From 39dd063fcbf5d53a7ed6e67888bd51c6c9206db2 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Patrik Oldsberg Date: Tue, 22 Nov 2022 13:24:07 +0100 Subject: [PATCH] docs/deployment: note that separate frontend is optional Signed-off-by: Patrik Oldsberg --- docs/deployment/docker.md | 5 +++++ 1 file changed, 5 insertions(+) diff --git a/docs/deployment/docker.md b/docs/deployment/docker.md index 30276a97ab..88c22afb9b 100644 --- a/docs/deployment/docker.md +++ b/docs/deployment/docker.md @@ -275,6 +275,11 @@ browser at `http://localhost:7007` ## Separate Frontend +> NOTE: This is an optional step, and you will lose out on the features of the +> `@backstage/plugin-app-backend` plugin. Most notably the frontend configuration +> will no longer be injected by the backend, you will instead need to use the +> correct configuration when building the frontend bundle. + It is sometimes desirable to serve the frontend separately from the backend, either from a separate image or for example a static file serving provider. The first step in doing so is to remove the `app-backend` plugin from the backend