Apache Airflow is a tool to express and execute workflows as directed acyclic graphs (DAGs). The Airflow scheduler triggers tasks and provides tools to monitor task progress.

Overview of Apache Airflow Scheduler

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$ curl -LO https://raw.githubusercontent.com/bitnami/bitnami-docker-airflow-scheduler/master/docker-compose.yml
$ docker-compose up

You can find the default credentials and available configuration options in the Environment Variables section.

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To run this application you need Docker Engine >= 1.10.0. Docker Compose is recommended with a version 1.6.0 or later.

Apache Airflow Scheduler is a component of an Airflow solution configuring with the CeleryExecutor. Hence, you will need to rest of Airflow components for this image to work. You will need an Airflow Webserver, one or more Airflow Workers, a PostgreSQL database and a Redis(R) server.

The main folder of this repository contains a functional docker-compose.yml file. Run the application using it as shown below:

$ curl -sSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/bitnami/bitnami-docker-airflow-scheduler/master/docker-compose.yml > docker-compose.yml
$ docker-compose up -d

If you want to run the application manually instead of using docker-compose, these are the basic steps you need to run:

1. Create a network

$ docker network create airflow-tier

2. Create a volume for PostgreSQL persistence and create a PostgreSQL container

$ docker volume create --name postgresql_data
$ docker run -d --name postgresql \
  -e POSTGRESQL_USERNAME=bn_airflow \
  -e POSTGRESQL_PASSWORD=bitnami1 \
  -e POSTGRESQL_DATABASE=bitnami_airflow \
  --net airflow-tier \
  --volume postgresql_data:/bitnami/postgresql \
  bitnami/postgresql:latest

3. Create a volume for Redis(R) persistence and create a Redis(R) container

$ docker volume create --name redis_data
$ docker run -d --name redis \
  -e ALLOW_EMPTY_PASSWORD=yes \
  --net airflow-tier \
  --volume redis_data:/bitnami \
  bitnami/redis:latest

4. Launch the Apache Airflow Scheduler web container

$ docker run -d --name airflow -p 8080:8080 \
  -e AIRFLOW_FERNET_KEY=46BKJoQYlPPOexq0OhDZnIlNepKFf87WFwLbfzqDDho= \
  -e AIRFLOW_SECRET_KEY=a25mQ1FHTUh3MnFRSk5KMEIyVVU2YmN0VGRyYTVXY08= \
  -e AIRFLOW_EXECUTOR=CeleryExecutor \
  -e AIRFLOW_DATABASE_NAME=bitnami_airflow \
  -e AIRFLOW_DATABASE_USERNAME=bn_airflow \
  -e AIRFLOW_DATABASE_PASSWORD=bitnami1 \
  -e AIRFLOW_LOAD_EXAMPLES=yes \
  -e AIRFLOW_PASSWORD=bitnami123 \
  -e AIRFLOW_USERNAME=user \
  -e [email protected] \
  --net airflow-tier \
  bitnami/airflow:latest

5. Launch the Apache Airflow Scheduler scheduler container

$ docker run -d --name airflow-scheduler \
  -e AIRFLOW_FERNET_KEY=46BKJoQYlPPOexq0OhDZnIlNepKFf87WFwLbfzqDDho= \
  -e AIRFLOW_SECRET_KEY=a25mQ1FHTUh3MnFRSk5KMEIyVVU2YmN0VGRyYTVXY08= \
  -e AIRFLOW_EXECUTOR=CeleryExecutor \
  -e AIRFLOW_DATABASE_NAME=bitnami_airflow \
  -e AIRFLOW_DATABASE_USERNAME=bn_airflow \
  -e AIRFLOW_DATABASE_PASSWORD=bitnami1 \
  -e AIRFLOW_LOAD_EXAMPLES=yes \
  --net airflow-tier \
  bitnami/airflow-scheduler:latest

6. Launch the Apache Airflow Scheduler worker container

$ docker run -d --name airflow-worker \
  -e AIRFLOW_FERNET_KEY=46BKJoQYlPPOexq0OhDZnIlNepKFf87WFwLbfzqDDho= \
  -e AIRFLOW_SECRET_KEY=a25mQ1FHTUh3MnFRSk5KMEIyVVU2YmN0VGRyYTVXY08= \
  -e AIRFLOW_EXECUTOR=CeleryExecutor \
  -e AIRFLOW_DATABASE_NAME=bitnami_airflow \
  -e AIRFLOW_DATABASE_USERNAME=bn_airflow \
  -e AIRFLOW_DATABASE_PASSWORD=bitnami1 \
  --net airflow-tier \
  bitnami/airflow-worker:latest

Access your application at http://your-ip:8080

The Bitnami Airflow container relies on the PostgreSQL database & Redis to persist the data. This means that Airflow does not persist anything. To avoid loss of data, you should mount volumes for persistence of PostgreSQL data and Redis(R) data

The above examples define docker volumes namely postgresql_data, and redis_data. The Airflow application state will persist as long as these volumes are not removed.

To avoid inadvertent removal of these volumes you can mount host directories as data volumes. Alternatively you can make use of volume plugins to host the volume data.

The following docker-compose.yml template demonstrates the use of host directories as data volumes.

version: '2'
services:
  postgresql:
    image: 'bitnami/postgresql:latest'
    environment:
      - POSTGRESQL_DATABASE=bitnami_airflow
      - POSTGRESQL_USERNAME=bn_airflow
      - POSTGRESQL_PASSWORD=bitnami1
    volumes:
      - /path/to/postgresql-persistence:/bitnami
  redis:
    image: 'bitnami/redis:latest'
    environment:
      - ALLOW_EMPTY_PASSWORD=yes
    volumes:
      - /path/to/redis-persistence:/bitnami
  airflow-worker:
    image: bitnami/airflow-worker:latest
    environment:
      - AIRFLOW_FERNET_KEY=46BKJoQYlPPOexq0OhDZnIlNepKFf87WFwLbfzqDDho=
      - AIRFLOW_SECRET_KEY=a25mQ1FHTUh3MnFRSk5KMEIyVVU2YmN0VGRyYTVXY08=
      - AIRFLOW_EXECUTOR=CeleryExecutor
      - AIRFLOW_DATABASE_NAME=bitnami_airflow
      - AIRFLOW_DATABASE_USERNAME=bn_airflow
      - AIRFLOW_DATABASE_PASSWORD=bitnami1
      - AIRFLOW_LOAD_EXAMPLES=yes
  airflow-scheduler:
    image: bitnami/airflow-scheduler:latest
    environment:
      - AIRFLOW_FERNET_KEY=46BKJoQYlPPOexq0OhDZnIlNepKFf87WFwLbfzqDDho=
      - AIRFLOW_SECRET_KEY=a25mQ1FHTUh3MnFRSk5KMEIyVVU2YmN0VGRyYTVXY08=
      - AIRFLOW_EXECUTOR=CeleryExecutor
      - AIRFLOW_DATABASE_NAME=bitnami_airflow
      - AIRFLOW_DATABASE_USERNAME=bn_airflow
      - AIRFLOW_DATABASE_PASSWORD=bitnami1
      - AIRFLOW_LOAD_EXAMPLES=yes
  airflow:
    image: bitnami/airflow:latest
    environment:
      - AIRFLOW_FERNET_KEY=46BKJoQYlPPOexq0OhDZnIlNepKFf87WFwLbfzqDDho=
      - AIRFLOW_SECRET_KEY=a25mQ1FHTUh3MnFRSk5KMEIyVVU2YmN0VGRyYTVXY08=
      - AIRFLOW_EXECUTOR=CeleryExecutor
      - AIRFLOW_DATABASE_NAME=bitnami_airflow
      - AIRFLOW_DATABASE_USERNAME=bn_airflow
      - AIRFLOW_DATABASE_PASSWORD=bitnami1
      - AIRFLOW_PASSWORD=bitnami123
      - AIRFLOW_USERNAME=user
      - [email protected]
    ports:
      - '8080:8080'

1. Create a network (if it does not exist)

$ docker network create airflow-tier

2. Create the PostgreSQL container with host volumes

$ docker run -d --name postgresql \
  -e POSTGRESQL_USERNAME=bn_airflow \
  -e POSTGRESQL_PASSWORD=bitnami1 \
  -e POSTGRESQL_DATABASE=bitnami_airflow \
  --net airflow-tier \
  --volume /path/to/postgresql-persistence:/bitnami \
  bitnami/postgresql:latest

3. Create the Redis(R) container with host volumes

$ docker run -d --name redis \
  -e ALLOW_EMPTY_PASSWORD=yes \
  --net airflow-tier \
  --volume /path/to/redis-persistence:/bitnami \
  bitnami/redis:latest

4. Create the Airflow container

$ docker run -d --name airflow -p 8080:8080 \
  -e AIRFLOW_FERNET_KEY=46BKJoQYlPPOexq0OhDZnIlNepKFf87WFwLbfzqDDho= \
  -e AIRFLOW_SECRET_KEY=a25mQ1FHTUh3MnFRSk5KMEIyVVU2YmN0VGRyYTVXY08= \
  -e AIRFLOW_EXECUTOR=CeleryExecutor \
  -e AIRFLOW_DATABASE_NAME=bitnami_airflow \
  -e AIRFLOW_DATABASE_USERNAME=bn_airflow \
  -e AIRFLOW_DATABASE_PASSWORD=bitnami1 \
  -e AIRFLOW_LOAD_EXAMPLES=yes \
  -e AIRFLOW_PASSWORD=bitnami123 \
  -e AIRFLOW_USERNAME=user \
  -e [email protected] \
  --net airflow-tier \
  bitnami/airflow:latest

5. Create the Apache Airflow Scheduler container

$ docker run -d --name airflow-scheduler \
  -e AIRFLOW_FERNET_KEY=46BKJoQYlPPOexq0OhDZnIlNepKFf87WFwLbfzqDDho= \
  -e AIRFLOW_SECRET_KEY=a25mQ1FHTUh3MnFRSk5KMEIyVVU2YmN0VGRyYTVXY08= \
  -e AIRFLOW_EXECUTOR=CeleryExecutor \
  -e AIRFLOW_DATABASE_NAME=bitnami_airflow \
  -e AIRFLOW_DATABASE_USERNAME=bn_airflow \
  -e AIRFLOW_DATABASE_PASSWORD=bitnami1 \
  -e AIRFLOW_LOAD_EXAMPLES=yes \
  --net airflow-tier \
  bitnami/airflow-scheduler:latest

6. Create the Airflow Worker container

$ docker run -d --name airflow-worker \
  -e AIRFLOW_FERNET_KEY=46BKJoQYlPPOexq0OhDZnIlNepKFf87WFwLbfzqDDho= \
  -e AIRFLOW_SECRET_KEY=a25mQ1FHTUh3MnFRSk5KMEIyVVU2YmN0VGRyYTVXY08= \
  -e AIRFLOW_EXECUTOR=CeleryExecutor \
  -e AIRFLOW_DATABASE_NAME=bitnami_airflow \
  -e AIRFLOW_DATABASE_USERNAME=bn_airflow \
  -e AIRFLOW_DATABASE_PASSWORD=bitnami1 \
  --net airflow-tier \
  bitnami/airflow-worker:latest

This container supports the installation of additional python modules at start-up time. In order to do that, you can mount a requirements.txt file with your specific needs under the path /bitnami/python/requirements.txt.

The Apache Airflow Scheduler instance can be customized by specifying environment variables on the first run. The following environment values are provided to customize Apache Airflow Scheduler:

• AIRFLOW_EXECUTOR: Apache Airflow Scheduler executor. Default: SequentialExecutor
• AIRFLOW_FERNET_KEY: Apache Airflow Scheduler Fernet key. No defaults.
• AIRFLOW_SECRET_KEY: Apache Airflow Scheduler Secret key. No defaults.
• AIRFLOW_WEBSERVER_HOST: Apache Airflow Scheduler webserver host. Default: airflow
• AIRFLOW_WEBSERVER_PORT_NUMBER: Apache Airflow Scheduler webserver port. Default: 8080
• AIRFLOW_LOAD_EXAMPLES: To load example tasks into the application. Default: yes
• AIRFLOW_HOSTNAME_CALLABLE: Method to obtain the hostname. No defaults.

• AIRFLOW_DATABASE_HOST: Hostname for PostgreSQL server. Default: postgresql
• AIRFLOW_DATABASE_PORT_NUMBER: Port used by PostgreSQL server. Default: 5432
• AIRFLOW_DATABASE_NAME: Database name that Apache Airflow Scheduler will use to connect with the database. Default: bitnami_airflow
• AIRFLOW_DATABASE_USERNAME: Database user that Apache Airflow Scheduler will use to connect with the database. Default: bn_airflow
• AIRFLOW_DATABASE_PASSWORD: Database password that Apache Airflow Scheduler will use to connect with the database. No defaults.
• AIRFLOW_DATABASE_USE_SSL: Set to yes if the database uses SSL. Default: no
• AIRFLOW_REDIS_USE_SSL: Set to yes if Redis(R) uses SSL. Default: no
• REDIS_HOST: Hostname for Redis(R) server. Default: redis
• REDIS_PORT_NUMBER: Port used by Redis(R) server. Default: 6379
• REDIS_USER: USER that Apache Airflow Scheduler will use to connect with Redis(R). No defaults.
• REDIS_PASSWORD: Password that Apache Airflow Scheduler will use to connect with Redis(R). No defaults.
• REDIS_DATABASE: Database number for Redis(R) server. Default: 1

In addition to the previous environment variables, all the parameters from the configuration file can be overwritten by using environment variables with this format: AIRFLOW__{SECTION}__{KEY}. Note the double underscores.

version: '2'

services:
  airflow:
    image: bitnami/airflow:1
    environment:
      - AIRFLOW_FERNET_KEY=46BKJoQYlPPOexq0OhDZnIlNepKFf87WFwLbfzqDDho=
      - AIRFLOW_SECRET_KEY=a25mQ1FHTUh3MnFRSk5KMEIyVVU2YmN0VGRyYTVXY08=
      - AIRFLOW_EXECUTOR=CeleryExecutor
      - AIRFLOW_DATABASE_NAME=bitnami_airflow
      - AIRFLOW_DATABASE_USERNAME=bn_airflow
      - AIRFLOW_DATABASE_PASSWORD=bitnami1
      - AIRFLOW_PASSWORD=bitnami123
      - AIRFLOW_USERNAME=user
      - [email protected]

$ docker run -d --name airflow -p 8080:8080 \
    -e AIRFLOW_FERNET_KEY=46BKJoQYlPPOexq0OhDZnIlNepKFf87WFwLbfzqDDho= \
    -e AIRFLOW_SECRET_KEY=a25mQ1FHTUh3MnFRSk5KMEIyVVU2YmN0VGRyYTVXY08= \
    -e AIRFLOW_EXECUTOR=CeleryExecutor \
    -e AIRFLOW_DATABASE_NAME=bitnami_airflow \
    -e AIRFLOW_DATABASE_USERNAME=bn_airflow \
    -e AIRFLOW_DATABASE_PASSWORD=bitnami1 \
    -e AIRFLOW_PASSWORD=bitnami123 \
    -e AIRFLOW_USERNAME=user \
    -e [email protected] \
    --volume airflow_data:/bitnami \
    bitnami/airflow:latest

• The size of the container image has been decreased.
• The configuration logic is now based on Bash scripts in the rootfs/ folder.

We'd love for you to contribute to this container. You can request new features by creating an issue, or submit a pull request with your contribution.

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• Host OS and version
• Docker version ($ docker version)
• Output of $ docker info
• Version of this container
• The command you used to run the container, and any relevant output you saw (masking any sensitive information)

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