Chapter 5. About Software Catalogs

Procedure

1. In your Red Hat Developer Hub navigation menu, click Catalog.
2. On the Catalog page, click Self-service.

Procedure

1. In the root directory of your software project, create a file named catalog-info.yaml.

   apiVersion: backstage.io/v1alpha1
   kind: Component
   metadata:
       name: _<your_software_component>_
       description: _<software_component_brief_description>_
       tags:
            - example
            - service
       annotations:
            github.com/project-slug: _<repo_link_of_your_component_to_register>_
   spec:
       type: _<your_service>_
       owner: _<your_team_name>_
       lifecycle: _<your_lifecycle>_

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2. Commit the catalog-info.yaml file to the root of your project source code repository.
3. In your Red Hat Developer Hub navigation menu, go to Catalog > Self-service.
4. On the Self-service page, click Register Existing Component.
5. On the Register an existing component page, enter the full URL of the catalog-info.yaml file in your repository. For example: Artist lookup component.
6. Complete the wizard instructions.

Procedure

1. In your Red Hat Developer Hub navigation menu, click Catalog.
2. On the Catalog page, click the Kind drop-down list.

3. Select the type of Kind you want to filter.

   Note

   The available filter dropdowns vary based on the Kind you select, displaying options relevant to that specific entity type.

Procedure

1. In your Red Hat Developer Hub navigation menu, click Catalog.
2. In the Search box, enter the text you want to use to filter the components.