diff --git a/.env.example b/.env.example
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+# ── PostgreSQL ───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
+POSTGRES_HOST=postgres
+POSTGRES_PORT=5432
+POSTGRES_USER=dagster
+POSTGRES_PASSWORD=changeme
+POSTGRES_DB=dagster
+
+# ── Dagster metadata storage (uses the same postgres instance) ───────────────
+DAGSTER_POSTGRES_URL=postgresql://dagster:changeme@postgres:5432/dagster
+
+# ── dbt profile target (overrides profiles.yml env_var defaults) ─────────────
+DBT_TARGET=dev
diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
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+++ b/.gitignore
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+# Environment / secrets
+.env
+
+# Python
+__pycache__/
+*.py[cod]
+.venv/
+*.egg-info/
+dist/
+build/
+
+# uv
+uv.lock
+
+# dbt
+dbt/target/
+dbt/dbt_packages/
+dbt/logs/
+
+# Dagster
+dagster_home/storage/
+dagster_home/logs/
+dagster_home/schedule_logs/
+dagster_home/compute_logs/
+
+# Docker
+*.log
diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
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+++ b/Dockerfile
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+FROM python:3.12-slim
+
+WORKDIR /app
+
+# Install uv
+COPY --from=ghcr.io/astral-sh/uv:latest /uv /usr/local/bin/uv
+
+# Install dependencies before copying full source (layer caching)
+COPY pyproject.toml uv.lock* ./
+RUN uv sync --frozen --no-dev 2>/dev/null || uv sync --no-dev
+
+# Copy application source
+COPY . .
+
+# Make the venv's binaries available on PATH
+ENV PATH="/app/.venv/bin:$PATH"
+ENV DAGSTER_HOME=/app/dagster_home
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
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--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -1 +1,63 @@
-# data-platform
\ No newline at end of file
+# data-platform
+
+A [Dagster](https://dagster.io/) + [dbt](https://www.getdbt.com/) data platform,
+managed with [uv](https://github.com/astral-sh/uv) and deployed via Docker Compose.
+
+## Stack
+
+| Layer | Tool |
+|---|---|
+| Orchestration | Dagster (webserver + daemon) |
+| Transformation | dbt-core + dbt-postgres |
+| Storage | PostgreSQL 16 |
+| Package/venv | uv |
+| Secrets | `.env` file |
+
+## Project layout
+
+```
+data_platform/      # Dagster Python package (assets, definitions)
+dbt/                # dbt project (models, seeds, tests)
+  profiles.yml      # reads credentials from env vars
+dagster_home/       # dagster.yaml + workspace.yaml
+Dockerfile          # single image used by both dagster services
+docker-compose.yaml # postgres + dagster-webserver + dagster-daemon
+.env.example        # copy to .env and fill in credentials
+pyproject.toml      # uv-managed dependencies
+```
+
+## Getting started
+
+```bash
+# 1. Install uv (if not already)
+curl -Lsf https://astral.sh/uv/install.sh | sh
+
+# 2. Clone and enter the project
+cd ~/git/data-platform
+
+# 3. Create your credentials file
+cp .env.example .env
+# Edit .env with your passwords
+
+# 4. Install dependencies into a local venv
+uv sync
+
+# 5. Generate the dbt manifest (needed before first run)
+uv run dbt parse --profiles-dir dbt --project-dir dbt
+
+# 6. Start all services
+docker compose up -d --build
+
+# 7. Open the Dagster UI
+#    http://localhost:3000
+```
+
+## Local development (without Docker)
+
+```bash
+uv sync
+source .venv/bin/activate
+
+# Run the Dagster UI locally
+DAGSTER_HOME=$PWD/dagster_home dagster dev
+```
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diff --git a/dagster_home/dagster.yaml b/dagster_home/dagster.yaml
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+++ b/dagster_home/dagster.yaml
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+# Dagster stores run history, event logs, and schedules in PostgreSQL.
+# Connection URL is read from the DAGSTER_POSTGRES_URL environment variable.
+storage:
+  postgres:
+    postgres_url:
+      env: DAGSTER_POSTGRES_URL
diff --git a/dagster_home/workspace.yaml b/dagster_home/workspace.yaml
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+++ b/dagster_home/workspace.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+load_from:
+  - python_package:
+      package_name: data_platform
+      attribute: defs
diff --git a/data_platform/__init__.py b/data_platform/__init__.py
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+++ b/data_platform/__init__.py
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+from data_platform.definitions import defs
+
+__all__ = ["defs"]
diff --git a/data_platform/definitions.py b/data_platform/definitions.py
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+++ b/data_platform/definitions.py
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+from pathlib import Path
+
+from dagster import Definitions
+from dagster_dbt import DbtCliResource, DbtProject, dbt_assets
+
+# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+# dbt project
+# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+DBT_PROJECT_DIR = Path(__file__).parent.parent / "dbt"
+
+dbt_project = DbtProject(project_dir=str(DBT_PROJECT_DIR))
+
+# When running locally outside Docker, generate/refresh the manifest automatically.
+dbt_project.prepare_if_dev()
+
+
+# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+# dbt assets – every dbt model/test/snapshot becomes a Dagster asset
+# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+@dbt_assets(manifest=dbt_project.manifest_path)
+def dbt_project_assets(context, dbt: DbtCliResource):
+    yield from dbt.cli(["build"], context=context).stream()
+
+
+# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+# Definitions
+# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+defs = Definitions(
+    assets=[dbt_project_assets],
+    resources={
+        "dbt": DbtCliResource(project_dir=str(DBT_PROJECT_DIR)),
+    },
+)
diff --git a/dbt/dbt_project.yml b/dbt/dbt_project.yml
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+++ b/dbt/dbt_project.yml
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+name: data_platform
+version: "1.0.0"
+profile: data_platform
+
+model-paths: ["models"]
+seed-paths: ["seeds"]
+test-paths: ["tests"]
+analysis-paths: ["analyses"]
+macro-paths: ["macros"]
+snapshot-paths: ["snapshots"]
+
+target-path: "target"
+clean-targets:
+  - "target"
+  - "dbt_packages"
+
+models:
+  data_platform:
+    staging:
+      +materialized: view
+    marts:
+      +materialized: table
diff --git a/dbt/models/staging/schema.yml b/dbt/models/staging/schema.yml
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+++ b/dbt/models/staging/schema.yml
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+version: 2
+
+models:
+  - name: stg_example
+    description: >
+      A placeholder staging model. Replace with your actual source tables.
+    columns:
+      - name: id
+        description: Primary key.
+        tests:
+          - unique
+          - not_null
diff --git a/dbt/models/staging/stg_example.sql b/dbt/models/staging/stg_example.sql
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+++ b/dbt/models/staging/stg_example.sql
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+-- Placeholder staging model.
+-- Replace this with your actual source query, e.g.:
+--   select * from {{ source('my_source', 'my_table') }}
+
+select 1 as id, 'example' as name
diff --git a/dbt/profiles.yml b/dbt/profiles.yml
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+++ b/dbt/profiles.yml
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+data_platform:
+  target: "{{ env_var('DBT_TARGET', 'dev') }}"
+  outputs:
+    dev:
+      type: postgres
+      host: "{{ env_var('POSTGRES_HOST', 'localhost') }}"
+      port: "{{ env_var('POSTGRES_PORT', '5432') | int }}"
+      user: "{{ env_var('POSTGRES_USER') }}"
+      password: "{{ env_var('POSTGRES_PASSWORD') }}"
+      dbname: "{{ env_var('POSTGRES_DB') }}"
+      schema: staging
+      threads: 4
diff --git a/docker-compose.yaml b/docker-compose.yaml
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+++ b/docker-compose.yaml
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+version: "3.9"
+
+# Shared config for all dagster services
+x-dagster: &dagster-common
+  build:
+    context: .
+    dockerfile: Dockerfile
+  env_file: .env
+  depends_on:
+    postgres:
+      condition: service_healthy
+  restart: unless-stopped
+
+services:
+
+  # Metadata storage and dbt target
+  postgres:
+    image: postgres:16
+    container_name: postgres
+    restart: unless-stopped
+    env_file: .env
+    environment:
+      POSTGRES_USER: ${POSTGRES_USER}
+      POSTGRES_PASSWORD: ${POSTGRES_PASSWORD}
+      POSTGRES_DB: ${POSTGRES_DB}
+    volumes:
+      - postgres-data:/var/lib/postgresql/data
+    ports:
+      - "10.0.0.108:5432:5432"
+    healthcheck:
+      test: ["CMD-SHELL", "pg_isready -U ${POSTGRES_USER}"]
+      interval: 10s
+      timeout: 5s
+      retries: 5
+
+  # Web UI
+  dagster-webserver:
+    <<: *dagster-common
+    container_name: dagster-webserver
+    command: ["dagster-webserver", "-h", "0.0.0.0", "-p", "3000"]
+    ports:
+      - "3000:3000"
+
+  # Schedules, sensors and run queuing
+  dagster-daemon:
+    <<: *dagster-common
+    container_name: dagster-daemon
+    command: ["dagster-daemon", "run"]
+
+volumes:
+  postgres-data:
diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
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+++ b/pyproject.toml
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+[project]
+name = "data-platform"
+version = "0.1.0"
+requires-python = ">=3.11"
+dependencies = [
+    "dagster",
+    "dagster-webserver",
+    "dagster-postgres",
+    "dagster-dbt",
+    "dbt-core",
+    "dbt-postgres",
+]
+
+[build-system]
+requires = ["hatchling"]
+build-backend = "hatchling.build"
+
+[tool.hatch.build.targets.wheel]
+packages = ["data_platform"]
+
+[tool.uv]
+dev-dependencies = [
+    "pytest",
+    "dagster-webserver",
+]