Setting up your dbt Cloud account

In this section, we will guide you through how to create a dbt Cloud account and then create your first dbt project using the repository you just created on GitHub.

While creating the first dbt project, we will also configure the integration between dbt Cloud and GitHub, so the process will have a few more steps that only need to be carried out once.

Signing up for a dbt Cloud account

You can easily sign up for a free dbt Cloud trial account, and after the initial trial period of 15 days, you will be able to choose between a paid Team plan or the forever free Developer plan.

Let’s get started:

1. Go to the dbt home page at https://www.getdbt.com/ and click one of the two Start free buttons.

Figure 2.10: dbt home page

2. Fill in your details in the form you land on and then click the Create my account button.

Figure 2.11: dbt subscription form

3. You will...