Feb 24
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In this episode of the Backstage backstage series, we walk through a full end to end GitOps workflow using Backstage, Argo CD, and Kubernetes. You will see how a developer can go from authentication to production deployment in under 10 minutes using golden path templates and self service workflows. This video demonstrates how platform engineering teams can eliminate tickets, reduce onboarding time, and embed security and best practices directly into developer workflows. What you will learn: ✅ How GitOps works with Argo CD and Kubernetes ✅ How Backstage templates enable self service microservice creation ✅ How to deploy a production ready Node.js microservice in minutes ✅ How Backstage integrates with GitHub, Argo CD, and Kubernetes ✅ How continuous deployment works using Git as the source of truth ✅ How developers can view deployments, logs, and health directly in Backstage Topics covered ✅ Backstage service catalog and entity modeling ✅ Golden path templates for GitOps ✅ Argo CD deployment and sync workflows ✅ Developer onboarding with Keycloak SSO ✅ Continuous delivery from GitHub to Kubernetes This video is part of the Backstage 101 course, which includes over 35 hours of content, hands on labs, and a production grade internal developer portal build. Explore the full Backstage course: 35+ hours of content, 11 hands-on labs, certificate included ▶ Backstage 101 course: https://tekanaid.com/course/backstage-101 ▬▬▬▬▬▬ T I M E S T A M P S ⏰ ▬▬▬▬▬▬ 00:00 Introduction and Episode Overview 00:20 Setting Up Your Development Environment 00:48 Understanding GitOps with Argo CD 02:22 Creating and Deploying Microservices 03:54 Demo: End-to-End Workflow 04:21 Course Information and Plug 04:51 Advanced Lab Setup 12:20 Configuring Backstage and Argo CD 19:47 Exploring the GitOps Golden Path Template 27:42 Developer Onboarding and Deployment 39:47 Continuous Deployment in Action 42:51 Conclusion and Further Learning #Backstage #GitOps #ArgoCD #PlatformEngineering #Kubernetes #DeveloperExperience #DevOps #InternalDeveloperPortal #CloudNative