About data platform connections
dbt connects to your data platform to run SQL transformations against your data.
(Applies to dbt v2.0 and later)Supported Fusion data platforms
The dbt Fusion engine includes built-in support for:
- Snowflake Preview
- Databricks Preview
- Amazon Redshift Preview
- Google BigQuery Preview
- DuckDB Beta
- Apache Spark Beta
Fusion uses ADBC (Arrow Database Connectivity) drivers for high-performance connections to these platforms. No separate adapter installation is required.
Connection profiles
When you run dbt locally, it reads your dbt_project.yml file to find the profile name, then looks for a profile with the same name in your profiles.yml file. This profile contains the connection details for your data platform.
For detailed configuration options, refer to Connection profiles.
Next steps
For step-by-step setup instructions with demo project data, see our Quickstart guides.
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