diff --git a/code_thingies/database/README.md b/code_thingies/database/README.md
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@@ -10,14 +10,14 @@ This dir contains some useful bits to raise a local PostgreSQL instance with Doc
 - Run the following commands to get the database ready in it's starting state
 
 ```SQL
-CREATE USER transformation_user WITH ENCRYPTED PASSWORD 'transformation_user_password';
-
 CREATE DATABASE airbnb;
 
 -- Connect to your newly created `airbnb` database for the next commands.
     
 CREATE SCHEMA raw;
 
+-- The following tables should be created in the `raw` schema
+
 CREATE TABLE raw_listings (
     id INTEGER,
     listing_url VARCHAR(1000),
@@ -46,6 +46,22 @@ CREATE TABLE raw_hosts (
     updated_at TIMESTAMP
 );
 
+
+CREATE SCHEMA dev;
+
+
+-- Create a user for dbt activity
+CREATE USER transformation_user WITH ENCRYPTED PASSWORD 'transformation_user_password';
+
+-- Allow dbt user to read from raw schema
+GRANT CONNECT ON DATABASE airbnb TO transformation_user;
+GRANT USAGE ON SCHEMA raw TO transformation_user;
+GRANT SELECT ON ALL TABLES IN SCHEMA raw TO transformation_user;
+ALTER DEFAULT PRIVILEGES IN SCHEMA raw GRANT SELECT ON TABLES TO transformation_user;
+
+GRANT ALL ON SCHEMA dev TO transformation_user;
+ALTER SCHEMA dev owner to transformation_user;
+
 ```
 
 After, you will have to download some CSV files with the data to populate the database. The AWS CLI commands below will download them for you:
diff --git a/code_thingies/dbtlearn/.gitignore b/code_thingies/dbtlearn/.gitignore
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+
+target/
+dbt_packages/
+logs/
diff --git a/code_thingies/dbtlearn/README.md b/code_thingies/dbtlearn/README.md
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+# dbt project
+
+This is the dbt project for the course.
+
+## Set up
+
+You need to place a profile for the local postgres instance in `~/.dbt/profiles.yaml`. See below a sample config that should be a good starting point if you follow the instructions in the `database` dir of this project.
+
+```yaml
+dbtlearn:
+  outputs:
+
+    dev:
+      type: postgres
+      threads: 4
+      host: localhost
+      port: 5432
+      user: the user
+      pass: the password
+      dbname: airbnb
+      schema: dev
+
+  target: dev
+```
+
+Once you have set this up and the database as well, you can run `dbt debug` to ensure everything is set up correctly and dbt can reach the database.
+
+
+
+# DBT noisy things below
+
+### Using the starter project
+
+Try running the following commands:
+- dbt run
+- dbt test
+
+
+### Resources:
+- Learn more about dbt [in the docs](https://docs.getdbt.com/docs/introduction)
+- Check out [Discourse](https://discourse.getdbt.com/) for commonly asked questions and answers
+- Join the [chat](https://community.getdbt.com/) on Slack for live discussions and support
+- Find [dbt events](https://events.getdbt.com) near you
+- Check out [the blog](https://blog.getdbt.com/) for the latest news on dbt's development and best practices
diff --git a/code_thingies/dbtlearn/analyses/.gitkeep b/code_thingies/dbtlearn/analyses/.gitkeep
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diff --git a/code_thingies/dbtlearn/dbt_project.yml b/code_thingies/dbtlearn/dbt_project.yml
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@@ -0,0 +1,37 @@
+
+# Name your project! Project names should contain only lowercase characters
+# and underscores. A good package name should reflect your organization's
+# name or the intended use of these models
+name: 'dbtlearn'
+version: '1.0.0'
+config-version: 2
+
+# This setting configures which "profile" dbt uses for this project.
+profile: 'dbtlearn'
+
+# These configurations specify where dbt should look for different types of files.
+# The `model-paths` config, for example, states that models in this project can be
+# found in the "models/" directory. You probably won't need to change these!
+model-paths: ["models"]
+analysis-paths: ["analyses"]
+test-paths: ["tests"]
+seed-paths: ["seeds"]
+macro-paths: ["macros"]
+snapshot-paths: ["snapshots"]
+
+clean-targets:         # directories to be removed by `dbt clean`
+  - "target"
+  - "dbt_packages"
+
+
+# Configuring models
+# Full documentation: https://docs.getdbt.com/docs/configuring-models
+
+# In this example config, we tell dbt to build all models in the example/
+# directory as views. These settings can be overridden in the individual model
+# files using the `{{ config(...) }}` macro.
+models:
+  dbtlearn:
+    # Config indicated by + and applies to all files under models/example/
+    example:
+      +materialized: view
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diff --git a/code_thingies/dbtlearn/models/example/my_first_dbt_model.sql b/code_thingies/dbtlearn/models/example/my_first_dbt_model.sql
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@@ -0,0 +1,27 @@
+
+/*
+    Welcome to your first dbt model!
+    Did you know that you can also configure models directly within SQL files?
+    This will override configurations stated in dbt_project.yml
+
+    Try changing "table" to "view" below
+*/
+
+{{ config(materialized='table') }}
+
+with source_data as (
+
+    select 1 as id
+    union all
+    select null as id
+
+)
+
+select *
+from source_data
+
+/*
+    Uncomment the line below to remove records with null `id` values
+*/
+
+-- where id is not null
diff --git a/code_thingies/dbtlearn/models/example/my_second_dbt_model.sql b/code_thingies/dbtlearn/models/example/my_second_dbt_model.sql
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@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+
+-- Use the `ref` function to select from other models
+
+select *
+from {{ ref('my_first_dbt_model') }}
+where id = 1
diff --git a/code_thingies/dbtlearn/models/example/schema.yml b/code_thingies/dbtlearn/models/example/schema.yml
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@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+
+version: 2
+
+models:
+  - name: my_first_dbt_model
+    description: "A starter dbt model"
+    columns:
+      - name: id
+        description: "The primary key for this table"
+        tests:
+          - unique
+          - not_null
+
+  - name: my_second_dbt_model
+    description: "A starter dbt model"
+    columns:
+      - name: id
+        description: "The primary key for this table"
+        tests:
+          - unique
+          - not_null
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