Certified Backstage Associate (CBA)
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Section Introduction
Section Introduction
Backstage offers a unified developer portal with two standout capabilities: a built-in documentation tool and a powerful, platform-wide search. By the end of this lesson, you’ll know how to set up and customize each feature to streamline documentation workflows and make information discovery effortless.
Note
Backstage is an open-source platform designed to centralize your services, documentation, and tooling in one place.
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Key Features Overview
| Feature | Purpose | Benefit |
|---|---|---|
| Built-in Documentation | Host versioned, Markdown-based docs alongside your code | Live preview, easy navigation, and automatic sidebar generation |
| Unified Search | Indexes all portal content—APIs, plugins, and documentation | Fast, contextual search results across teams and services |
In this lesson, we’ll walk through:
- Installing and configuring the Documentation plugin
- Structuring your docs for optimal navigation
- Enabling and customizing the Search plugin
- Fine-tuning search indexing and filters
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