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+---
+'@backstage/plugin-azure-devops-backend': patch
+---
+
+Added documentation for setting up and running the Azure DevOps Backend plugin
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@@ -4,7 +4,11 @@ Simple plugin that proxies requests to the [Azure DevOps](https://docs.microsoft
 
 ## Setup
 
-The following values are read from the configuration file:
+The following sections will help you get the Azure DevOps Backend plugin setup and running
+
+### Configuration
+
+The Azure DevOps plugin requires the following YAML to be added to your app-config.yaml:
 
 ```yaml
 azureDevOps:
@@ -17,8 +21,51 @@ Configuration Details:
 
 - `host` and `token` can be the same as the ones used for the `integration` section
 - `AZURE_TOKEN` environment variable must be set to a [Personal Access Token](https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/devops/organizations/accounts/use-personal-access-tokens-to-authenticate?view=azure-devops&tabs=preview-page) with read access to both Code and Build
-- `organization` is your Azure DevOps Organization name or for Azure DevOps Server (on-premise) this will be your Collection name
+- `organization` is your Azure DevOps Services (cloud) Organization name or for Azure DevOps Server (on-premise) this will be your Collection name
+
+### Up and Running
+
+Here's how to get the backend up and running:
+
+1. First we need to add the `@backstage/plugin-azure-devops-backend` package to your backend:
+
+   ```sh
+   # From the Backstage root directory
+   cd packages/backend
+   yarn add @backstage/plugin-azure-devops-backend
+   ```
+
+2. Then we will create a new file named `packages/backend/src/plugins/azure-devops.ts`, and add the
+   following to it:
+
+   ```ts
+   import { createRouter } from '@backstage/plugin-azure-devops-backend';
+   import { Router } from 'express';
+   import type { PluginEnvironment } from '../types';
+
+   export default function createPlugin({
+     logger,
+     config,
+   }: PluginEnvironment): Promise<Router> {
+     return createRouter({ logger, config });
+   }
+   ```
+
+3. Next we wire this into the overall backend router, edit `packages/backend/src/index.ts`:
+
+   ```ts
+   import azureDevOps from './plugins/azuredevops';
+   // ...
+   async function main() {
+     // ...
+     const azureDevOpsEnv = useHotMemoize(module, () => createEnv('azure-devops'));
+     apiRouter.use('/azure-devops', await azureDevOps(azureDevOpsEnv));
+   ```
+
+4. Now run `yarn start-backend` from the repo root
+5. Finally open `http://localhost:7000/api/azure-devops/health` in a browser and it should return `{"status":"ok"}`
 
 ## Links
 
+- [Frontend part of the plugin](https://github.com/backstage/backstage/tree/master/plugins/azure-devops)
 - [The Backstage homepage](https://backstage.io)