘃𝗢𝗽𝘀 transformed the IT industry?
4️⃣ Can you walk me through your last project, including your 𝗿𝗼𝗹𝗲 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗿𝗲𝘀𝗽𝗼𝗻𝘀𝗶𝗯𝗶𝗹𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗲𝘀?

✅ 𝗟𝗶𝗻𝘂𝘅 𝗕𝗮𝘀𝗶𝗰𝘀 & 𝗦𝘆𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗺 𝗞𝗻𝗼𝘄𝗹𝗲𝗱𝗴𝗲
1️⃣ Which operating systems have you worked with?
2️⃣ What is a 𝗞𝗲𝗿𝗻𝗲𝗹 in Linux?
3️⃣ Which Linux version did you use in your project, and why?
4️⃣ Why is Linux preferred over Windows in DevOps environments?

✅ 𝗚𝗶𝘁, 𝗚𝗶𝘁𝗛𝘂𝗯 & 𝗚𝗶𝘁𝗟𝗮𝗯
1️⃣ What are Git, GitHub, and GitLab, and how do they differ?
2️⃣ What is the difference between Merge and Rebase?
3️⃣ How do you revert a commit in Git?
4️⃣ Explain the difference between Git Pull and Git Fetch.
5️⃣ What 𝗯𝗿𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘀𝘁𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗴𝘆 have you used in your project?

✅ 𝗖𝗜/𝗖𝗗 & 𝗝𝗲𝗻𝗸𝗶𝗻𝘀
1️⃣ What is CI/CD, and can you explain the Jenkins pipeline and its stages?
2️⃣ At which phase is testing performed—CI or CD?
3️⃣ How have you used 𝗝𝗲𝗻𝗸𝗶𝗻𝘀 in your project?
4️⃣ Can you describe the process of setting up a Jenkins job to automate a build process?

✅ 𝗗𝗼𝗰𝗸𝗲𝗿 & 𝗞𝘂𝗯𝗲𝗿𝗻𝗲𝘁𝗲𝘀
1️⃣ What do 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝘁𝗮𝗶𝗻𝗲𝗿𝗶𝘇𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 and 𝗼𝗿𝗰𝗵𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 mean?
2️⃣ What is a Docker image, and how is it different from a Docker container?
3️⃣ How do you handle data persistence in Docker containers?
4️⃣ Have you worked with 𝗗𝗼𝗰𝗸𝗲𝗿 𝗖𝗼𝗺𝗽𝗼𝘀𝗲?
5️⃣ Can you explain a Docker-file for a Node.js application?
6️⃣ How would you secure a MySQL database running in a Docker container?
7️⃣ What are Ingress and Deployments in Kubernetes?
8️⃣ What are 𝗞𝘂𝗯𝗲𝗿𝗻𝗲𝘁𝗲𝘀 𝗦𝗲𝗿𝘃𝗶𝗰𝗲𝘀, and how do they work?
9️⃣ How does Kubernetes manage and control containers?

✅ 𝗦𝗰𝗲𝗻𝗮𝗿𝗶𝗼-𝗕𝗮𝘀𝗲𝗱 𝗤𝘂𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀
📌 Your company is implementing a 𝗱𝗶𝘀𝗮𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝗿𝗲𝗰𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘆 (𝗗𝗥) strategy for critical AWS services. How would you design and implement a robust DR plan, covering backup strategies, failover mechanisms, and testing procedures?


📱 𝐅𝐨𝐥𝐥𝐨𝐰 @prodevopsguy 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐦𝐨𝐫𝐞 𝐬𝐮𝐜𝐡 𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐚𝐫𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐝 𝐜𝐥𝐨𝐮𝐝 & 𝐃𝐞𝐯𝐎𝐩𝐬!!! // 𝐉𝐨𝐢𝐧 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐃𝐞𝐯𝐎𝐩𝐬 𝐃𝐎𝐂𝐬: @devopsdocs

🔖Daily Activities of a DevOps Engineer:


1. Morning Standups or Meetings:
⚡️Purpose: Participate in daily Scrum/Agile standups to sync with the team, discuss ongoing tasks, and address blockers.
⚡️Tasks:
- Update on current progress (e.g., pipeline updates, infrastructure issues).
- Plan priorities for the day.

2. Continuous Integration/Continuous Deployment (CI/CD) Pipeline Maintenance:
⚡️Purpose: Ensure pipelines are running smoothly and without errors.
⚡️Tasks:
- Monitor automated builds and deployments.
- Fix failed builds or deployment issues.
- Add new steps to pipelines, such as testing or security checks.
- Example: Debugging a failing Jenkins pipeline or optimizing GitHub Actions for faster deployment.

3. Infrastructure Management:
⚡️Purpose: Manage infrastructure using Infrastructure as Code (IaC) tools for scalability and reliability.
⚡️Tasks:
- Write or update Terraform, CloudFormation, or Ansible scripts.
- Deploy infrastructure to cloud environments (AWS, Azure, GCP).
- Ensure high availability and scalability of resources.
- Example: Scaling Kubernetes clusters to handle traffic spikes.

4. Monitoring and Incident Response:
⚡️Purpose: Monitor systems for performance, errors, and security threats.
⚡️Tasks:
- Use tools like Prometheus, Grafana, ELK/EFK stack, or Datadog to track metrics and logs.
- Respond to alerts for downtime or degraded performance.
- Conduct root cause analysis (RCA) for issues and implement fixes.
- Example: Investigating a sudden CPU spike on an EC2 instance or diagnosing slow application response times.

5. Collaboration with Development Teams:
⚡️Purpose: Work closely with developers to ensure smooth integration and deployment of code.
⚡️Tasks:
- Review code for deployment readiness.
- Assist developers with containerization (Docker) or debugging issues in staging/production environments.
- Share best practices for writing CI/CD pipelines or microservices.


📱 𝐅𝐨𝐥𝐥𝐨𝐰 @prodevopsguy 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐦𝐨𝐫𝐞 𝐬𝐮𝐜𝐡 𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐚𝐫𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐝 𝐜𝐥𝐨𝐮𝐝 & 𝐃𝐞𝐯𝐎𝐩𝐬!!! // 𝐉𝐨𝐢𝐧 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐃𝐞𝐯𝐎𝐩𝐬 𝐃𝐎𝐂𝐬: @devopsdocs

🔥 Terraform Free Videos :–

🔗 Link: https://drive.google.com/drive/u/0/mobile/folders/1COG6x8YCEceHTai3w52h9suHZ2H0rHvF


😎 𝗙𝗼𝗹𝗹𝗼𝘄 @prodevopsguy 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗺𝗼𝗿𝗲 𝘀𝘂𝗰𝗵 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗮𝗿𝗼𝘂𝗻𝗱 𝗰𝗹𝗼𝘂𝗱 & 𝗗𝗲𝘃𝗢𝗽𝘀!!! // Join for DevOps DOCs: @devopsdocs

➡️🐧 Linux Free Videos 🟩 :


✅Link: https://drive.usercontent.google.com/download?id=1MSo7Iwv0Xwe5bjg5fTcmjnxatULfhfLA&export=download&authuser=0


❤️ 𝗙𝗼𝗹𝗹𝗼𝘄 @prodevopsguy 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐦𝐨𝐫𝐞 𝐬𝐮𝐜𝐡 𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐚𝐫𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐝 𝐜𝐥𝐨𝐮𝐝 & 𝐃𝐞𝐯𝐎𝐩𝐬!!! // 𝐉𝐨𝐢𝐧 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐃𝐞𝐯𝐎𝐩𝐬 𝐃𝐎𝐂𝐬: @devopsdocs

🟩 🌐 Git/GitHub Free Videos:- 🟩


🔗 Link: https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1vhSsxz9oAtSh136JVo3gryaDPJAYWteF?usp=sharing


❤️ 𝗙𝗼𝗹𝗹𝗼𝘄 @prodevopsguy 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗺𝗼𝗿𝗲 𝘀𝘂𝗰𝗵 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗮𝗿𝗼𝘂𝗻𝗱 𝗰𝗹𝗼𝘂𝗱 & 𝗗𝗲𝘃𝗢𝗽𝘀!!! // Join for DevOps DOCs: @devopsdocs

🟩 Docker Free Videos 🐬


🔗 Link : https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1lXSplxsWu-7f4Bbb3V9o-Em4XUahWVeD?usp=sharing


❤️ 𝗙𝗼𝗹𝗹𝗼𝘄 @prodevopsguy 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗺𝗼𝗿𝗲 𝘀𝘂𝗰𝗵 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗮𝗿𝗼𝘂𝗻𝗱 𝗰𝗹𝗼𝘂𝗱 & 𝗗𝗲𝘃𝗢𝗽𝘀!!! // Join for DevOps DOCs: @devopsdocs

🟩 AWS & DevOps Free Videos :– 🟩


🗯 Part -1 : https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1P2MORPWWUDk6MBzLktlahDRHJgh9YNta?usp=sharing

🗯 Part -2: https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1-9pCWtNrSwWW3Bgd0BjqfH_x0sfJcXvE?usp=sharing

🗯 Part -3 : https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1OD3B97MfmlQbnBVB_PMbt5bb5mtjyQk9?usp=sharing


✈️ 𝐅𝐨𝐥𝐥𝐨𝐰 @prodevopsguy 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐦𝐨𝐫𝐞 𝐬𝐮𝐜𝐡 𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐚𝐫𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐝 𝐜𝐥𝐨𝐮𝐝 & 𝐃𝐞𝐯𝐎𝐩𝐬!!! // 𝐉𝐨𝐢𝐧 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐃𝐞𝐯𝐎𝐩𝐬 𝐃𝐎𝐂𝐬: @devopsdocs

🚀 Top Docker Errors and Their Fixes for DevOps Engineers 🛠

Encountering Docker errors can be frustrating, but fear not! Here are some common Docker errors and their quick fixes to help you keep your containers running smoothly. 🐳

1. Cannot Connect to the Docker Daemon

Error:
Cannot connect to the Docker daemon at unix:///var/run/docker.sock. Is the docker daemon running?

Fix:
- Ensure Docker service is running: sudo systemctl start docker
- Add your user to the Docker group: sudo usermod -aG docker $USER and then restart your terminal or log out and back in.


2. Image Pull Failed

Error:
Error response from daemon: pull access denied for [image], repository does not exist or may require 'docker login'

Fix:
- Verify the image name and tag are correct.
- Log in to Docker Hub if the image is private: docker login


3. Container Exits Immediately

Error:
Exited (0) or Exited (1)

Fix:
- Check the container logs: docker logs [container_id]
- Ensure the command in your Dockerfile or docker run command is correct and doesn’t immediately exit.


4. Port Already in Use

Error:
Error starting userland proxy: listen tcp 0.0.0.0:[port]: bind: address already in use

Fix:
- Find the process using the port: sudo lsof -i :[port]
- Stop the process or use a different port in your Docker command.


5. No Space Left on Device

Error:
no space left on device

Fix:
- Remove unused containers, images, and volumes: docker system prune -a --volumes
- Ensure you have enough disk space on your Docker host.


6. Build Fails Due to Missing Files

Error:
COPY failed: file not found in build context or excluded by .dockerignore: stat [file]: file does not exist

Fix:
- Verify the path in your Dockerfile and ensure the file exists in the build context.
- Check your .dockerignore to ensure necessary files are not being ignored.


7. Permission Denied Errors

Error:
permission denied while trying to connect to the Docker daemon socket

Fix:
- Use sudo if you're not in the Docker group: sudo docker [command]
- Add your user to the Docker group: sudo usermod -aG docker $USER and then restart your terminal or log out and back in.


Keep these handy tips in your toolbox, and Docker errors won’t slow you down! Happy containerizing! 🐳✨


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