chore(): Minor clean up and edits

.env.sample

@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+export POSTGRES_HOST=localhost
+export POSTGRES_PORT=5432
+export POSTGRES_USER=postgres
+export POSTGRES_PASSWORD=secret

.gitignore

@@ -24,9 +24,6 @@ node_modules/
 !.yarn/sdks
 !.yarn/versions
 
-# Node version directives
-.nvmrc
-
 # dotenv environment variables file
 .env
 .env.test

.nvmrc

@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+v18

README.md

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 # Mozilla [Backstage](https://backstage.io) App
 
-## Developing 
+## Developing
 
 ### Dependencies
 
@@ -13,6 +13,8 @@ docker run -e POSTGRES_PASSWORD=secret -p 5432:5432 postgres:15
 Set environment variables for postgres (or use `.env` file):
 
 ```sh
+cp .env.sample .env
+
 export POSTGRES_HOST=localhost
 export POSTGRES_PORT=5432
 export POSTGRES_USER=postgres
@@ -22,12 +24,14 @@ export POSTGRES_PASSWORD=secret
 To start the app, run:
 
 ```sh
+nvm use
 yarn install
 yarn dev
 ```
 
 If using a `.env` file for the environment variables:
 
 ```sh
+npm install -g dotenv-cli (if you don't have dotenv installed already)
 dotenv -- yarn dev
-```
+```

packages/backend/package.json

@@ -17,6 +17,8 @@
   },
   "dependencies": {
     "@backstage/backend-defaults": "^0.5.1",
+    "@backstage/backend-plugin-api": "^1.0.1",
+    "@backstage/catalog-model": "^1.7.0",
     "@backstage/config": "^1.2.0",
     "@backstage/plugin-app-backend": "^0.3.76",
     "@backstage/plugin-auth-backend": "^0.23.1",

yarn.lock

@@ -14091,6 +14091,8 @@ __metadata:
   resolution: "backend@workspace:packages/backend"
   dependencies:
     "@backstage/backend-defaults": "npm:^0.5.1"
+    "@backstage/backend-plugin-api": "npm:^1.0.1"
+    "@backstage/catalog-model": "npm:^1.7.0"
     "@backstage/cli": "npm:^0.28.0"
     "@backstage/config": "npm:^1.2.0"
     "@backstage/plugin-app-backend": "npm:^0.3.76"