diff --git a/packages/create-app/templates/default-app/app-config.yaml.hbs b/packages/create-app/templates/default-app/app-config.yaml.hbs
index aff375ad29..33f7f5dc60 100644
--- a/packages/create-app/templates/default-app/app-config.yaml.hbs
+++ b/packages/create-app/templates/default-app/app-config.yaml.hbs
@@ -44,6 +44,12 @@ proxy:
 techdocs:
   storageUrl: http://localhost:7000/techdocs/static/docs
 
+sentry:
+  organization: spotify
+
+lighthouse:
+  baseUrl: http://localhost:3003
+
 auth:
   providers: {}
 
diff --git a/packages/create-app/templates/default-app/packages/backend/src/index.ts b/packages/create-app/templates/default-app/packages/backend/src/index.ts
index 6a014727e9..6ba6c4dc8e 100644
--- a/packages/create-app/templates/default-app/packages/backend/src/index.ts
+++ b/packages/create-app/templates/default-app/packages/backend/src/index.ts
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ import identity from './plugins/identity';
 import scaffolder from './plugins/scaffolder';
 import proxy from './plugins/proxy';
 import techdocs from './plugins/techdocs';
+import sentry from './plugins/sentry';
 import { PluginEnvironment } from './types';
 
 function makeCreateEnv(loadedConfigs: AppConfig[]) {
@@ -50,11 +51,13 @@ async function main() {
   const identityEnv = useHotMemoize(module, () => createEnv('identity'));
   const proxyEnv = useHotMemoize(module, () => createEnv('proxy'));
   const techdocsEnv = useHotMemoize(module, () => createEnv('techdocs'));
+  const sentryEnv = useHotMemoize(module, () => createEnv('sentry'));
 
   const service = createServiceBuilder(module)
     .loadConfig(configReader)
     .addRouter('/catalog', await catalog(catalogEnv))
     .addRouter('/scaffolder', await scaffolder(scaffolderEnv))
+    .addRouter('/sentry', await sentry(sentryEnv))
     .addRouter('/auth', await auth(authEnv))
     .addRouter('/identity', await identity(identityEnv))
     .addRouter('/techdocs', await techdocs(techdocsEnv))
diff --git a/packages/create-app/templates/default-app/packages/backend/src/plugins/sentry.ts b/packages/create-app/templates/default-app/packages/backend/src/plugins/sentry.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..5cd0e55761
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/create-app/templates/default-app/packages/backend/src/plugins/sentry.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,22 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright 2020 Spotify AB
+ *
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ * You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ */
+
+import { createRouter } from '@backstage/plugin-sentry-backend';
+import type { PluginEnvironment } from '../types';
+
+export default async function createPlugin({ logger }: PluginEnvironment) {
+  return await createRouter(logger);
+}