backstage-docker-compose

Properly dockerized Backstage configuration for development and production use.

Development mode

1. Copy and edit the .env file

   cp .env.example .env

2. Initialize Backstage (to be run only once!)

   docker-compose -f init.docker-compose.yml down
   docker-compose -f init.docker-compose.yml up --build

3. Run Backstage

   docker-compose down
   docker-compose up --build

   You can now use the following command to start Backstage

4. Access backstage at http://172.17.0.1:7008

Production mode

1. Copy and edit the .env file

   cp .env.example .env

2. Initialize Backstage (to be run only once!)

   docker-compose -f init.docker-compose.yml down
   docker-compose -f init.docker-compose.yml up --build

3. Generate SSL certificates

   openssl req -x509 -nodes -days 365 -newkey rsa:4096 -keyout ./nginx/ssl/nginx.key -out ./nginx/ssl/nginx.crt

4. Run Backstage

   docker-compose -f prod.docker-compose.yml down
   docker-compose -f prod.docker-compose.yml up --build

   You can now use the following command to start Backstage

5. Access backstage at https://172.17.0.1:7008

Learn more

• What is backstage ? (YouTube video by Spotify)
• Hands-on tutorial (by Spotify)
• Platform Engineering Series | Backstage (YouTube video by The Good Guy)
• Spotify’s Backstage Roadmap Aims to Speed Adoption (by The New Stack)