Top 10 DevOps Cheat Sheet

DevOps Commands Cheat Sheet

Essential commands for DevOps tools — Docker, Kubernetes, Git, and Linux — in one reference.

Docker

docker build -t app .          # build image
docker run -p 3000:3000 app    # run container
docker ps                      # list running
docker stop <id>               # stop
docker logs <id>               # view logs
docker exec -it <id> bash      # shell into container

Kubernetes

kubectl get pods               # list pods
kubectl apply -f file.yaml     # deploy
kubectl logs <pod>             # view logs
kubectl describe pod <pod>     # details
kubectl scale deploy app --replicas=3

Git

git status / add / commit / push / pull
git checkout -b branch
git merge branch

Linux Essentials

ls -la          # list files
cd /path        # change dir
grep "text" f   # search
chmod +x file   # make executable
ps aux          # processes
df -h           # disk usage

Quick Tool Reference

Tool	Use
Docker	Containers
Kubernetes	Orchestration
Terraform	Infrastructure
Ansible	Configuration

FAQs

Where do I start with DevOps?

Learn Linux, Git, then Docker. More in our cheat sheets and DevOps guides.

Docker or Kubernetes first?

Docker first — Kubernetes manages Docker containers.