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dbt Quickstarts

Begin your dbt journey by choosing how you want to develop:

  • dbt platform — Develop in your browser (Studio IDE or Canvas) or use local tools (VS Code extension, dbt CLI) that connect to your platform account. The platform provides hosted CI/CD, documentation, and more. Supports both the dbt Fusion engine and dbt Core engines.
  • Local only — Use local tools (VS Code extension, Fusion CLI, or dbt Core) to develop and run dbt on your own infrastructure. You can use local tools with or without a dbt platform account.
  • Local + dbt platform — Use the VS Code extension or dbt CLI with a dbt platform account to develop locally while leveraging platform features like CI/CD, documentation hosting, Insights, Canvas, and more.

The dbt platform​

dbt provides a fully managed environment to develop, run, and deploy dbt projects—with CI/CD, documentation hosting, and more. Learn more about dbt features and start your free trial today.

The dbt Fusion engine adds managed execution, state-aware orchestration, and a unified development experience so you can focus on building rather than infrastructure.

Choose your warehouse to get started with a quickstart:

Quickstart for dbt and Amazon Athena

Integrate dbt with Amazon Athena for your data transformations.

Quickstart for dbt and Azure Synapse Analytics

Discover how to integrate dbt with Azure Synapse Analytics for your data transformations.

Quickstart for dbt and BigQuery

Discover how to leverage dbt with BigQuery to streamline your analytics workflows.

Quickstart for dbt and Databricks

Learn how to integrate dbt with Databricks for efficient data processing and analysis.

Quickstart for dbt and Microsoft Fabric

Explore the synergy between dbt and Microsoft Fabric to optimize your data transformations.

Quickstart for dbt and Redshift

Learn how to connect dbt to Redshift for more agile data transformations.

Quickstart for dbt and Snowflake

Unlock the full potential of using dbt with Snowflake for your data transformations.

Quickstart for dbt and Starburst Galaxy

Leverage dbt with Starburst Galaxy to enhance your data transformation workflows.

Quickstart for dbt and Teradata

Discover and use dbt with Teradata to enhance your data transformation workflows.

dbt local installations​

When you install dbt locally, you get command-line tools and the VS Code extension that enable you to transform data using analytics engineering best practices.

You can use local tools with or without a dbt platform account. With an account, the VS Code extension and dbt CLI sync with your platform project for CI/CD, documentation, and more. Without an account, you run dbt entirely on your own infrastructure.

Develop locally using the dbt Fusion engine or dbt Core engine.

dbt Fusion engine from a manual install

Learn how to install dbt Fusion and set up a project.

dbt Core from a manual install

Learn how to install dbt Core and set up a project.

Quickstart for dbt with DuckDB

Learn how to connect dbt to DuckDB.

Expand your dbt knowledge and expertise with these additional resources:

  • Join the monthly demos to see dbt in action and ask questions.
  • dbt AWS marketplace contains information on how to deploy dbt on AWS, user reviews, and more.
  • Best practices contains information on how dbt Labs approaches building projects through our current viewpoints on structure, style, and setup.
  • dbt Learn offers free online courses that cover dbt fundamentals, advanced topics, and more.
  • Join the dbt Community to learn how other data practitioners globally are using dbt, share your own experiences, and get help with your dbt projects.

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