--- title: Backstage can provide a great front door for developers.... description: Kelsey Hightower is joining OpenChoreo maintainers on August 27 for a session on what it takes to go beyond a developer portal and build a complete internal... canonical: https://daily.dev/posts/backstage-can-provide-a-great-front-door-for-developers-the-harder-part-is-building-everything-behi-hq8e5yktf twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:site: @dailydotdev og:type: website og:site_name: daily.dev og:title: Backstage can provide a great front door for developers. The harder part is building everything behind it. | daily.dev og:description: Kelsey Hightower is joining OpenChoreo maintainers on August 27 for a session on what it takes to go beyond a developer portal and build a complete internal... og:url: https://daily.dev/posts/backstage-can-provide-a-great-front-door-for-developers-the-harder-part-is-building-everything-behi-hq8e5yktf og:image: https://api.daily.dev/og/posts/hQ8E5Yktf.png og:image:alt: Backstage can provide a great front door for developers. The harder part is building everything behind it. og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 630 og:locale: en --- > ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://daily.dev/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # Backstage can provide a great front door for developers. The harder part is building everything behind it. **[DevOps Daily](https://daily.dev/sources/devopsdaily)** · [@savisaluwadana](https://daily.dev/savisaluwadana) · 1 min read · 4 upvotes · 0 comments ## Summary Kelsey Hightower is joining OpenChoreo maintainers on August 27 for a session on what it takes to go beyond a developer portal and build a complete internal developer platform. Topics include CI/CD, deployments, observability, environment management, access control, integrations, and the operational foundations needed to run a platform reliably. The event targets teams using Backstage, evaluating IDPs, or trying to unify disconnected platform tools. ## Content On August 27, Kelsey Hightower will join the OpenChoreo maintainers to discuss what it takes to move from a developer portal to a complete internal developer platform. The session will explore: • CI/CD and deployments • Observability and environment management • Access control and integrations • The operational foundations required to run the platform reliably If your team is using Backstage, evaluating an IDP, or trying to connect disconnected platform tools, join the conversation and bring your questions. **Register now:** [https://platformengineering.org/events/what-it-really-takes-to-build-an-internal-developer-platform-with-backstage-2026-08-27](https://platformengineering.org/events/what-it-really-takes-to-build-an-internal-developer-platform-with-backstage-2026-08-27) What has been the hardest part of building your platform beyond the developer portal? ## Similar posts on daily.dev - [Building a state-of-the-art development platform with Backstage](https://daily.dev/posts/building-a-state-of-the-art-development-platform-with-backstage-1ljnqwwx3) · InfoWorld · 1 upvotes · 0 comments - [How to Build an Internal Developer Platform: A Complete Guide to Backstage, ArgoCD, and Crossplane](https://daily.dev/posts/how-to-build-an-internal-developer-platform-a-complete-guide-to-backstage-argocd-and-crossplane-tpjbns5y8) · freeCodeCamp · 3 upvotes · 0 comments - [Backstage Wrapped 2025: Celebrating a mature framework with modern foundations](https://daily.dev/posts/backstage-wrapped-2025-celebrating-a-mature-framework-with-modern-foundations-sgiqqkepa) · Backstage · 20 upvotes · 0 comments - [CNCF Backstage Documentary Highlights Project Evolution from Development to Global Open Source Standard for Platform Engineering](https://daily.dev/posts/cncf-backstage-documentary-highlights-project-evolution-from-development-to-global-open-source-stand-fc8frxujk) · CNCF · 1 upvotes · 0 comments - [Why frontend devs should care about platform engineering](https://daily.dev/posts/why-frontend-devs-should-care-about-platform-engineering-93yg98v5j) · LogRocket · 1 upvotes · 0 comments --- Tags: [#cicd](https://daily.dev/tags/cicd), [#platform-engineering](https://daily.dev/tags/platform-engineering), [#internal-developer-platform](https://daily.dev/tags/internal-developer-platform) [View this post on daily.dev](https://daily.dev/posts/backstage-can-provide-a-great-front-door-for-developers-the-harder-part-is-building-everything-behi-hq8e5yktf) ```json {"@context":"https://schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https://daily.dev/#organization","name":"daily.dev","url":"https://daily.dev","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://daily.dev/apple-touch-icon.png","width":180,"height":180},"sameAs":["https://twitter.com/dailydotdev","https://github.com/dailydotdev","https://www.linkedin.com/company/daily-dev-ltd"]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https://daily.dev/#website","url":"https://daily.dev","name":"daily.dev","publisher":{"@id":"https://daily.dev/#organization"},"potentialAction":{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https://daily.dev/search?q={search_term_string}"},"query-input":"required name=search_term_string"}}]} {"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"DiscussionForumPosting","mainEntityOfPage":"https://daily.dev/posts/backstage-can-provide-a-great-front-door-for-developers-the-harder-part-is-building-everything-behi-hq8e5yktf","headline":"Backstage can provide a great front door for developers. 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