What you will learn
- Understand service catalogs
- Use software templates
- Centralize docs
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The basics, in plain English
A developer portal is a single website where developers find everything they need: their services, documentation, and tools. Backstage is a popular open-source tool for building such a portal. It acts like a front door, so developers do not have to hunt across many systems.
- Developer portal
- One website where developers find their services, docs, and tools.
- Backstage
- A popular open-source tool for building a developer portal.
- Catalog
- A searchable list of all your services and who owns each one.
- Plugin
- An add-on that brings a new tool or feature into the portal.
- Single pane of glass
- One screen that pulls together info scattered across many systems.
- Discoverability
- How easily developers can find what already exists instead of rebuilding it.
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One portal
Backstage centralizes a service catalog, scaffolding templates, and docs so developers find everything in one place.
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