BackEndVerpackung

BackEndVerpackung is a term used in German-speaking software development to denote the process of packaging backend software components for deployment and distribution. It is not a formal standard, but a descriptive label for activities that prepare server-side modules, services, or APIs for runtime environments. The term can refer to packaging techniques across monolithic, microservices, and serverless architectures.

The process typically covers selecting a packaging format, collecting runtime dependencies, embedding configuration, and ensuring reproducible builds. Artifacts may include executable JARs or WARs, Python wheels, Node.js bundles, Docker images, or OCI-compliant containers, as well as platform-specific packages like RPM or DEB. Packaging also involves versioning, metadata, and provenance to support traceability and compliance.

A common workflow is to build the source, produce a package artifact, sign or verify the artifact, push it to an artifact repository, and deploy through a CI/CD pipeline. Packaging decisions influence deployment targets (containers, virtual machines, or bare metal) and influence security, performance, and operability.

Security and governance are integral, including vulnerability scanning of dependencies, license checks, secrets handling, and generating a software bill of materials. Reproducible packaging and immutability help reduce drift between development and production environments.

Because BackEndVerpackung is not a standardized term, its exact meaning varies by organization and tech stack. It is related to broader concepts such as deployment packaging, release engineering, containerization, and artifact management.