Framework-agnostic • Cloud-agnostic • Production-minded

Build once. Scale everywhere. ZeroOps.

ZeroOps Dev Academy teaches advanced patterns for static + serverless websites and apps—so you can deploy globally, ship faster, and stop babysitting infrastructure.

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Starting with Jekyll + AWS for practical depth—expanding across Hugo, Next.js, Eleventy, Gatsby and AWS/Azure/GCP.

 

The ops tax is real—and it slows everything down

Too many teams ship great code, then get trapped in an endless loop of servers, patches, scaling incidents, and deployment complexity. Modern static + serverless architectures can eliminate most of that… but only if you understand the patterns.

Complexity

Too many moving parts

Traditional stacks sprawl: app servers, load balancers, caches, queues, containers, clusters, and hand-rolled deployments.

Risk

Scaling breaks at the worst time

Traffic spikes reveal weak points—then you scramble. Global performance becomes a constant fight instead of a default.

Waste

Paying for idle servers

Always-on infrastructure costs money and attention—even when your product isn’t using it.

 

The ZeroOps approach

Design for simplicity: static-first, globally cached, and serverless where dynamic behavior is required. The result: fewer failure modes, faster performance, and dramatically lower operational overhead.

  • Static-first: pre-render what you can for speed, security, and scalability.
  • Serverless on-demand: add dynamic features only where needed (auth, forms, personalization, APIs).
  • Edge delivery: deliver content from global networks for consistent low latency.
  • Automated pipelines: build, test, and deploy with confidence—repeatably.
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Framework-agnostic by design

We teach concepts that transfer: routing, rendering, caching, edge behavior, CI/CD, and observability—then show how they map to popular tools.

Cloud-agnostic mindset

You’ll learn patterns that work across AWS, Azure, and GCP—so you can choose based on requirements, not vendor gravity.

Advanced—but approachable

No fluff. We focus on high-leverage knowledge: tradeoffs, gotchas, real architectures, and repeatable workflows.

 

What you’ll learn

Practical skills you can apply immediately—whether you’re building a personal site, a content platform, or a production app.

Static architecture that scales

SSGs, content modeling, routing patterns, build performance, incremental builds, and deployment strategies.

Serverless building blocks

Functions, event-driven workflows, API design, auth, forms, webhooks, and integrating dynamic features responsibly.

Global performance

CDNs, edge caching, cache invalidation, image optimization, and real-world performance auditing.

CI/CD that doesn’t hurt

Reliable pipelines, preview environments, testing, rollbacks, and deployment automation that teams can trust.

Security + resilience

Least-privilege, secrets handling, threat modeling, rate limits, and safe patterns for dynamic functionality.

Observability without the chaos

Logging, tracing, metrics, uptime, and structured debugging approaches for serverless and edge systems.

 

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This is a temporary placeholder while we publish the first wave of articles and videos. Soon you’ll find deep dives, architecture diagrams, and step-by-step builds here.

Static + serverless: the modern baseline

How to choose what to pre-render, what to compute on-demand, and where edge caching changes everything.

ZeroOps CI/CD playbook

Build pipelines that are fast, repeatable, and safe—without growing a DevOps department.

Adding dynamic features the right way

Forms, auth, and APIs—implemented with serverless primitives that don’t compromise simplicity.

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Courses designed for real-world shipping

Short, focused lessons + full build-alongs that take you from “it works locally” to “it runs globally.” Initial releases start with Jekyll + AWS—then expand to other SSGs and cloud platforms.

Course Roadmap (preview)

  • ZeroOps Foundations: static-first architecture and global delivery patterns
  • Dynamic Without Drama: serverless features (auth, forms, APIs) and safe integration
  • Advanced Deployments: CI/CD, preview environments, testing, rollbacks
  • Multi-Cloud Patterns: map concepts across AWS, Azure, and GCP

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Where courses will live

Initially hosted on a third-party platform (e.g., Udemy) to launch quickly—then optionally migrated or mirrored on ZeroOpsDevAcademy.com.

 

FAQ

A few quick answers while the full site is under construction.

Is this only about AWS and Jekyll?

No. We start there for practical depth, but the long-term plan is framework-agnostic and cloud-agnostic. The focus is on patterns you can reuse anywhere.

Who is this for?

Builders who want to ship fast and scale globally—developers, designers, indie hackers, and small teams who don’t want to run a server fleet.

When will content be published?

Soon. This page is a branded placeholder while the initial library of articles, videos, and course material is prepared.

How do I follow along?

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