Migrating from Arch to Dagster
Welcome to your migration guide from Arch to Dagster+ Starter. This documentation will help you understand and navigate your new data platform powered by Dagster, while maintaining the familiar Meltano and dbt workflows you're accustomed to.
What's Changing?
- Platform: Moving from Arch to Dagster+ Starter (Hybrid SaaS)
- Compute: Continues to run on Arch-managed AWS infrastructure
- Access: Full access to modify your Dagster, Meltano, and dbt code
- State Management: Meltano state managed by the Arch
- What Stays the Same: Your Meltano extractors/loaders and dbt models continue to work as before
What You'll Lose
- Historical run information from Arch
- Previous logs and execution history
What You'll Gain
- Modern asset-based orchestration
- Better observability and lineage tracking
- Integrated monitoring and alerting
- Direct code access and customization