In order to run Apache Airflow in Docker on Windows, we must follow the below steps. Bobcares, as a part of our Windows Hosting Support offers solutions to every query that comes our way.

Running Apache Airflow in Docker on Windows

We must run the following steps to run the Airflow in Docker and make the process simple:

1. First, install Docker Desktop on the computer.

2. Now, download a docker-compose.yaml file for Airflow.

3. Then, create Airflow Directory. Go to C:/Users// and create a folder structure as follows:

i. Create a folder named docker.

ii. Inside the docker folder, create another folder named airflow.

iii. Inside the airflow folder, create three folders: dags, plugins, and logs.

4. Move the downloaded docker-compose.yaml file to the airflow directory created in step 3.

5. Then, open PowerShell and go to the directory created in step 3. Then run the following commands:

The second command will start some code in a window that can be closed.

6. When we start the Docker Desktop app, a container called airflow with seven sub-containers will appear under Containers/Apps.

7. Open the web browser, go to localhost:8080, log in as “airflow” with the password “airflow,” and begin creating the directed acyclic graphs (DAGs).

We can put the plugins in the plugins folder that was created in step 3 and the DAGs in the dags folder.

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Conclusion

To conclude, the Experts went over the details of running Apache Airflow in Docker on Windows with a simple 7-step method in this article.