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freben/roadie-backstage-plugins

Analysis updated 2026-08-15 · repo last pushed 2023-02-15

Audience · developerComplexity · 3/5DormantSetup · moderate

TLDR

A collection of pre-built plugins by Roadie for Backstage, an open-source developer portal platform. Each plugin connects Backstage to popular services like GitHub, Jira, and Datadog so developers can see everything in one place.

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    What it does
      Backstage plugins by Roadie
      Connects external services
      Unified developer portal
    Integrations
      GitHub Pull Requests
      Jira tickets
      Argo CD deployments
      Bugsnag and Buildkite
    Audience
      Platform engineers
      Mid-sized company teams
      Backstage users
    Setup
      Clone repository
      Add plugins to portal
      Run install commands
    Testing
      Individual plugin tests
      End-to-end mock tests
    Tech stack
      Backstage framework
      TypeScript
      Node.js

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What do people build with it?

USE CASE 1

Add a GitHub Pull Requests plugin to your Backstage portal so code review status appears on each project page.

USE CASE 2

Surface Jira tickets alongside project information to give developers context on work items without leaving the portal.

USE CASE 3

Display deployment status from Argo CD, error reports from Bugsnag, and CI pipelines from Buildkite on a single Backstage project page.

USE CASE 4

Connect your Backstage developer portal to AWS Lambda to monitor serverless functions from one centralized location.

What is it built with?

BackstageTypeScriptNode.jsReact

How does it compare?

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Language—TypeScriptJavaScript
Last pushed2023-02-152024-07-222021-05-19
MaintenanceDormantDormantDormant
Setup difficultymoderateeasyeasy
Complexity3/52/52/5
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How do you get it running?

Difficulty · moderate Time to first run · 30min

Requires an existing Backstage application to install plugins into, plus configuration for each external service integration.

The specific license is not mentioned in the repository explanation, so usage terms are unclear without checking the repo directly.

In plain English

This repository is a collection of add-on tools, called plugins, built by a company called Roadie for a platform called Backstage. Backstage is an open-source system originally created by Spotify that lets companies build a centralized developer portal, a single place where engineering teams can see and manage all their software projects. These plugins connect that portal to other popular services, like GitHub, Jira, Datadog, and AWS Lambda, so developers can see information from all those tools in one place. At a high level, each plugin acts like a window into a different external service from within your company's Backstage portal. For example, the GitHub Pull Requests plugin shows code review status directly on a project's dashboard, while the Jira plugin surfaces related tickets. The repository organizes these plugins by whether they affect the portal's user interface or its behind-the-scenes data processing. Developers can copy the repository to their own machine, add the specific plugins they want to their Backstage application, and run a few simple commands to install them. This project is aimed at engineering teams who already use Backstage and want to customize it without writing integrations from scratch. A platform engineer at a mid-sized company, for example, could use these plugins to give their developers a unified view of operations, showing deployment status from Argo CD, error reports from Bugsnag, and CI/CD pipelines from Buildkite all on the same project page. Several of these plugins were built in collaboration with other companies, like American Airlines, which contributed the Argo CD backend integration. The repository also includes testing infrastructure to help ensure the plugins work correctly. It contains individual tests for each plugin, as well as automated end-to-end tests that use a sample mock service to safely simulate how the plugins behave in a real portal. This testing setup helps contributors verify that their changes do not break existing functionality before they share the plugins with the broader community.

Copy-paste prompts

Prompt 1
Show me how to install a Roadie Backstage plugin into an existing Backstage application step by step.
Prompt 2
Which Roadie Backstage plugins are available for connecting GitHub, Jira, and Datadog, and what does each one display in the portal?
Prompt 3
Walk me through setting up the Argo CD plugin in Backstage to show deployment status on project pages.
Prompt 4
How do I run the end-to-end tests for Roadie Backstage plugins using the mock service included in the repository?
Prompt 5
Help me decide which Roadie Backstage plugins to add to my company portal to give developers a unified view of CI/CD, errors, and code reviews.

Frequently asked questions

What is roadie-backstage-plugins?

A collection of pre-built plugins by Roadie for Backstage, an open-source developer portal platform. Each plugin connects Backstage to popular services like GitHub, Jira, and Datadog so developers can see everything in one place.

Is roadie-backstage-plugins actively maintained?

Dormant — no commits in 2+ years (last push 2023-02-15).

What license does roadie-backstage-plugins use?

The specific license is not mentioned in the repository explanation, so usage terms are unclear without checking the repo directly.

How hard is roadie-backstage-plugins to set up?

Setup difficulty is rated moderate, with roughly 30min to a first successful run.

Who is roadie-backstage-plugins for?

Mainly developer.

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