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# example-backend
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This package is an EXAMPLE of a Backstage backend.
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The main purpose of this package is to provide a test bed for Backstage plugins
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that have a backend part. Feel free to experiment locally or within your fork by
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adding dependencies and routes to this backend, to try things out.
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Our goal is to eventually amend the create-app flow of the CLI, such that a
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production ready version of a backend skeleton is made alongside the frontend
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app. Until then, feel free to experiment here!
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## Development
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To run the example backend, first go to the project root and run
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```bash
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yarn install
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```
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You should only need to do this once.
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After that, go to the `packages/backend` directory and run
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```bash
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yarn start
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```
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If you want to override any configuration locally, for example adding any secrets,
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you can do so in `app-config.local.yaml`.
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The backend starts up on port 7007 per default.
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## Populating The Catalog
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If you want to use the catalog functionality, you need to add so called
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locations to the backend. These are places where the backend can find some
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entity descriptor data to consume and serve. For more information, see
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[Software Catalog Overview - Adding Components to the Catalog](https://backstage.io/docs/features/software-catalog/#adding-components-to-the-catalog).
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To get started quickly, this template already includes some statically configured example locations
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in `app-config.yaml` under `catalog.locations`. You can remove and replace these locations as you
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like, and also override them for local development in `app-config.local.yaml`.
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## Authentication
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We chose [Passport](http://www.passportjs.org/) as authentication platform due
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to its comprehensive set of supported authentication
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[strategies](http://www.passportjs.org/packages/).
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Read more about the
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[auth-backend](https://github.com/backstage/backstage/blob/master/plugins/auth-backend/README.md)
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and
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[how to add a new provider](https://github.com/backstage/backstage/blob/master/docs/auth/add-auth-provider.md)
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## Documentation
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- [Backstage Readme](https://github.com/backstage/backstage/blob/master/README.md)
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- [Backstage Documentation](https://backstage.io/docs)
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