We’ve put together a couple of tutorials to get people started with working in Lightdash. To decide which one’s the right fit for you, just read the descriptions below:

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Setting up a new project

If you:

are starting a new Lightdash project from scratch

have a Lightdash project connected, but it’s empty/ you still need to set up your tables

know how to use dbt

then this tutorial is for you! 🏗 Setting up a new project

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Developing in Lightdash

If you:

have an existing Lightdash project with some tables and dimensions

know how to use dbt

want to add or change some dimensions, metrics, or tables in your project

want to add formatting or descriptions to existing metrics, dimensions or tables in your project

then this tutorial is for you! Developing in Lightdash

Also check out our Lightdash Developer Quickstart, which can be copied and customized for you or other Lightdash developers in your organization.

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Learning to explore data in Lightdash

If you:

want to explore data in Lightdash

want to learn how to build charts + dashboards in Lightdash

are not someone who uses dbt

aren’t responsible for maintaining your metrics + dimension definitions

then this tutorial is for you! 🔭 Learning to explore data in Lightdash

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