Lightdash
Lightdash transforms your dbt™ project into a full-stack BI platform, enabling self-serve analytics for your entire organization. Paradime's native integration with Lightdash CLI allows you to develop and deploy Lightdash metrics directly from your development environment.
Prerequisites
Before getting started, you'll need:
A Lightdash instance (Cloud or Self-hosted)
Access to Paradime's Code IDE
Admin access for setting up credentials
Not sure which Lightdash option to choose? See the Cloud vs. Self-hosted comparison.
Development Setup
Authenticating with LightDash
In the Code IDE, open the Paradime Integrated Terminal
Follow Lightdash documentation and run authentication commands.
Follow the prompts to complete authentication
Using Lightdash CL
The Lightdash CLI in Paradime enables you to:
Autogenerate Lightdash-ready YAML files
Preview metrics before deployment
Deploy changes to your Lightdash instance
View available commands:
lightdash --help
Deployment Setup
Enable automatic deployment of your dbt™ project changes to Lightdash using Paradime Bolt schedules.
1. Configure Lightdash Credentials
From any page in Paradime, Click Settings
Navigate to Workspaces > Environment Variables
In the Bolt Schedules section, click Add New
Configure each required variable:
LIGHTDASH_API_KEY
: Personal access tokenLIGHTDASH_PROJECT
: Project UUIDLIGHTDASH_URL
: Instance URL
2. Configure Deployment Schedule
Create or edit a Bolt schedule
Add the
lightdash deploy
commandThis will:
Execute after your dbt™ commands complete
Deploy changes to your Lightdash project
Keep metrics in sync with your dbt™ project
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