Getting Started
Welcome to Michelangelo! Whether you're evaluating the platform or ready to build your first ML pipeline, you're in the right place.
Choose your path
I want to understand what Michelangelo does
Start here if you're evaluating the platform or want to learn the key concepts before diving in. Takes about 15 minutes.
- Overview — What Michelangelo is, how it works, and how familiar ML tools map to it
- Core Concepts and Key Terms — Projects, workflows, tasks, and the key terms you'll encounter
I want to set up and start building
Ready to get hands-on? Follow these guides in order. You'll have a working local environment in about 20 minutes.
- Sandbox Setup — Set up a local Michelangelo cluster with all services running (~20 min)
- Getting Started with Pipelines — Build and run your first ML pipeline (~30 min)
Reference
- Sandbox Ports and Endpoints — Service ports and URLs for your local sandbox
- Python IDE Setup — Configure VS Code, Cursor, or PyCharm for the Michelangelo SDK
For contributors
Building on Michelangelo's core platform? These guides cover the contributor development workflow:
- Go and Bazel Setup — IDE setup for Go backend development
- Custom Docker Images — Build and test images from feature branches