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 # Airbrake
 
-Welcome to the Airbrake plugin!
+The Airbrake plugin provides connectivity between Backstage and Airbrake (https://airbrake.io/).
 
-This is a plugin providing connectivity between Backstage and Airbrake (https://airbrake.io/).
+## How to use
 
-_This plugin is currently not fit for use as it is work in progress_
+1. Install the Frontend plugin:
+
+   ```bash
+   # From your Backstage root directory
+   cd packages/app
+   yarn add @backstage/plugin-airbrake
+   ```
+
+2. Install the Backend plugin:
+
+   ```bash
+   # From your Backstage root directory
+   cd packages/backend
+   yarn add @backstage/plugin-airbrake-backend
+   ```
+
+3. Add the `EntityAirbrakeContent` to `packages/app/src/components/catalog/EntityPage.tsx`:
+
+   ```typescript jsx
+   import { EntityAirbrakeContent } from '@backstage/plugin-airbrake';
+
+   const serviceEntityPage = (
+     <EntityLayoutWrapper>
+       <EntityLayout.Route path="/airbrake" title="Airbrake">
+         <EntityAirbrakeContent />
+       </EntityLayout.Route>
+     </EntityLayoutWrapper>
+   );
+   ```
+
+4. Setup the Backend code in `packages/backend/src/index.ts`:
+
+   ```typescript
+   import {
+     createRouter as createAirbrakeRouter,
+     extractAirbrakeConfig,
+   } from '@backstage/plugin-airbrake-backend';
+
+   async function main() {
+     //... After const config = await loadBackendConfig({ ...
+
+     const airbrakeRouter = await createAirbrakeRouter({
+       logger,
+       airbrakeConfig: extractAirbrakeConfig(config),
+     });
+
+     const service = createServiceBuilder(module)
+       // ...
+       .addRouter('/api/airbrake', airbrakeRouter);
+   }
+   ```
+
+5. Add this config as a top level section in your `app-config.yaml`:
+
+   ```yaml
+   airbrake:
+     apiKey: ${AIRBRAKE_API_KEY}
+   ```
+
+6. Set an environment variable `AIRBRAKE_API_KEY` with your [API Key](https://airbrake.io/docs/api/#authentication) before starting Backstage backend.
 
 ## Getting started
 
-You can serve the plugin in isolation by running `yarn start` in the plugin directory.
-This method of serving the plugin provides quicker iteration speed and a faster startup and hot reloads.
-It is only meant for local development, and the setup for it can be found inside the [/dev](./dev) directory.
+You can serve the plugin in isolation by running `yarn start` in the plugin directory. This method of serving the plugin
+provides quicker iteration speed and a faster startup and hot reloads. It is only meant for local development, and the
+setup for it can be found inside the [/dev](./dev) directory.