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Airbyte is a powerful open-source data integration platform that allows you to easily sync data between different sources and destinations. Whether you're looking to connect your CRM, databases, or other data sources, Airbyte makes data ingestion seamless for your data stack. In this guide, we’ll walk you through the basics of using Airbyte, covering everything you need to get started.

Set up your Airbyte

Before you start syncing data, you'll need to set up Airbyte in your environment. If you're using Visionarist, this process is automated for you when deploying your stack, but here's how to get started manually:

1. Log in to Visionarist: go to your Visionarist dashboard and access your data stack
2. Find the Airbyte tool: Airbyte will be listed as one of the tools in your stack
3. Access Airbyte: click the “Access” button to open Airbytes interface
4. First-time setup: you'll be prompted to configure some basic settings, such as where to store logs and backups. In most cases, the default settings will work just fine.

Once your instance is running, you're ready to start setting up your first data connection.

Understanding connectors in Airbyte

Airbyte uses connectors to connect your data sources and destinations. A source connector extracts data from a system, while a destination connector loads it into another system. For example, you might pull data from a MySQL database and load it into a BigQuery warehouse.

• Source connectors: these include tools like MySQL, PostgreSQL, Salesforce, and APIs.
• Destination connectors: These include data warehouses like Google BigQuery, Snowflake, and AWS S3.

Airbyte’s catalog of connectors is constantly growing, offering support for over 200 sources and destinations. For a beginner, the most common use cases might involve syncing data from your production database into a warehouse for analytics.