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About developing in dbt Cloud

dbt Cloud offers a fast and reliable way to work on your dbt project. It runs dbt Core in a hosted (single or multi-tenant) environment. You can develop in your browser using an integrated development environment (IDE) or in a dbt Cloud-powered command line interface (CLI):

dbt Cloud CLI

Allows you to develop and run dbt commands from your local command line or code editor against your dbt Cloud development environment.

dbt Cloud IDE

Develop directly in your browser, making dbt project development efficient by compiling code into SQL and managing project changes seamlessly using an intuitive user interface.

The following sections provide detailed instructions on setting up the dbt Cloud CLI and dbt Cloud IDE. To get started with dbt development, you'll need a developer account. For a more comprehensive guide about developing in dbt, refer to our quickstart guides.

Note: The dbt Cloud CLI and the open-sourced dbt Core are both command line tools that let you run dbt commands. The key distinction is the dbt Cloud CLI is tailored for dbt Cloud's infrastructure and integrates with all its features.

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