docs: update roadmap (#2602)

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@@ -27,10 +27,11 @@ We have divided the project into three high-level _phases_:
With a single catalog, Backstage makes it easy for a team to manage ten
services — and makes it possible for your company to manage thousands of them.
- 🐇 **Phase 3:** Ecosystem (later) - Everyone's infrastructure stack is
different. By fostering a vibrant community of contributors we hope to provide
an ecosystem of Open Source plugins/integrations that allows you to pick the
tools that match your stack.
- 🐇 **Phase 3:** Ecosystem (ongoing, see
[Plugin Marketplace](https://backstage.io/plugins)) - Everyone's
infrastructure stack is different. By fostering a vibrant community of
contributors we hope to provide an ecosystem of Open Source
plugins/integrations that allows you to pick the tools that match your stack.
## Detailed roadmap
@@ -53,24 +54,24 @@ guidelines to get started.
it much easier to see how a plugin can be built that integrates with the
Backstage Service Catalog.
- **[Kubernetes support](https://github.com/spotify/backstage/milestone/20)** -
Native support for Kubernetes, making it easier for developers to see and
manage their services running in k8s.
- **[Helm charts](https://github.com/spotify/backstage/issues/2540)** - Provide
Helm charts for easy deployments of Backstage and its subsystems on
Kubernetes.
- **[Backstage platform is stable](https://github.com/spotify/backstage/milestone/19)** -
The platform APIs and features are stable and can be depended on for
production use. After this plugins will require little to no maintenance.
- **Backstage Design System** - By providing design guidelines for common plugin
layouts together, rich set of reusable UI components
([Storybook](https://backstage.io/storybook)) and Figma design resources. The
Design System will make it easy to design and build plugins that are
consistent across the platform -- supporting both developers and designers.
- **[TechDocs v1](https://github.com/spotify/backstage/milestone/16)** - Our
docs-like-code feature TechDocs working end to end.
- **[Initial GraphQL API](https://github.com/spotify/backstage/milestone/13)** -
A GraphQL API will open up the rich metadata provided by Backstage in a single
query. Plugins can easily query this API as well as extend the model where
needed.
- **Production deployments** - Provide instructions and default configurations
(e.g. through Helm charts) for easy deployments of Backstage and its
subsystems on Kubernetes.
- **Cloud Cost Insights plugin (from Spotify)** - Spotify teams are fully
responsible for their own software, including the cost of the cloud resources
they use. By making our internal cost insights plugin available as open source
@@ -96,10 +97,6 @@ Chances are that someone will jump in and help build it.
### Future work 🔮
- **[Backstage platform is stable](https://github.com/spotify/backstage/milestone/19)** -
The platform APIs and features are stable and can be depended on for
production use. After this plugins will require little to no maintenance.
- **Deploy a product demo at `demo.backstage.io`** - Deploy a typical Backstage
deployment available publicly so that people can click around and get a feel
for the product without having to install anything.
@@ -118,8 +115,15 @@ Chances are that someone will jump in and help build it.
[AWS](https://github.com/spotify/backstage/issues/290),
[Azure](https://github.com/spotify/backstage/issues/348) and others.
- **[Initial GraphQL API](https://github.com/spotify/backstage/milestone/13)** -
A GraphQL API will open up the rich metadata provided by Backstage in a single
query. Plugins can easily query this API as well as extend the model where
needed.
### Completed milestones ✅
- [Donate Backstage to the CNCF 🎉](https://backstage.io/blog/2020/09/23/backstage-cncf-sandbox)
- [TechDocs v1](https://backstage.io/blog/2020/09/08/announcing-tech-docs)
- [Plugin marketplace](https://backstage.io/plugins)
- [Improved and move documentation to backstage.io](https://backstage.io/docs/overview/what-is-backstage)
- [Backstage Service Catalog (alpha)](https://backstage.io/blog/2020/06/22/backstage-service-catalog-alpha)