Use this skill to implement and operate an Internal Developer Portal (IDP) and self-service catalog for platform capabilities. Triggers: any request to set up or manage a Backstage developer portal, create a self-service template for a new service or environment, onboard a developer team to the platform, build a service catalog, automate the golden-path service scaffolding, or reduce toil for engineering teams that need platform resources.
Build and operate the Internal Developer Portal (IDP) using Backstage. Provide golden-path templates, a service catalog, and automated provisioning so engineering teams can self-serve platform resources without waiting for the platform team.
# Create new Backstage app
npx @backstage/create-app@latest --name platform-portal
# Install required plugins
cd platform-portal
yarn --cwd packages/app add \
@backstage/plugin-kubernetes \
@backstage/plugin-techdocs \
@backstage/plugin-github-actions \
@roadiehq/backstage-plugin-argo-cd \
@backstage-community/plugin-cost-insights
# Start in dev
yarn dev
apiVersion: backstage.io/v1alpha1