# @backstage/backend-defaults > Backend defaults used by Backstage backend apps Latest version **0.18.0** (published 2026-09-15) · Apache-2.0 license · 0 weekly downloads ## Install ```sh npm install @backstage/backend-defaults pnpm add @backstage/backend-defaults yarn add @backstage/backend-defaults bun add @backstage/backend-defaults ``` ## Health **Score 75/100 (B)** — status: active. Positive: has types; esm support; no vulnerabilities; recently updated; high maintenance score; high quality score; popular repo. Warnings: low downloads; pre 1.0. ## Facts | | | |---|---| | Version | 0.18.0 | | Published | 2026-09-15 | | First published | 2022-08-11 | | Weekly downloads | 0 | | License | Apache-2.0 | | TypeScript types | bundled | | Module format | ESM + CommonJS | | Dependencies | 73 | | Unpacked size | 1.7 MB | | Known vulnerabilities | 0 | | Install scripts | no | | GitHub stars | 34418 | | Maintainers | patriko, freben, marcuseide | | Keywords | backstage | ## Links - npm: https://www.npmjs.com/package/@backstage/backend-defaults - Repository: https://github.com/backstage/backstage - Homepage: https://backstage.io - npm.io page: https://npm.io/package/@backstage/backend-defaults ## Dependencies (73) - [pg](https://npm.io/package/pg.md) ^8.11.3 - [yn](https://npm.io/package/yn.md) ^4.0.0 - [tar](https://npm.io/package/tar.md) ^7.5.21 - [zod](https://npm.io/package/zod.md) ^3.25.76 || ^4.0.0 - [cors](https://npm.io/package/cors.md) ^2.8.5 - [cron](https://npm.io/package/cron.md) ^3.0.0 - [jose](https://npm.io/package/jose.md) ^5.0.0 - 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0.0.0-nightly-20260817023522 — 2026-08-17 - 0.0.0-nightly-20260816023538 — 2026-08-16 - … 1501 more at https://npm.io/package/@backstage/backend-defaults/versions ## README # @backstage/backend-defaults This package provides the default implementations and setup for a standard Backstage backend app. ## Installation Add the library to your backend app package: ```bash # From your Backstage root directory yarn --cwd packages/backend add @backstage/backend-defaults ``` ## Documentation - [Backstage Readme](https://github.com/backstage/backstage/blob/master/README.md) - [Backstage Documentation](https://backstage.io/docs) - [Backstage Backend System](https://backstage.io/docs/backend-system/) --- _Source: https://npm.io/package/@backstage/backend-defaults · Machine-readable twin of the npm.io package page. 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