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Getting Started with DataLug

Foundations

DataLug is an AI-native Integration Platform as a Service (iPaaS). It connects applications, databases, APIs, and cloud platforms through visual workflows. You design flows on a canvas, configure connections to your systems, and DataLug's runtime executes them on a schedule or on demand.

Is DataLug for me?

If you need to move data between systems on a recurring basis (CRM and warehouse, ERP and analytics, file drops and database loads), and you'd rather build flows visually than write and maintain custom scripts, the answer is yes. The platform is designed for data, ops, and integration engineers who want repeatable, observable pipelines without a custom code base to maintain.

What you'll do on the platform​

  • Connect to source and target systems (Snowflake, PostgreSQL, Salesforce, S3, SFTP, Generic API, etc.).
  • Design a flow on the visual canvas: Source, Transform, Load, with optional branching, looping, and notifications.
  • Test the flow against real data using Quick Debug Run (10 rows).
  • Deploy the flow as a Job with a schedule and an environment.
  • Monitor runs from the Runtime Executions page with per-node logs, row counts, and payload samples.

Where to start​

  1. Quickstart
    Stand up your first workflow end-to-end in about ten minutes. Open Quickstart.
  2. Core concepts
    Learn the vocabulary: account, project, workflow, connection, action, environment, runtime. Open Core concepts.
  3. Your first workflow
    A guided Postgres to Snowflake walkthrough you can adapt to your own systems. Open the walkthrough.
  4. Browse the catalog
    16 connectors (databases, file storage, SaaS, generic API) and 18 flow nodes (sources, transforms, control flow, output). Start from Connectors or Flow nodes.

Free 30-day trial​

Free-plan accounts get the full feature set for 30 days: job scheduling, version history, Git integration, SSO, organization groups, unlimited connectors, log integration, and the AI Builder. The only constraints are a single environment and the shared runtime VM. On expiry, sign-in routes you to a "Free trial ended" page nudging upgrade. Your data is preserved.

Where each piece of the manual lives​

  • App pages are a page-by-page tour of the running app (Dashboard, Projects, Connections, etc.) under App pages.
  • Flow nodes are the reference for every node type under Nodes.
  • Connectors are the reference for every system you can talk to under Connectors.
  • FAQ is the quick reference for common questions at FAQ.