From fe64f992f6b00237c6d519eefdf72703dcf3aca4 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Himanshu Mishra Date: Sat, 12 Sep 2020 23:50:59 +0200 Subject: [PATCH] Add Authentication section in Getting Started Closes https://github.com/spotify/backstage/issues/2415 --- docs/getting-started/running-backstage-locally.md | 11 +++++++++++ 1 file changed, 11 insertions(+) diff --git a/docs/getting-started/running-backstage-locally.md b/docs/getting-started/running-backstage-locally.md index 8b19910c8f..63caf292f5 100644 --- a/docs/getting-started/running-backstage-locally.md +++ b/docs/getting-started/running-backstage-locally.md @@ -58,6 +58,17 @@ yarn start That starts up the frontend on port 3000, and should automatically open a browser window showing it. +## Authentication + +When Backstage starts, you can choose to enter as a Guest user and start +exploring. + +But you can also set up any of the available authentication methods. The easiest +option will be GitHub. To setup GitHub authentication in Backstage, see +[these instructions](https://github.com/spotify/backstage/tree/master/plugins/auth-backend#github). + +--- + Congratulations! That should be it. Let us know how it went [on discord](https://discord.gg/EBHEGzX), file issues for any [feature](https://github.com/spotify/backstage/issues/new?labels=help+wanted&template=feature_template.md)