<p dir="ltr" style="text-rendering: geometricprecision; -webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; color: rgb(39, 50, 57); font-family: Nunito, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; line-height: 1.2; margin: 0px 0px 10px; border: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; letter-spacing: 0.131625px !important;"><span style="text-rendering: geometricprecision; -webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; font-size: inherit; color: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: 1.6; letter-spacing: 0.162px !important;">DevOps is a practice that combines development and operations to build, test and release software faster and more reliably. It focuses on automation, collaboration and continuous delivery to improve software quality and speed.</span></p><ul style="text-rendering: geometricprecision; -webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; list-style: outside disc; margin: 0px 0px 24px; color: rgb(39, 50, 57); line-height: 1.2; border: 0px; font-size: 18px; vertical-align: baseline; font-family: Nunito, sans-serif; display: flex; flex-direction: column; letter-spacing: 0.131625px !important;"><li value="1" style="text-rendering: geometricprecision; -webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; margin: 0px 0px 0px 24px; line-height: 1.58; border: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; font-family: Nunito, sans-serif !important; letter-spacing: 0.131625px !important;"><span style="text-rendering: geometricprecision; -webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; font-size: inherit; color: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: 1.6; letter-spacing: 0.162px !important;">Helps teams release software faster with automation</span></li><li value="2" style="text-rendering: geometricprecision; -webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; margin: 0px 0px 0px 24px; line-height: 1.58; border: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; font-family: Nunito, sans-serif !important; letter-spacing: 0.131625px !important;"><span style="text-rendering: geometricprecision; -webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; font-size: inherit; color: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: 1.6; letter-spacing: 0.162px !important;">Reduces manual errors and improves reliability</span></li><li value="3" style="text-rendering: geometricprecision; -webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; margin: 0px 0px 0px 24px; line-height: 1.58; border: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; font-family: Nunito, sans-serif !important; letter-spacing: 0.131625px !important;"><span style="text-rendering: geometricprecision; -webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; font-size: inherit; color: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: 1.6; letter-spacing: 0.162px !important;">Enables continuous integration and deployment</span></li><li value="4" style="text-rendering: geometricprecision; -webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; margin: 0px 0px 0px 24px; line-height: 1.58; border: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; font-family: Nunito, sans-serif !important; letter-spacing: 0.131625px !important;"><span style="text-rendering: geometricprecision; -webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; font-size: inherit; color: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: 1.6; letter-spacing: 0.162px !important;">Improves collaboration between development and operations teams</span></li></ul><p style="text-rendering: geometricprecision; -webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; margin: 0px 0px 0px 24px; line-height: 1.58; border: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; font-family: Nunito, sans-serif !important; letter-spacing: 0.131625px !important;"><span style="text-rendering: geometricprecision; -webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; font-size: inherit; color: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: 1.6; letter-spacing: 0.162px !important;"><br></span></p><p style="text-rendering: geometricprecision; 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left: 0px; top: 0px; color: rgb(39, 50, 57); letter-spacing: 0.131625px !important;"><img class="gfg-preview-carousel-img" src="https://media.geeksforgeeks.org/wp-content/uploads/20260203163327505761/how_devops_works_1.webp" data-src="https://media.geeksforgeeks.org/wp-content/uploads/20260203163327505761/how_devops_works_1.webp" alt="how_devops_works_1.webp" style="text-rendering: geometricprecision; -webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; width: 626.188px; height: 312.094px; object-fit: contain; margin: 0px; position: relative; background: 0px 0px; line-height: 1.2; border: 0px; font-size: 18px; vertical-align: baseline; font-family: Nunito, sans-serif; color: rgb(39, 50, 57); letter-spacing: 0.131625px !important;"></span></p><h2 id="1-understanding-devops-fundamentals" style="text-rendering: geometricprecision; -webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; color: rgb(39, 50, 57); font-size: 24px; line-height: 28px; border: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; font-family: Nunito, sans-serif; clear: both; letter-spacing: 0px !important;"><span style="text-rendering: geometricprecision; -webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; font-size: inherit; color: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: 1.6; letter-spacing: 0.162px !important;">Basics</span></h2><p style="text-rendering: geometricprecision; -webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; margin: 0px 0px 0px 24px; line-height: 1.58; border: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; font-family: Nunito, sans-serif !important; letter-spacing: 0.131625px !important;"><span style="text-rendering: geometricprecision; -webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; font-size: inherit; color: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: 1.6; letter-spacing: 0.162px !important;"></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="text-rendering: geometricprecision; -webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; color: rgb(39, 50, 57); font-family: Nunito, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; line-height: 1.2; margin: 0px 0px 10px; border: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; letter-spacing: 0.131625px !important;"><span style="text-rendering: geometricprecision; -webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; font-size: inherit; color: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: 1.6; letter-spacing: 0.162px !important;">This section introduces the core concepts, basic workflow, and key terms used in DevOps.</span></p>