Getting Started with Backstage in 2023 - Djamaile Rahamat & Mitchell Hentges, Spotify
Channel: CNCF [Cloud Native Computing Foundation]
Date: 08/11/2023

Getting Started with Backstage in 2023 - Djamaile Rahamat & Mitchell Hentges, Spotify

This year at Spotify, we introduced two new onboarding tools: Backstage Deploy and the Onboarding CLI. But why? Since its first release, Backstage has gained more than 1k adopters, 1k contributors and 4 million developers using it, making it a staple within the devex space. However, getting started with Backstage for someone new might look like a daunting task. How do you configure the Software Catalog, enable Tech Docs, set up Authentication and deploy the app? Ultimately, it can be time-consuming to prepare a Backstage instance that supports all your developer workflows. At Spotify, we have been working hard to make this process as easy as possible, so you can get started with Backstage, even today! In this talk, we will cover the Onboarding CLI of Backstage, which takes care of configuring all the complicated settings so that you can hit the ground running. Additionally, we'll also take a look at Backstage Deploy, a new package that helps deploy your instance on a cloud provider.