From 3bc7365bbcd9aac9a4f6cee85d11baa765a70b5f Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Patrik Oldsberg Date: Thu, 25 Feb 2021 18:38:44 +0100 Subject: [PATCH] docs: added note about marking frontend config visible --- docs/getting-started/contributors.md | 5 +++++ 1 file changed, 5 insertions(+) diff --git a/docs/getting-started/contributors.md b/docs/getting-started/contributors.md index a0c3f3dc4c..b9a3ae3355 100644 --- a/docs/getting-started/contributors.md +++ b/docs/getting-started/contributors.md @@ -132,5 +132,10 @@ copy everything from the default config to the local config. `app-config.local.yaml` will be merged with `app-config.yaml` and overwrite the default app configs. +> NOTE: If you want to add your own configuration values to access in the +> frontend you also need to mark those values as visible using configuration +> schema, either in the app or in your own plugin. For more information, see +> [Defining Configuration](../conf/defining.md) + You can learn more about the local configuration in [Static Configuration in Backstage](../conf/) section.