Zoomcamp Template

The shared template and reference for DataTalks.Club Zoomcamps — ML, MLOps, Data Engineering, LLM, and any new camp.

This repo exists so every zoomcamp is organized the same way and so we stop re-inventing the same helper scripts in each one. Use it two ways:

• Starting a new zoomcamp → copy the templates and follow the checklist.
• Maintaining an existing zoomcamp → bring its READMEs and scripts in line with the conventions here.

What's inside

Path	What it is
STRUCTURE.md	The canonical repo layout + README structure all camps follow
docs/conventions.md	Naming, headings, banner block, and writing conventions
docs/new-zoomcamp-checklist.md	Step-by-step to spin up a new camp from these templates
templates/	Copy-paste README templates (root, module, cohort) + shared docs
scripts/	Reusable helper scripts collected from all camps (index)
docs/	Operational guides (video pipeline, workshop best practices)

Quick start for a new camp

# 1. copy the templates into your new repo
cp templates/root-README.md       <new-camp>/README.md
cp templates/module-README.md     <new-camp>/01-intro/README.md
cp templates/cohort-README.md     <new-camp>/cohorts/2026/README.md
cp templates/after-sign-up.md     <new-camp>/
cp templates/learning-in-public.md <new-camp>/

# 2. fill in the {{PLACEHOLDERS}}, then follow:
#    docs/new-zoomcamp-checklist.md

Why this exists

The four camps drifted apart over the years — different heading names ("How to Join" vs "How to Take" vs "How to Enroll"), emoji in some and not others, table-of-contents in one, badges in another, and copies of the same thumbnail/video scripts in each repo with small variations. This repo is the single source of truth so new camps start consistent and old ones converge.

See STRUCTURE.md for the full spec.