Crossing Planes: Backstage + Crossplane for the Ultimate Platform Magic
summary
Backstage and Crossplane integration demonstrates a concrete platform: a Postgres SQL XRD + Composition applied to a cluster, a Backstage software template that generates a pull request, Flux CD syncing the repo, and the Kubernetes ingestor plugin auto-creating a catalog component with live Crossplane status and managed resources. Kyverno policies surface deprecated Postgres 16.2, the scaffolder opens the component, edits the CRD-backed manifest, and creates an update PR that merges cleanly. Claims backed by adoption numbers: 250+ Backstage adopters, 235 plugins, 60+ Crossplane users and 420 providers. GitOps PR generation via Backstage templates
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chapters (6)
- 0:00Introduction
- 1:17Backstage overview
- 4:52Crossplane fundamentals
- 9:10Why integrate the two
- 10:56Live integration demo
- 17:43Key takeaways
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