site_name: 'Backstage' site_description: 'Main documentation for Backstage features and platform APIs' plugins: - techdocs-core nav: - Overview: - What is Backstage?: 'overview/what-is-backstage.md' - Backstage architecture: 'overview/architecture-overview.md' - Roadmap: 'overview/roadmap.md' - Vision: 'overview/vision.md' - The Spotify story: 'overview/background.md' - Strategies for adopting: 'overview/adopting.md' - Logo assets: 'overview/logos.md' - Getting started: - Getting Started: 'getting-started/index.md' - Running Backstage locally: 'getting-started/running-backstage-locally.md' - Contributors: 'getting-started/contributors.md' - Demo deployment: https://backstage-demo.roadie.io - Production deployments: - Create an App: 'getting-started/create-an-app.md' - App configuration: - Configuring App with plugins: 'getting-started/configure-app-with-plugins.md' - Customize the look-and-feel of your App: 'getting-started/app-custom-theme.md' - Deployment scenarios: - Docker: 'getting-started/deployment-docker.md' - Kubernetes: 'getting-started/deployment-k8s.md' - Kubernetes and Helm: 'getting-started/deployment-helm.md' - Other: 'getting-started/deployment-other.md' - Features: - Software Catalog: - Overview: 'features/software-catalog/index.md' - Installation: 'features/software-catalog/installation.md' - Configuration: 'features/software-catalog/configuration.md' - System model: 'features/software-catalog/system-model.md' - YAML File Format: 'features/software-catalog/descriptor-format.md' - Entity References: 'features/software-catalog/references.md' - Well-known Annotations: 'features/software-catalog/well-known-annotations.md' - Extending the model: 'features/software-catalog/extending-the-model.md' - External integrations: 'features/software-catalog/external-integrations.md' - API: 'features/software-catalog/api.md' - Software creation templates: - Overview: 'features/software-templates/index.md' - Installation: 'features/software-templates/installation.md' - Adding templates: 'features/software-templates/adding-templates.md' - Extending the Scaffolder: - Overview: 'features/software-templates/extending/index.md' - Create your own Templater: 'features/software-templates/extending/create-your-own-templater.md' - Create your own Publisher: 'features/software-templates/extending/create-your-own-publisher.md' - Create your own Preparer: 'features/software-templates/extending/create-your-own-preparer.md' - Backstage Search: - Overview: 'features/search/README.md' - Architecture: 'features/search/architecture.md' - TechDocs: - Overview: 'features/techdocs/README.md' - Getting Started: 'features/techdocs/getting-started.md' - Concepts: 'features/techdocs/concepts.md' - TechDocs Architecture: 'features/techdocs/architecture.md' - Creating and Publishing Documentation: 'features/techdocs/creating-and-publishing.md' - Configuration: 'features/techdocs/configuration.md' - Using Cloud Storage: 'features/techdocs/using-cloud-storage.md' - HOW TO guides: 'features/techdocs/how-to-guides.md' - Troubleshooting: 'features/techdocs/troubleshooting.md' - FAQ: 'features/techdocs/FAQ.md' - Kubernetes: - Overview: 'features/kubernetes/index.md' - Integrations: - GitHub: - Org Data: 'integrations/github/org.md' - LDAP: - Org Data: 'integrations/ldap/org.md' - Google Analytics: - Installation: 'integrations/google-analytics/installation.md' - Plugins: - Overview: 'plugins/index.md' - Existing plugins: 'plugins/existing-plugins.md' - Creating a new plugin: 'plugins/create-a-plugin.md' - Developing a plugin: 'plugins/plugin-development.md' - Structure of a plugin: 'plugins/structure-of-a-plugin.md' - Composability System Migration: 'plugins/composability.md' - Backends and APIs: - Proxying: 'plugins/proxying.md' - Backstage backend plugin: 'plugins/backend-plugin.md' - Call existing API: 'plugins/call-existing-api.md' - Testing: - Overview: 'plugins/testing.md' - Publishing: - Open source and npm: 'plugins/publishing.md' - Private/internal (non-open source): 'plugins/publish-private.md' - Observability: 'plugins/observability.md' - Configuration: - Overview: 'conf/index.md' - Reading Configuration: 'conf/reading.md' - Writing Configuration: 'conf/writing.md' - Defining Configuration: 'conf/defining.md' - Authentication and identity: - Overview: 'auth/index.md' - Add auth provider: 'auth/add-auth-provider.md' - Auth backend: 'auth/auth-backend.md' - Auth backend class structure: 'auth/auth-backend-classes.md' - OAuth: 'auth/oauth.md' - Glossary: 'auth/glossary.md' - Designing for Backstage: - Backstage Design Language System (DLS): 'dls/design.md' - Storybook -- reusable UI components: 'http://backstage.io/storybook' - Contributing to Storybook: 'dls/contributing-to-storybook.md' - Figma resources: 'dls/figma.md' - API references: - TypeScript APIs: - Utilities: 'api/utility-apis.md' - createPlugin: 'reference/createPlugin.md' - createPlugin-feature-flags: 'reference/createPlugin-feature-flags.md' - Backend APIs: - Backend: 'api/backend.md' - Tutorials: - Overview: 'tutorials/index.md' - Architecture Decision Records (ADRs): - Overview: 'architecture-decisions/index.md' - ADR001 - Architecture Decision Record (ADR) log: 'architecture-decisions/adr001-add-adr-log.md' - ADR002 - Default Software Catalog File Format: 'architecture-decisions/adr002-default-catalog-file-format.md' - ADR003 - Avoid Default Exports and Prefer Named Exports: 'architecture-decisions/adr003-avoid-default-exports.md' - ADR004 - Module Export Structure: 'architecture-decisions/adr004-module-export-structure.md' - ADR005 - Catalog Core Entities: 'architecture-decisions/adr005-catalog-core-entities.md' - ADR006 - Avoid React.FC and React.SFC: 'architecture-decisions/adr006-avoid-react-fc.md' - ADR007 - Use MSW for Network Request Mocking: 'architecture-decisions/adr007-use-msw-to-mock-service-requests.md' - ADR008 - Default Catalog File Name: 'architecture-decisions/adr008-default-catalog-file-name.md' - ADR009 - Entity References: 'architecture-decisions/adr009-entity-references.md' - ADR010 - Luxon Date Library: 'architecture-decisions/adr010-luxon-date-library.md' - ADR011 - Plugin Package Structure: 'architecture-decisions/adr011-plugin-package-structure.md' - Support: - 'support/support.md' - 'support/project-structure.md' - Glossary: glossary.md - FAQ: FAQ.md