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GitHub Setup

Create a GitHub account

Create a GitHub account if you don't already have one.

Fork the Apache Airflow repository

Fork the Apache Airflow repository to your GitHub account.

Click the Fork button at the top-right corner of the repository page (see the image below). This will create your own copy of the repository under your GitHub account.

Fork Button on the Apache Airflow Repository Page

Clone your fork locally

Clone the repository from your GitHub account:

git clone git@github.com:<your-username>/airflow.git
cd airflow

Replace <your-username> with your GitHub username. For example, my GitHub username is zkan, so I would run:

git clone git@github.com:zkan/airflow.git
cd airflow

Add the upstream remote and verify

Add the official Airflow repository as the upstream remote:

git remote add upstream git@github.com:apache/airflow.git
git remote -v

You should see both remotes:

  • origin → your fork
  • upstream → apache/airflow