> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://docs.paradime.io/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# dbt™ fundamentals

> Learn the dbt basics with Paradime's clear, step-by-step guidance, making it straightforward to master dbt and start building with confidence.

Everything you need to go from dbt™ beginner to proficient practitioner — covering core concepts, project configuration, model materializations, and running dbt™ at the command line.

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  <Card title="Getting started with dbt™" href="/guides/dbt-fundamentals/getting-started-with-dbt/introduction" icon="rocket">
    Understand dbt™ core concepts, project structure, models, sources, and data quality testing.
  </Card>

  <Card title="Configuring your dbt™ project" href="/guides/dbt-fundamentals/configuring-your-dbt-project/setting-up-your-dbt_project.yml" icon="gear">
    Set up your dbt\_project.yml, define sources, manage seeds, macros, packages, and environment variables.
  </Card>

  <Card title="Model materializations" href="/guides/dbt-fundamentals/model-materializations/view-materialization" icon="database">
    Choose the right materialization strategy — view, table, incremental, ephemeral, or snapshot — for each model.
  </Card>

  <Card title="Running dbt™" href="/guides/dbt-fundamentals/running-dbt/mastering-the-dbt-cli/commands" icon="terminal">
    Master the dbt™ CLI commands, selector methods, and graph operators to control exactly what runs and when.
  </Card>
</CardGroup>


## Related topics

- [dbt™ Commands](/products/bolt/creating-schedules/command-settings/dbt-tm-commands.md)
- [Paradime fundamentals](/guides/paradime-fundamentals/index.md)
- [Workspaces and data mesh](/guides/paradime-fundamentals/workspaces-and-data-mesh.md)
- [Setting up your dbt_project.yml](/guides/dbt-fundamentals/configuring-your-dbt-project/setting-up-your-dbt_project.yml.md)
- [Snapshots](/guides/dbt-fundamentals/model-materializations/snapshots.md)