Quickstart
Rill's BI-as-code approach allows you to build and manage dashboards in a codeful way locally + integrate your analytics into other Git processes. This tutorial is a step by step guide that will help you install Rill, ingest sources, model data and deploy a dashboard online.
If you're looking for a place to get started, check out one of our example projects which cover a variety of sources and use cases.
Install Rill
Install rill
on Mac or Linux (WSL for Windows users) using the installation script:
curl -s https://cdn.rilldata.com/install.sh | bash
Create your project
Start a new Rill project:
rill start my-rill-project
The Rill web app runs locally at http://localhost:9009
and will create code files in the my-rill-project
directory.
Load and transform data
On the welcome screen, initialize an example project or load up Rill with your own data (use local files, cloud storage and/or database connections)
Use the app to transform your data (data models) and quickly generate visualizations (dashboards).
Deploy your dashboard
Once complete, you can deploy any Rill project with a dashboard to an authenticated hosted endpoint:
- Create a new Github repository on https://github.com/new and push your
my-rill-project
directory to it - Setup continuous deployment from Github to Rill Cloud:
cd my-rill-project
rill deploy
Share your dashboard
Projects on Rill Cloud are private by default. To invite others to explore your project, run:
rill user add
We want to hear from you
You can file an issue on GitHub or reach us in our Discord channel.