Meltano
CLI-first data integration and ELT platform powered by Singer and dbt.
Why consider Meltano?
Meltano is an open-source DataOps and ELT platform that manages data extractors, loaders, and transformation pipelines as code using Singer taps, targets, and dbt models.
Learn Meltano by building
Practical setup notes, real use cases, and copy-ready examples in one focused guide.
In this guide3 sections
Overview of Meltano
Meltano treats data pipelines like software projects. Using a single meltano.yml configuration file, teams can declare data extractors (taps), data loaders (targets), and transformation tools (dbt, Great Expectations) with Git version control and automated CI/CD testing.
Installation and Project Initialization
pip install meltanomeltano init my-data-projectcd my-data-projectAdding Extractors and Loaders
# Add a GitHub data extractormeltano add extractor tap-github# Add a PostgreSQL loadermeltano add loader target-postgres# Run the pipelinemeltano run tap-github target-postgresMeltano is licensed under the permissive MIT License.
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