Awesome Backstage
A curated list of awesome Backstage resources, plugins, tech docs, and more! Backstage is an open-source platform that helps developers build, test, and maintain software with ease. This repository aims to provide a comprehensive collection of resources and tools for using Backstage effectively.
Contents
- Official Resources
- Plugins
- Tutorials and Guides
- Tools and Integrations
- Community and Contributions
- Articles and Presentations
- Related Projects
Official Resources
Plugins
A collection of awesome Backstage plugins to enhance your platform's capabilities.
Core Plugins
- Catalog - Provides an inventory of all components in your ecosystem.
- TechDocs - Manage and display technical documentation for your components.
- Scaffolder - Create new components using templates.
- Cost Insights - Gain insights into your cloud costs.
Community Plugins
- Community Plugins - Where Backstage maintains the list of community plugins available.
- GitHub Actions - Monitor your GitHub Actions workflows.
- Jenkins - Integrate Jenkins for CI/CD.
- SonarQube - Analyze and monitor code quality with SonarQube.
- CircleCI - Monitor your CircleCI builds.
- Prometheus - Monitor application performance using Prometheus.
- Bazaar - Discover and collaborate on internal projects within your organization.
- backstage-aws-cloudformation-plugin - Manage AWS CloudFormation stacks.
- aws-lambda - Manage and monitor your AWS Lambda functions.
- AiKA - AI-powered assistant for context-aware answers from your internal docs and APIs.
- RAG AI Plugin - Adds retrieval-augmented generation using LLMs for your internal knowledge.
- Announcements Plugin - Create and manage internal announcements directly in Backstage.
- Git Release Manager - Automate GitHub release workflows from within Backstage.
- Port Plugin - Sync data from across your stack into scorecards and dashboards.
- Env0 Plugin - Manage Infrastructure as Code (IaC) workflows and self-service provisioning.
- Tech Insights Scorecards - Automate service maturity scorecards with centralized checks across your catalog.
- Scaffolder Yeoman Module - Extend golden paths with Yeoman blueprints and new template actions like GitHub Issues or Terraform Cloud.
- Microsoft Graph Catalog Module - Synchronize Azure AD users and groups as Backstage entities.
- Azure DevOps Catalog Modules - Bring Azure Repos, Boards, and Pipelines metadata into the catalog backend.
- Search Backend Modules - Unlock faster, filtered search with Elasticsearch or Lunr-powered hybrid indexing.
- GitHub Projects - Manage and triage GitHub Projects (v2) without leaving Backstage.
- New Relic - Jump straight from service catalog entries to New Relic dashboards.