Hey,

We read seven articles. Six AI plugins. One .NET service. One Backstage portal. Today you get the complete picture.

Article 8 is the reference architecture for the AI-Native IDP series. No new features — just how everything connects. The full Program.cs with all endpoints, the Backstage backend with every plugin registered, the Kubernetes manifests, the database schema, environment variables, and a troubleshooting guide for when things don't work.

If you followed the series, this is your map. If you're starting now, this is where you begin — then go back to the articles that interest you.

Also included: a cost breakdown (spoiler: ~$9/month for a 20-developer team) and a security section that tells you exactly what's missing before you ship this to production.

Read it here: https://blog.victorz.cloud/idp-08-reference-architecture

This closes the AI-Native IDP series. Next up: Infrastructure Hub — same Backstage, same AI service, but for Terraform modules and cloud resources.

Victor