# How to run Models on DBT Cloud through MWAA without using DBT Cloud Jobs

**URL:** <https://discourse.getdbt.com/t/how-to-run-models-on-dbt-cloud-through-mwaa-without-using-dbt-cloud-jobs/15076>\
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**Created:** [August 22, 2024, 5:36am UTC](https://discourse.getdbt.com/t/how-to-run-models-on-dbt-cloud-through-mwaa-without-using-dbt-cloud-jobs/15076 "2024-08-22T05:36:25Z")\
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**Author:** ![harshu2296](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/3ab097/32.png) [@harshu2296](https://discourse.getdbt.com/u/harshu2296)\
**Post date:** [August 22, 2024, 5:36am UTC](https://discourse.getdbt.com/t/how-to-run-models-on-dbt-cloud-through-mwaa-without-using-dbt-cloud-jobs/15076/1 "2024-08-22T05:36:25Z")

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Hi Everyone,

I have a requirement to build/run dbt models in dbt cloud using MWAA. As per the dbt platform, in order to do so we need to create dbt Cloud jobs and run those Cloud jobs through MWAA. Is there any other way where I can build/run dbt models in dbt cloud using MWAA without using dbt Cloud jobs?

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**Author:** ![pig](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/discourse.getdbt.com/pig/32/2038_2.png) [@pig](https://discourse.getdbt.com/u/pig)\
**Post date:** [August 22, 2024, 6:37am UTC](https://discourse.getdbt.com/t/how-to-run-models-on-dbt-cloud-through-mwaa-without-using-dbt-cloud-jobs/15076/2 "2024-08-22T06:37:49Z")

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Airflow run on MWAA and from there you can run dbt jobs.

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**Author:** ![harshu2296](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/3ab097/32.png) [@harshu2296](https://discourse.getdbt.com/u/harshu2296)\
**Post date:** [August 22, 2024, 10:56am UTC](https://discourse.getdbt.com/t/how-to-run-models-on-dbt-cloud-through-mwaa-without-using-dbt-cloud-jobs/15076/3 "2024-08-22T10:56:46Z")

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yes, but I’m trying to figure out if I can run models without creating dbt cloud jobs, so basically through MWAA can I directly run dbt build commands for models

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**Author:** ![jeffsk](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/discourse.getdbt.com/jeffsk/32/1250_2.png) [@jeffsk](https://discourse.getdbt.com/u/jeffsk)\
**Post date:** [October 18, 2024, 11:54pm UTC](https://discourse.getdbt.com/t/how-to-run-models-on-dbt-cloud-through-mwaa-without-using-dbt-cloud-jobs/15076/4 "2024-10-18T23:54:28Z")

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If you want models to run in dbt Cloud specifically, a job is how you would trigger that. There is no mechanism to pass an ad hoc command. You need a Deployment Environment and a Job.

But generally speaking in Airflow it is easy to clone a repo and execute dbt Core using any command you pass on the fly.