Practical overview
When it fits
Use Datmo when your model-development work already lives in a repository and you want to track experiments and project state through a CLI or Python workflow.
Who it is for
- Data scientists who want experiment records linked to repository project state.
- Machine-learning developers seeking to reproduce earlier experiments.
Documented uses
- Initialize a repository for experiment tracking.
- Record experiment configuration, results and selected model files.
- Create and inspect project snapshots.
- Find and rerun a previous experiment.
Requirements & limits
- Docker must be installed and running before installation.
- The documented install command is
pip install datmo. - Datmo says users sync using their own cloud.
- The README labels the version alpha and notes that commands may change.
Check current requirements in the official documentation. Source-based guidance does not mean OpenViST has run or independently tested this project.
Install Datmo and initialize a repository
Prepare a repository as a trackable experiment project.
Before you start
- Docker installed and running
- pip
Steps
Install Datmo with the command below.
pip install datmoNavigate to the project repository.
Run
datmo initto initialize it as a trackable experiment record.
Expected outcome
The repository is initialized for Datmo experiment tracking.
Guide limitations
- The README identifies the current version as alpha and says commands may change.
Record a project snapshot
Save project state, including files, configuration and statistics, as a snapshot.
Before you start
- A Datmo-initialized project
- A Python training script that imports Datmo
Steps
Add
import datmoto the training script.Prepare configuration and statistics values in the script.
Call
datmo.snapshot.createwith a message, file paths, configuration and statistics.
Expected outcome
The script records a snapshot containing the specified project files and experiment details.
Guide limitations
- The example shows snapshot creation from a Python script; it does not document a full deployment workflow.
Sources & review
Source record details
- Source availability
- Active
- Sources checked
- 13 October 2026
- Original website title
- datmo/datmo · Official homepage title · retained in its source language

