# Documentation structure

**Note!** This documentation structure is very much work in progress. If (when,
really 😆) you find broken links or missing content, please create an issue or,
better yet, a pull request.

- Overview
  - [What is Backstage?](overview/what-is-backstage.md)
  - [Backstage architecture](overview/architecture-overview.md)
  - [Architecture and terminology](overview/architecture-terminology.md)
  - [Roadmap](overview/roadmap.md)
  - Getting started
    - [Running Backstage locally](getting-started/index.md)
    - [Installation](getting-started/installation.md)
    - [Local development](getting-started/development-environment.md)
    - [Demo deployment](https://backstage-demo.roadie.io)
    - Production deployments
      - [Create an App](getting-started/create-an-app.md)
      - App configuration
        - [Configuring App with plugins](getting-started/configure-app-with-plugins.md)
        - [Customize the look-and-feel of your App](getting-started/app-custom-theme.md)
      - Deployment scenarios
        - [Kubernetes](getting-started/deployment-k8s.md)
        - [Other](getting-started/deployment-other.md)
  - Features
    - Software Catalog
      - [Overview](features/software-catalog/index.md)
      - [System model](features/software-catalog/system-model.md)
      - [YAML File Format](features/software-catalog/descriptor-format.md)
      - [Populating the catalog](features/software-catalog/populating.md)
      - [Extending the model](features/software-catalog/extending-the-model.md)
      - [External integrations](features/software-catalog/external-integrations.md)
      - [API](features/software-catalog/api.md)
    - Software creation templates
      - [Overview](features/software-templates/index.md)
      - [Adding templates](features/software-templates/adding-templates.md)
        - Extending the Scaffolder:
          - [Overview](features/software-templates/extending/index.md)
          - [Create your own Templater](features/software-templates/extending/create-your-own-templater.md)
          - [Create your own Publisher](features/software-templates/extending/create-your-own-publisher.md)
          - [Create your own Preparer](features/software-templates/extending/create-your-own-preparer.md)
    - Docs-like-code
      - [Overview](features/techdocs/README.md)
      - [Getting Started](features/techdocs/getting-started.md)
      - [Concepts](features/techdocs/concepts.md)
      - [Reading Documentation](features/techdocs/reading-documentation.md)
      - [Writing Documentation](features/techdocs/writing-documentation.md)
      - [Publishing Documentation](features/techdocs/publishing-documentation.md)
      - [Contributing](features/techdocs/contributing.md)
      - [Debugging](features/techdocs/debugging.md)
      - [FAQ](features/techdocs/FAQ.md)
  - Plugins
    - [Overview](plugins/index.md)
    - [Existing plugins](plugins/existing-plugins.md)
    - [Creating a new plugin](plugins/create-a-plugin.md)
    - [Developing a plugin](plugins/plugin-development.md)
    - [Structure of a plugin](plugins/structure-of-a-plugin.md)
    - Backends and APIs
      - [Proxying](plugins/proxying.md)
      - [Backstage backend plugin](plugins/backend-plugin.md)
      - [Call existing API](plugins/call-existing-api.md)
    - Testing
      - [Overview](plugins/testing.md)
    - Publishing
      - [Open source and NPM](plugins/publishing.md)
      - [Private/internal (non-open source)](plugins/publish-private.md)
  - Authentication and identity
    - [Overview](auth/index.md)
    - [Add auth provider](auth/add-auth-provider.md)
    - [Auth backend](auth/auth-backend.md)
    - [OAuth](auth/oauth.md)
    - [Glossary](auth/glossary.md)
  - Designing for Backstage
    - [Backstage Design Language System (DLS)](dls/design.md)
    - [Storybook -- reusable UI components](http://storybook.backstage.io)
    - [Contributing to Storybook](dls/contributing-to-storybook.md)
    - [Figma resources](dls/figma.md)
  - API references
    - TypeScript API
      - [Utilities](api/utility-apis.md)
      - [createPlugin](reference/createPlugin.md)
      - [createPlugin-feature-flags](reference/createPlugin-feature-flags.md)
      - [createPlugin-router](reference/createPlugin-router.md)
    - Backend APIs
      - [Backend](api/backend.md)
  - Tutorials
    - [Overview](tutorials/index.md)
  - Architecture Decision Records (ADRs)
    - [Overview](architecture-decisions/index.md)
    - [ADR001 - Architecture Decision Record (ADR) log](architecture-decisions/adr001-add-adr-log.md)
    - [ADR002 - Default Software Catalog File Format](architecture-decisions/adr002-default-catalog-file-format.md)
    - [ADR003 - Avoid Default Exports and Prefer Named Exports](architecture-decisions/adr003-avoid-default-exports.md)
    - [ADR004 - Module Export Structure](architecture-decisions/adr004-module-export-structure.md)
    - [ADR005 - Catalog Core Entities](architecture-decisions/adr005-catalog-core-entities.md)
    - [ADR006 - Avoid React.FC and React.SFC](architecture-decisions/adr006-avoid-react-fc.md)
  - [Contribute](../CONTRIBUTING.md)
  - [Support](overview/support.md)
  - [FAQ](FAQ.md)
