data pipelines⏱10 minutes
Get Started with Amundsen
Quick Summary
“Open-source metadata-driven data discovery and catalog tool.”
Best for: Organizations with diverse data sources
Time to first integration: 10 minutes
📋Prerequisites
- ✓Node.js 18+ installed
- ✓A Amundsen account — sign up here
- ✓An existing project (Next.js, React, or Node.js recommended)
Setup Steps
3 steps1
1
Clone the repository
Clone the Amundsen repository from GitHub.
bash
git clone https://github.com/amundsen-io/amundsen.git2
2
Install dependencies
Install the necessary Python dependencies.
bash
pip install -r requirements.txt3
3
Configure metadata sources
Set up connections to your data sources in the configuration files.
Common Gotchas
Watch out for these issues in your first week.
Dependency conflicts during installation
Fix: Ensure all dependencies are compatible with your Python version.
Metadata source configuration errors
Fix: Double-check connection strings and authentication credentials.
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