Get started with OrcheStack
OrcheStack is a containerised, cost-effective open-source data platform for Nigerian organisations. Deploy a complete modern data stack on a single host — pick your tools, configure credentials, and OrcheStack pulls and starts only what you enabled.
What is OrcheStack?
OrcheStack bundles the modern data stack — ingestion, transformation, storage, quality, governance, and BI — behind a unified dashboard. Instead of learning Kubernetes, wiring ten tools together, or paying for cloud-managed services, you run docker compose up OrcheStack on any host and configure the platform through a browser dashboard.
OrcheStack is built for teams that want the full flexibility of open-source tools without the operational burden of running them separately.
How the install works
Unlike traditional data-stack deployments, OrcheStack does not pull every service upfront. The base install brings up only the control plane:
- Reverse Proxy (routing + TLS termination)
- Front-facing site (this page you're reading)
- OrcheStack dashboard (HTMX + FastAPI + Tailwind, admin UI)
- PostgreSQL (for user accounts and later your warehouse)
- Service Orchestrator (manages service lifecycles)
After you sign up and pick your tools, OrcheStack pulls their Docker images and writes a generated docker-compose.yml. Services marked hot (like Metabase) stay running; cold services (like Airbyte or dbt) spin up only when triggered by Airflow or by clicking a button in the dashboard.
Why lazy-pull? It keeps your base install under 2 GB RAM and ensures you only use disk for tools you actually chose. A Nigerian SME laptop or a $500 VPS is enough to run the whole platform.
Who is OrcheStack for?
OrcheStack is designed for:
- SMEs and startups that want enterprise-grade analytics without enterprise pricing.
- Data teams moving off spreadsheets toward a proper warehouse + BI.
- Analysts and engineers who prefer open-source tools they can inspect, fork, and redeploy.
- Organisations in resource-constrained environments (intermittent internet, limited cloud access) where a single-host deployment beats a cloud-native one.
Next steps
Ready to try it? Follow the four-step install walkthrough.