Building Internal Developer Platforms with Backstage

Backstage is an open-source framework for building developer portals, originally created by Spotify.

Core Components

1. Software Catalog: A centralized registry of all software components (microservices, libraries, data pipelines, websites).
2. Software Templates: A tool for creating new projects rapidly using organizational standards.
3. TechDocs: A docs-like-code solution built directly into Backstage.
4. Plugins: An extensible ecosystem that allows integration with CI/CD tools, monitoring systems, and cloud providers.