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Tech Radar Plugin

The Tech Radar plugin provides a visual technology adoption radar, helping teams communicate which technologies are recommended, in trial, on hold, or being phased out.

Status: Always loaded (preInstalled). No dynamic-plugins.yaml entry required.

Packages​

PackageRole
backstage-community-plugin-tech-radar-dynamicFrontend — Tech Radar page at /tech-radar
backstage-community-plugin-tech-radar-backend-dynamicBackend — serves radar data

What it does​

  • Renders an interactive radar visualization at /tech-radar
  • Sidebar entry appears under the Tech Radar menu item
  • Data is served by the backend plugin from a configured data source

Mount point configuration (from dynamic-plugins.default.yaml)​

pluginConfig:
  dynamicPlugins:
    frontend:
      backstage-community.plugin-tech-radar:
        appIcons:
          - name: techRadar
            importName: TechRadarIcon
        dynamicRoutes:
          - path: /tech-radar
            importName: TechRadarPage
            menuItem:
              icon: techRadar
              text: Tech Radar
              textKey: menuItem.techRadar
            config:
              props:
                width: 1500
                height: 800

Customizing radar data​

By default the Tech Radar backend serves a built-in sample dataset. To customize the data, implement a TechRadarApi by providing a custom radar data endpoint. Refer to the Backstage Tech Radar plugin documentation for API details.