René's URL Explorer Experiment

{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"DiscussionForumPosting","headline":"Static import Domains/Systems not appearing in production Backstage","articleBody":"## Problem\n\nThe `catalog-info.yaml` in this repo defines:\n- `Group(hyperfluid)` \n- `Domain(hyperfluid)`\n- `Location(hyperfluid-github-locations)` → points to `hfs` and `hyperfluid-site` repos\n\nThese entities are imported via static file locations in the Backstage `app-config.yaml`, but they are **not appearing in the production catalog** at backstage.hyperfluid.dev.\n\nThe same issue affects:\n- `systmms/.github` → `Domain(systmms)` missing\n- `jonshaffer/.github` → `Domain(js)` and `System(personal)` missing\n\n### Root cause (suspected)\n\nThe production config (`app-config.tpl.yaml`) does not include the `catalog.locations` section that references `imports/index.yaml`. Only the GitHub discovery providers are configured in production. Since `.github` repos are excluded from discovery (`^(?!\\.github$).*` filter), these entities have no path into the production catalog.\n\n### Additional issue\n\nThe Location entity references `hyperfluid-solutions/hyperfluid-site`, but this repo does not exist. The actual repo is `hyperfluid-solutions/hyperfluid`.\n\n## Action needed\n\nPending a decision on the best approach for org-level entity definitions:\n\n1. **Option A**: Add `catalog.locations` to the production config template\n2. **Option B**: Remove the `.github` exclusion filter so discovery picks these up\n3. **Option C**: Move Domain/System definitions into the repos that are already discovered\n4. **Option D**: Define Domains/Systems as static YAML within the Backstage repo itself\n\nAlso fix the broken `hyperfluid-site` → `hyperfluid` repo reference regardless of approach chosen.\n\n## Context\n\nFound during a Backstage catalog audit on 2026-04-19.","author":{"url":"https://github.com/jonshaffer","@type":"Person","name":"jonshaffer"},"datePublished":"2026-04-19T14:18:06.000Z","interactionStatistic":{"@type":"InteractionCounter","interactionType":"https://schema.org/CommentAction","userInteractionCount":0},"url":"https://github.com/2/.github/issues/2"}