tags / backstage
6 posts
Should you expose Kubernetes directly to developers or abstract it? That's not a tooling debate — it's a design question. The Facade pattern and the Golden Path concept explain why your platform's interface is its most important architectural decision.
Environment provisioning without a clear creation model is slow, inconsistent, and doesn't scale. The Factory and Builder patterns explain why — and what Crossplane, Backstage, and Terraform modules have in common.
Welcome to Day 26 of the Zero to Platform Engineer in 30 Days challenge! 🚀 Today, we’ll focus on securing Kubernetes platforms using Open Policy Agent (OPA) for policy enforcement and Trivy for vulnerability scanning..
Welcome to Day 23 of the Zero to Platform Engineer in 30 Days challenge! 🚀 Today, we’re focusing on secrets management using HashiCorp Vault and AWS Secrets Manager, two powerful tools for securing credentials, API keys, and sensitive data.
Welcome to Day 22 of the Zero to Platform Engineer in 30 Days challenge! 🚀 Today, we’re diving into Backstage, the leading Internal Developer Platform (IDP) tool, to build service templates and a software catalog for streamlined developer workflows.
Welcome to Day 16 of the Zero to Platform Engineer in 30 Days challenge! 🚀 Today, we’re focusing on Internal Developer Portals (IDPs) and how to build one using Backstage, an open-source platform that enhances developer experience by centralizing documentation, services, APIs, and deployments.