airflow

Update DAGs on EC2

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This past weekend I decided to spin up a quick Airflow deployment for some personal scripts I wanted executed on a schedule. I didn’t have scale in mind and I didn’t have robustness in mind. I had speed. I’ll review how I’m deploying my version-controlled DAG code to my EC2. I want to highlight, this … Read more

Comms As A Data Engineer

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Comms as a Data Engineer can be tough. Should you email a group of people? Should you dump a message in a public Slack channel they frequent? Should you follow up daily, weekly, etc? It’s a lot of manual labor. I don’t like manual work. Also, I hate email. This seems to be a common … Read more

Apache Airflow DAG Factories

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What in the the world are Apache Airflow DAG Factories and why should you use them? Let’s go into what they are, why they’re used, and how they could make your life easier. We’ll also go into the nitty gritty of how to design and build one. Also, before I jump into this post, shout … Read more

Run Apache Airflow Locally in Docker

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We’ll walk you through how to run Apache Airflow locally in Docker. The first chunk of this post will cover how to get Airflow standing, the second will go into some nuance and will answer several whys. My Setup Getting Airflow Standing Docker Airflow Looking for more detailed info? Check out Airflow’s official docs. Happy … Read more