# Connect AlloyDB to dbt Core

Local development

* **Maintained by**: dbt Labs
* **Authors**: dbt Labs
* **GitHub repo**: [dbt-labs/dbt-adapters](https://github.com/dbt-labs/dbt-adapters) [![](https://img.shields.io/github/stars/dbt-labs/dbt-adapters?style=for-the-badge)](https://github.com/dbt-labs/dbt-adapters)
* **PyPI package**: `dbt-postgres` [![](https://badge.fury.io/py/dbt-postgres.svg)](https://badge.fury.io/py/dbt-postgres)
* **Slack channel**: [#db-postgres](https://getdbt.slack.com/archives/C0172G2E273)
* **Supported dbt Core version**: v1.0.0 and newer
* **dbt support**: Not Supported
* **Minimum data platform version**: ?

## Installing dbt-postgres

Use `pip` to install the adapter. Use the following command for installation:

`python -m pip install dbt-postgres`

## Configuring dbt-postgres

For AlloyDB-specific configuration, please refer to [AlloyDB configs.](../../../reference/resource-configs/postgres-configs.md)

## Profile Configuration

AlloyDB targets are configured exactly the same as [Postgres targets](./postgres-setup.md#profile-configuration).

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