diff --git a/docs/content/backends.md b/docs/content/backends.md
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+---
+title: "Backends"
+type: "backends"
+outputs:
+  - JSON
+---
diff --git a/docs/layouts/backends/single.json b/docs/layouts/backends/single.json
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+{{- hugo.Data.backends | jsonify (dict "indent" "  ") -}}