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Get Started with Apache Airflow

The standard open-source workflow orchestrator for data pipelines (DAGs).

Getting Started

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Read the official documentation

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Best For

Scheduled data pipelines/ETL

Standard, battle-tested orchestration

Complex DAG workflows

Flexible Python DAGs

Resources

Apache Airflow Guide | AI Navigator | AI Navigator