Developers working in cloud native teams face the challenge of shuffling between microservices, external APIs, libraries, and other software components. Developer portals like Backstage can help teams reduce tech fragmentation, knowledge silos, and lack of ownership while promoting creativity and autonomy.
Training Course
Introduction to Backstage: Developer Portals Made Easy (LFS142x)
Who Is It For
This course is designed for DevOps engineers and professionals interested in or working in Developer Productivity or Developer Experience teams. To make the most of this course, you should be familiar with source control systems and repositories and have basic knowledge of GitHub and JavaScript (especially React and Node.js). For learners using Windows, knowing how to install PostgreSQL locally is a plus.
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What You’ll Learn
The course starts with a discussion on developer portals, arguing in favor of implementing one in your organization. It then goes on to discuss Backstage, the leading open source framework for creating developer portals, covering the architecture, features (Catalog, Scaffolder, TechDocs, and Plugins). The course then goes over running Backstage both locally and in production, and helps you map your organization’s needs to what Backstage has to offer. Last but not least, you will learn how you can get involved and contribute to the Backstage project.
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What It Prepares You For
This course prepares you to create a Backstage setup that fits your organization’s needs.
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Welcome!
Chapter 1. Introduction to Developer Portals
Chapter 2. What is Backstage?
Chapter 3. Backstage Features
Chapter 4. Backstage in Production
Chapter 5. Running Backstage Locally
Chapter 6. Introduction to the Catalog
Chapter 7. Working with the Entities System Model
Chapter 8. Introduction to the Scaffolder
Chapter 9. Introduction to TechDocs
Chapter 10. Introduction to Plugins
Chapter 11. The Backstage Community
Final Exam (Verified Track Only)
Prerequisites
Mar 2023
It's a good first contact with Backstage and gives a nice overview of how it works.
Mar 2023
Very clear concepts about backstage for someone just starting with it.
Feb 2023
The documentation was very well structured, and the learning goals were clear.
Feb 2023
In general, now I'm more confident regarding the main capabilities that Backstage provides, which will help a lot in structuring projects from the scratch.
Dec 2022
Very easy introduction, suited for a wide variety of people, but still with good depth and level of detail.
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Course only
Online, Self Paced
8-10 Hours of Course Material
Quizzes
Discussion Forums
10 Weeks of Free Access to Online Course
Optional Paid Certificate of Completion
