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title: Pulumi Backstage plugin
url: /docs/idp/concepts/backstage-plugin/
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[Backstage](https://backstage.io/) is an open-source framework for building developer portals. The [Pulumi Backstage Plugin](https://github.com/pulumi/pulumi-backstage-plugin) enables organizations to integrate Pulumi with their Backstage instance.

## Features

The plugin provides:

- **Stack Activity View**: A Pulumi tab that displays stack activity for Backstage projects containing Pulumi stacks
- **Scaffolding Actions**: Two scaffolding actions for the Backstage template system:
  - `pulumi:new` - Create new Pulumi projects from [organization templates](/docs/idp/concepts/organization-templates)
  - `pulumi:up` - Trigger Pulumi stack updates

## Installation

The Pulumi Backstage Plugin is available through the [Backstage Plugin directory](https://backstage.io/plugins/). For detailed installation and configuration instructions, see:

- [Pulumi Backstage Plugin repository](https://github.com/pulumi/pulumi-backstage-plugin)
- [Roadie Pulumi Backstage Plugin guide](https://roadie.io/docs/integrations/pulumi/)