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From DevOps to Platform Engineering: Master Backstage & IDPs

Name: From DevOps to Platform Engineering: Master Backstage & IDPs
Rating: 4.7 (645 reviews)

Learn Platform Engineering, Backstage, Kubernetes, ArgoCD, Docker, GitOps, Helm, GitHub Actions & CI/CD to build IDPs

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Created byRicardo Andre Gonzalez Gomez

Last updated 7/2025

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What you'll learn

Gain a deep understanding of Platform Engineering and Internal Developer Portals (IDPs)
Automate DevOps workflows using Backstage and Platform Engineering best practices
Build, containerize, and deploy real-world applications from scratch
Create a fully functional Internal Developer Platform (IDP) with Backstage
Write and manage Documentation as Code using Backstage TechDocs
Develop custom Backstage Software Templates to standardize application deployment

Coding Exercises

This course includes our updated coding exercises so you can practice your skills as you learn.

Course content

9 sections • 130 lectures • 10h 17m total length

Is DevOps dead?5:01
What is Platform Engineering?2:29
What is an IDP?1:47
What is Backstage?1:41
Backstage is an open source framework for building IDPs, originated by Spotify and now a CNCF project backed by the cloud native community, with a software catalog, templates, and plugins.
What will you learn in this course?1:35
Explore how platform engineering builds on devops to deliver idps with backstage, software catalog, tech dogs, and templates, while deploying apis via ci pipelines on docker and kubernetes.
A quick Backstage Demo3:15

Why do we have a DevOps section?1:53
Let's define the requirements for the application!2:59
Where do I find the code for this section?0:03
GitHub: Create a repository4:24
Install Docker on your computer4:15
Python: Install python and pip2:35
Python: Install application dependencies4:25
Choose a text editor and open the python app folder. Create a requirements.txt listing flask and install with pip install -r requirements.txt, pinning to 3.0.3.
Python: Write a simple Flask API - I5:15
Python: Write a simple Flask API - II4:46
Python: Write a simple Flask API - III4:41
Quiz time!
Python coding exercise - I
Python coding exercise II
Docker: Create a Dockerfile for your application5:12
Docker: Build your application image1:30
Docker: Deploy your application as a container - I5:18
Docker: Deploy your application as a container - II6:48
Docker: Create a Registry and a Personal Authentication Token3:36
Docker: Push your image to a Registry4:37
Docker Quiz
Kubernetes: Deploy a local Cluster using Docker Containers3:50
Kubernetes: Access your local cluster3:18
Kubernetes: Configure an Ingress Controller4:06
Kubernetes: Deploy your application5:06
Kubernetes: Create Services3:43
Kubernetes: Expose your application using Ingress - I3:42
Note on Bonus Tip0:16
Kubernetes: Expose your application using Ingress - II2:53
Define the host for your ingress, apply kubectl changes to restrict hosts, and modify your Windows hosts file to map DNS to 127.0.0.1 for testing API v1.
Kubernetes: Delete your deployments before installing helm0:12
Kubernetes Quiz
Helm: Install Helm1:46
Helm: Create a Helm Chart for your application8:13
Helm: Note on values files0:22
Helm: Deploy your Helm Chart to Kubernetes3:10
Helm: Delete your release before deploying ArgoCD0:08
Helm: Deploy ArgoCD11:22
Helm Quiz
GitOps: Login to ArgoCD2:03
GitOps: Push your changes to GitHub5:10
GitOps: Integrate ArgoCD and Github1:50
GitOps: Deploy your app using ArgoCD4:28
GitOps: Learn to delete apps from ArgoCD1:18
Continuous Integration: Configure triggers for GitHub Actions5:13
Continuous Integration: Handle sensitive data with GitHub Actions5:40
Continuous Integration: Set dynamic docker tags on your pipeline - I6:38
Continuous Integration: Set dynamic docker tags on your pipeline - II4:39
Continuous Integration: Shorten the commit HASH for readability5:09
GitHub Actions Quiz
Continuous Deployment: Distributed builds with GitHub self-hosted runners9:12
Deploy a continuous deployment pipeline by running GitHub actions on self-hosted Kubernetes runners, installing the controller, cert manager, and deploying via Helm or kubectl.
Continuous Deployment: Define labels for your runners3:44
Continuous Deployment: Download the ArgoCD CLI3:34
Continuous Deployment: Use the ArgoCD API to login7:38
Continuous Deployment: Sync ArgoCD applications programmatically3:45
Random questions Quiz
GitHub Actions: Build a CD Workflow - I7:38
GitHub Actions: Build a CD Workflow - II2:32
GitHub Actions: Build a CD Workflow - III3:12
GitHub Actions: Build a CD Workflow - IV7:19
GitHub Actions: Access values from different jobs5:29
GitOps: Modify YAML files programmatically6:39
GitOps: Update remote GitHub repositories5:56
GitOps: Sync ArgoCD from your CD pipeline7:55
Legendary-level DevOps quiz

What to expect from the Platform Engineering section?1:49
Deploy Backstage using Docker - I6:15
Performance issues on Windows with Docker Volumes0:04
Deploy Backstage using Docker - II8:45
Configure GitHub OAuth Authentication - I5:08
Configure GitHub OAuth Authentication - II4:57
Download Backstage plugins4:18
Add plugins to the Backstage FrontEnd3:38
Backstage Resolvers9:00
Test the Backstage authentication3:54

Introduction3:15
A Quick Demo on Software Templates3:40
Where do I find the code for this section?0:03
Install and Configure Backstage Actions - I5:40
Install and Configure Backstage Actions - II5:46
Integrate GitHub and Backstage6:21
Create a GitHub repository for Software Templates5:59
Explore input parameters - I5:46
Explore input parameters - II6:29
Understand template steps8:42
Meet the catalog-info.yaml file6:19
Deploy a very tiny component to solidify understanding6:54
Hands On: Let's turn our DevOps project into a Backstage Software template6:04
Rewriting our DevOps project as Backstage Templates - I5:59
Rewriting our DevOps project as Backstage Templates - II9:28
Rename the charts directory to reflect the user's app name and create two values files, dev and prod, configuring environment-specific replicas and argo cd deployments via ingress.
Rewriting our DevOps project as Backstage Templates - III4:36
Render your Backstage Template5:18
Configure GitHub organizations - I7:38
Configure GitHub organizations - II3:22
Configure GitHub organizations - III7:01
Configure Distributed builds on GitHub Orgs9:29
Tweak repository properties from Backstage Actions7:42
Troubleshoot Backstage Templates10:37
ArgoCD and Backstage Templates3:09
Automate ArgoCD operations with Backstage Templates - I14:51
Automate ArgoCD operations with Backstage Templates - II9:02
Automate ArgoCD operations with Backstage Templates - III7:23
Final fixes to templates and TechDocs6:11
Test the fully functional Backstage Software Template6:11
Customize your CICD view from Backstage - I3:49
Customize your CICD view from Backstage - II7:22

Where can I find the code for this section?0:03
Create a database for Backstage5:51
Create a production config file - I7:56
Create a production config file - II3:11
Build the backstage backend as a bundle1:52
Write a production-ready Dockerfile for Backstage8:32
Build a production-ready Backstage Docker image3:26
Deploy Backstage with Postgres as Docker Containers - I3:58
Deploy Backstage with Postgres as Docker Containers - II5:32

Where can I find the code for this section?0:03
Deploy a Backstage Database using Helm - I3:42
Deploy a Backstage Database using Helm - II3:57
Write Kubernetes manifests for Backstage5:12
Push the Backstage Docker image to a Docker Registry4:01
Build and customize a Backstage v1 Docker image, configure environment variables for the GitHub token and the Postgres host, then tag, log in, and push the image to Docker Hub.
Deploy and troubleshoot Backstage on Kubernetes - I5:32
Deploy and troubleshoot Backstage on Kubernetes - II4:09

Requirements

Basic DevOps knowledge is helpful but not required – we’ll cover the fundamentals
A computer with at least 8GB RAM and 20GB of free disk space
No prior Platform Engineering experience needed – perfect for beginners

Description

This course requires you to download docker from the official Docker Repositories as well as images from Docker Hub. If you are a Udemy Business user, please check with your employer before downloading software.

Are you a DevOps engineer looking to take your career to the next level? Are you curious about Platform Engineering and how Internal Developer Portals (IDPs) can revolutionize the way teams develop, deploy, and manage applications? If so, this course is designed for you!

This course will take you from DevOps to Platform Engineering by mastering Backstage, an open-source framework developed by Spotify, and integrating it with modern DevOps tools to build a fully functional Internal Developer Platform (IDP).

In this hands-on, project-based course, you will work on real-world DevOps projects, implementing automation and self-service workflows to streamline software delivery. By the end of this course, you will have gained practical experience in:

Building and deploying applications using Docker, Kubernetes, and ArgoCD
Automating CI/CD pipelines with GitHub Actions
Creating an Internal Developer Platform (IDP) using Backstage
Writing Documentation as Code with Backstage TechDocs
Implementing Software Templates for faster application deployments
Deploying Backstage in a production environment

This course is practical, hands-on, and beginner-friendly, ensuring that you learn by doing rather than just theory. No prior Platform Engineering experience is required, but a basic understanding of DevOps, CI/CD, and infrastructure management will be beneficial.

Join now and get ahead in the future of DevOps & Platform Engineering!

Who this course is for:

DevOps Engineers looking to transition into Platform Engineering
Cloud Engineers interested in self-service platforms and developer enablement
Software & Infrastructure Engineers with a DevOps background who want to master Internal Developer Platforms (IDPs)

From DevOps to Platform Engineering: Master Backstage & IDPs

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Introduction6 lectures • 16min

Level up your DevOps skills54 lectures • 3hr 51min

Platform Engineering: Meet Backstage10 lectures • 48min

Backstage Software Catalog5 lectures • 24min

Backstage TechDocs6 lectures • 29min

Backstage Software Templates31 lectures • 3hr 20min

Backstage in Production Mode9 lectures • 40min

Backstage on Kubernetes7 lectures • 27min

You did it!2 lectures • 3min

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