The most common mistake in DevOps training in Nepal is starting with Kubernetes before you can use Linux. The other four are about cloud costs, keys, backups and the first job title. Each one has a simple fix you can start this week.

DevOps means running the servers that apps live on, and sending new code to them safely. Most of the daily work is reading logs and fixing small breakages. Every mistake below makes that work harder later.

Why is Kubernetes the wrong place to start DevOps?

Kubernetes keeps apps that are packed in containers running on a group of servers. The official Kubernetes tutorial starts from an app that is already in a container. So Kubernetes sits on top of two other skills: Linux and containers.

When a pod keeps crashing, you find the cause the same way you would on one Linux server. You read the logs, check the disk and check the port. If tail , grep and df -h are new to you, the Kubernetes error will look like noise.

So learn in this order.…