From 6b6269cd00e3f0ac850e1fea7a75cf9421a1c191 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Patrik Oldsberg Date: Wed, 9 Sep 2020 12:15:09 +0200 Subject: [PATCH] docs: update getting started with create-app --- docs/getting-started/create-an-app.md | 8 +++++++- 1 file changed, 7 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/docs/getting-started/create-an-app.md b/docs/getting-started/create-an-app.md index fe22935002..2061a14563 100644 --- a/docs/getting-started/create-an-app.md +++ b/docs/getting-started/create-an-app.md @@ -15,7 +15,13 @@ To create a Backstage app, you will need to have [NodeJS](https://nodejs.org/en/download/) Active LTS Release installed (currently v12). -With `npx`: +Backstage provides a utility for creating new apps. It guides you through the +initial setup of selecting the name of the app and a database for the backend. +The database options are either SQLite or PostgreSQL, where the latter requires +you to set up a separate database instance. If in doubt, choose SQLite, but +don't worry about the choice, it's easy to change later! + +The easiest way to run the create app package is with `npx`: ```bash npx @backstage/create-app