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---
id: index
id: configuration
title: Getting Started, configuring Backstage
description: Getting started with your initial Backstage configuration
---
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- Access to a Linux-based operating system, such as Linux, MacOS or
[Windows Subsystem for Linux](https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/wsl/)
- An account with elevated rights to install prerequisites
- An account with elevated rights to install prerequisites on your operating
system
- If the database is not hosted on the same server as the Backstage app, the
PostgreSQL port needs to be accessible (the default is 5432 or 5433)
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likely be `http://127.0.0.1:7007/api/auth/github/handler/frame`.
<p align='center'>
<img src='../assets/getting-started/gh-oauth.png' alt='Screenshot of the GitHub OAuth creation page'>
<img src='../assets/getting-started/gh-oauth.png' alt='Screenshot of the GitHub OAuth creation page' />
</p>
Take note of the `Client ID` and the `Client Secret`. Open 'app-config.yaml',
Take note of the `Client ID` and the `Client Secret`. Open `app-config.yaml`,
and add your `clientId` and `clientSecret` to this file. It should end up
looking like this:
```
auth:
# see https://backstage.io/docs/auth/ to learn about auth providers
environment: development
providers:
github:
development:
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for 7 days, it's a lucky number.
<p align='center'>
<img src='../assets/getting-started/gh-oauth.png' alt='Screenshot of the GitHub OAuth creation page'>
<img src='../assets/getting-started/gh-oauth.png' alt='Screenshot of the GitHub OAuth creation page' />
</p>
Set the scope to your likings. For this tutorial, selecting "repo" should be
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### Explore what we've done so far
## Login to Backstage and check profile
Open your Backstage frontend. You should see your login screen if you're not
logged in yet. As soon as you've logged in, go to Settings, you'll see your
profile. Hopefully You'll recognize the profile picture and name on your screen,
profile. Hopefully you'll recognize the profile picture and name on your screen,
otherwise something went terribly wrong.
Register an existing component
## Register an existing component
- Register a new component, by going to `create` and choose
`Register existing component`
<p align='center'>
<img src='../assets/getting-started/b-existing-1.png' alt='Software template main screen, with a blue button to add an existing component'>
<img data-zoomable src='../assets/getting-started/b-existing-1.png' alt='Software template main screen, with a blue button to add an existing component' />
</p>
- As URL use `https://github.com/backstage/demo/blob/master/catalog-info.yaml`.
This is used by our demo site.
This is used by our [demo site](https://demo.backstage.io).
<p align='center'>
<img src='../assets/getting-started/b-existing-2.png' alt='Register a new component wizard, asking for an URL to the existing component YAML file'>
<img src='../assets/getting-started/b-existing-2.png' alt='Register a new component wizard, asking for an URL to the existing component YAML file' />
</p>
- Hit `Analyze` and review the changes. Apply them if correct
<p align='center'>
<img src='../assets/getting-started/b-existing-3.png' alt='Register a new component wizard, showing the metadata for the component YAML we use in this tutorial'>
<img src='../assets/getting-started/b-existing-3.png' alt='Register a new component wizard, showing the metadata for the component YAML we use in this tutorial' />
</p>
- You should receive a message that your entities have been added.
- If you go back to `Home`, you should be able to find `demo`. You should be
able to click it and see the details
Create a new component using a software template
## Create a new component using a software template
- Go to `create` and choose to create a website with the `React SSR Template`
- Type in a name, let's use `tutorial`
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step
<p align='center'>
<img src='../assets/getting-started/b-scaffold-1.png' alt='Software template deployment input screen asking for a name, the group owning this and a description'>
<img src='../assets/getting-started/b-scaffold-1.png' alt='Software template deployment input screen asking for a name, the group owning this, and a description' />
</p>
- For the location, we're going to use the default GitHub location.
- For the location, we're going to use the default
- As owner, type your GitHub username
- For the repository name, type `tutorial`. Go to the next step
<p align='center'>
<img src='../assets/getting-started/b-scaffold-2.png' alt='Software template deployment input screen asking for the github username and name of the new repo to create'>
<img src='../assets/getting-started/b-scaffold-2.png' alt='Software template deployment input screen asking for the github username, and name of the new repo to create' />
</p>
- Review the details of this new service, and press `Create` if you want to