Fix #477: Config changes so that the backend starts without additiona…

…l configurations (#497)

Signed-off-by: Christoph Jerolimov <jerolimov+github@redhat.com>

app-config.example.production.yaml

@@ -3,6 +3,12 @@ app:
   baseUrl: http://localhost:7007
 
 backend:
+  # Required for authentication. This secret is shared by all backend plugins.
+  # See https://backstage.io/docs/auth/service-to-service-auth for
+  # information on the format
+  # auth:
+  #   keys:
+  #     - secret: ${BACKEND_AUTH_SECRET}
   # Note that the baseUrl should be the URL that the browser and other clients
   # should use when communicating with the backend, i.e. it needs to be
   # reachable not just from within the backend host, but from all of your

app-config.example.yaml

@@ -30,7 +30,8 @@ backend:
     connection: ':memory:'
 
 proxy:
-  endpoints: []
+  skipInvalidProxies: true
+  endpoints: {}
 
 integrations:
   github:

app-config.production.yaml

@@ -3,6 +3,12 @@ app:
   baseUrl: http://localhost:7007
 
 backend:
+  # Required for authentication. This secret is shared by all backend plugins.
+  # See https://backstage.io/docs/auth/service-to-service-auth for
+  # information on the format
+  # auth:
+  #   keys:
+  #     - secret: ${BACKEND_AUTH_SECRET}
   # Note that the baseUrl should be the URL that the browser and other clients
   # should use when communicating with the backend, i.e. it needs to be
   # reachable not just from within the backend host, but from all of your

app-config.yaml

@@ -12,12 +12,13 @@ organization:
   name: My Org
 
 backend:
-  # Used for enabling authentication, secret is shared by all backend plugins
+  # Required for authentication. This secret is shared by all backend plugins.
+  # In development mode a temporary secret is automatically created.
   # See https://backstage.io/docs/auth/service-to-service-auth for
   # information on the format
-  auth:
-    keys:
-      - secret: ${BACKEND_AUTH_SECRET}
+  # auth:
+  #   keys:
+  #     - secret: ${BACKEND_AUTH_SECRET}
   baseUrl: http://localhost:7007
   listen:
     port: 7007