backstage/README.md

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# [Backstage](https://backstage.io)

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## What is Backstage?

[Backstage](https://backstage.io/) is an open source framework for building developer portals. Powered by a centralized software catalog, Backstage restores order to your microservices and infrastructure and enables your product teams to ship high-quality code quickly without compromising autonomy.

Backstage unifies all your infrastructure tooling, services, and documentation to create a streamlined development environment from end to end.

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Out of the box, Backstage includes:

- [Backstage Software Catalog](https://backstage.io/docs/features/software-catalog/) for managing all your software such as microservices, libraries, data pipelines, websites, and ML models
- [Backstage Software Templates](https://backstage.io/docs/features/software-templates/) for quickly spinning up new projects and standardizing your tooling with your organization’s best practices
- [Backstage TechDocs](https://backstage.io/docs/features/techdocs/) for making it easy to create, maintain, find, and use technical documentation, using a "docs like code" approach
- Plus, a growing ecosystem of [open source plugins](https://github.com/backstage/backstage/tree/master/plugins) that further expand Backstage’s customizability and functionality

Backstage was created by Spotify but is now hosted by the [Cloud Native Computing Foundation (CNCF)](https://www.cncf.io) as an Incubation level project. For more information, see the [announcement](https://backstage.io/blog/2022/03/16/backstage-turns-two#out-of-the-sandbox-and-into-incubation).

## Project roadmap

For information about the detailed project roadmap including delivered milestones, see [the Roadmap](https://backstage.io/docs/overview/roadmap).

## Getting Started

To start using Backstage, see the [Getting Started documentation](https://backstage.io/docs/getting-started).

## Documentation

The documentation of Backstage includes:

- [Main documentation](https://backstage.io/docs)
- [Software Catalog](https://backstage.io/docs/features/software-catalog/)
- [Architecture](https://backstage.io/docs/overview/architecture-overview) ([Decisions](https://backstage.io/docs/architecture-decisions/))
- [Designing for Backstage](https://backstage.io/docs/dls/design)
- [Storybook - UI components](https://backstage.io/storybook)

## Community

To engage with our community, you can use the following resources:

- [Discord chatroom](https://discord.gg/backstage-687207715902193673) - Get support or discuss the project
- [Contributing to Backstage](https://github.com/backstage/backstage/blob/master/CONTRIBUTING.md) - Start here if you want to contribute
- [RFCs](https://github.com/backstage/backstage/labels/rfc) - Help shape the technical direction
- [FAQ](https://backstage.io/docs/faq) - Frequently Asked Questions
- [Code of Conduct](CODE_OF_CONDUCT.md) - This is how we roll
- [Adopters](ADOPTERS.md) - Companies already using Backstage
- [Blog](https://backstage.io/blog/) - Announcements and updates
- [Newsletter](https://spoti.fi/backstagenewsletter) - Subscribe to our email newsletter
- [Backstage Community Sessions](https://github.com/backstage/community) - Join monthly meetups and explore Backstage community
- Give us a star ⭐️ - If you are using Backstage or think it is an interesting project, we would love a star ❤️

## Governance

See the [GOVERNANCE.md](https://github.com/backstage/community/blob/main/GOVERNANCE.md) document in the [backstage/community](https://github.com/backstage/community) repository.

## License

Copyright 2020-2026 © The Backstage Authors. All rights reserved. The Linux Foundation has registered trademarks and uses trademarks. For a list of trademarks of The Linux Foundation, please see our Trademark Usage page: https://www.linuxfoundation.org/trademark-usage

Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0: http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0

## Security

Please report sensitive security issues using Spotify's [bug-bounty program](https://hackerone.com/spotify) rather than GitHub.

For further details, see our complete [security release process](SECURITY.md).