Improve DevOps documentation section and formatting (#1988)

docs/reference-guide/cookieplone-make-commands.md

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 This reference guide describes the function and purpose of all the `make` commands found in a {term}`Cookieplone` project.
 It's organized according to its components.
--   Frontend
--   Backend
--   Documentation
--   Environment
--   Quality assurance (QA)
--   Internationalization (i18n)
--   Testing
--   Container images
--   Local stack
--   Acceptance
+
 
 ## Frontend
 
@@ -160,4 +151,66 @@ You can run the following make targets by using the command structure of `make <
 
 `build-images`
 :   Invokes the target `build-image` in both `backend/Makefile` and `frontend/Makefile`. 
-    This builds Docker images for both backend and frontend.
+    This builds Docker images for both backend and frontend.
+
+
+## Devops
+
+Cookieplone projects include a `devops` folder when deployment-related questions are answered "Yes" during project generation.
+These questions include the following.
+
+-   Add Ansible playbooks?
+-   Add GitHub Action to Deploy this project?
+
+When any of these options are selected, Cookieplone generates a {file}`devops/Makefile` file containing deployment and CI/CD helper commands.
+
+You can view the available devops commands in your generated project by running the following help command from the project root.
+
+```shell
+make -C devops help
+```
+
+Alternatively, change the working directory to {file}`devops` and run its help command.
+
+```shell
+cd devops
+make help
+```
+
+The available commands align with the selected Cookieplone template options.
+
+When all devops options have been selected, the following output is the result of running the devops help command.
+
+```console
+# === DevOps Makefile Commands ===
+deploy                 Deploy the project using the configured provider
+deploy-check           Validate deployment configuration
+deploy-ansible         Run Ansible playbooks for provisioning
+deploy-rollback        Roll back the last deployment
+deploy-status          Show deployment status or active revision
+secrets-edit           Edit encrypted secrets
+secrets-view           View decrypted secrets
+lint                   Lint Ansible and DevOps configuration files
+format                 Format DevOps files (YAML, JSON, etc.)
+clean                  Clean temporary deployment artifacts
+help                   Show this help
+```
+
+These commands support devops tasks, such as:
+
+-   provisioning via Ansible
+-   deploying through GitHub Actions or GitLab CI
+-   editing and viewing encrypted secrets
+-   linting devops configuration
+-   rolling back deployments
+
+
+## Additional documentation
+
+The {file}`devops` folder also includes {file}`README*.md` files generated by Cookieplone, which contain deployment instructions tailored to your setup:
+
+-   {file}`devops/README.md`
+-   {file}`devops/README-GHA.md` for GitHub Actions deployment
+-   {file}`devops/README-GITLAB.md` for GitLab deployment
+
+These documents provide details, such as provisioning steps, CI configuration, and environment requirements, and are the authoritative source of documentation for devops.