From 59db162d4bf313c22426f865a239b0a4d59c0f81 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Alex Ashley Date: Thu, 19 Oct 2023 09:52:08 -0400 Subject: [PATCH] docs: mention flag for using software templates on Node 20 Signed-off-by: Alex Ashley --- docs/features/software-templates/index.md | 5 +++++ 1 file changed, 5 insertions(+) diff --git a/docs/features/software-templates/index.md b/docs/features/software-templates/index.md index c0f2e8a97e..aa650a9703 100644 --- a/docs/features/software-templates/index.md +++ b/docs/features/software-templates/index.md @@ -20,6 +20,11 @@ locations like GitHub or GitLab. > Be sure to have covered > [Getting Started with Backstage](../../getting-started) before proceeding. +> Note: if you're running Backstage with Node 20 or later, you'll need to pass the flag `--no-node-snapshot` to Node in order to +> use the templates feature. +> One way to do this is to specify the `NODE_OPTIONS` environment variable before starting Backstage: +> `export NODE_OPTIONS=--no-node-snapshot` + The Software Templates are available under `/create`. For local development you should be able to reach them at `http://localhost:3000/create`.