EPIC: Create Plugin DX Improvements in debugging and reloading areas

[tolzhabayev]

Why?
We want to improve the default workflow by providing a way to better debug the backend components and enable reloading of backend components.

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1. feat: provide access to a development build of Grafana within the dev environment #737
   create-plugin +1
2. feat: add support for remote debugging in docker development environment #735
   +0
   
3. Feat: ability to watch and reload plugins when backend is updated #338
   1 of 1
   enhancement no stalebot +2
4. doc: provide basic instructions on using react debug tools with the new dev builds of Grafana #1058
   stale type/docs +2
   

How do we know we were successful?

• The "How to use it" docs are updated and published
• Showcase in office hours
• Collect feedback on what is missing with regards to debugging and local reloading

[tolzhabayev]

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Majority of the improvements are done and rolled out.

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Next

• get our debug build for react / frontend debugging into grafana release pipeline, coordinating this with the release guild / tiger team
• improve debugger attachment on apple silicon processors

[simonbuehler]

hi 👋

is this already available or documented? getting into devel of a backend plugin and this would be handy to use