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Podcast transcription with Modal

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In this tutorial, you'll build a pipeline with Dagster that:

  • Automatically detects newly published podcasts
  • Transcribes them using the power of GPUs
  • Notifies you with a summary
Prerequisites

To follow the steps in this guide, you'll need:

  • Basic Python knowledge
  • Python 3.9+ installed on your system. For more information, see the Installation guide.

Step 1: Set up your Dagster environment​

First, set up a new Dagster project.

  1. Clone the Dagster repo and navigate to the project:

    cd examples/project_dagster_modal_pipes

  2. Create and activate a virtual environment:

    uv venv dagster_tutorial
    source dagster_tutorial/bin/activate

  3. Install Dagster and the required dependencies:

    uv pip install -e ".[dev]"

Step 2: Launch the Dagster webserver​

To make sure Dagster and its dependencies were installed correctly, navigate to the project root directory and start the Dagster webserver:

dagster dev

Next steps​