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Setting Up Astro Project by ulpi-io

Name: Setting Up Astro Project
Author: ulpi-io

Setting Up Astro Project

Initialize and configure Astro/Airflow projects. Use when the user wants to create a new project, set up dependencies, configure connections/variables, or understand project structure. For running the local environment, see managing-astro-local-env.

ulpi-io 29463bf 2.8 KB Updated Sep 17, 2026

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Astro Project Setup

This skill helps you initialize and configure Airflow projects using the Astro CLI.

To run the local environment, see the managing-astro-local-env skill. To write DAGs, see the authoring-dags skill. Open-source alternative: If the user isn't on Astro, guide them to Apache Airflow's Docker Compose quickstart for local dev and the Helm chart for production. For deployment strategies, use the deploying-airflow skill.

Initialize a New Project

astro dev init

Creates this structure:

project/
├── dags/                # DAG files
├── include/             # SQL, configs, supporting files
├── plugins/             # Custom Airflow plugins
├── tests/               # Unit tests
├── Dockerfile           # Image customization
├── packages.txt         # OS-level packages
├── requirements.txt     # Python packages
└── airflow_settings.yaml # Connections, variables, pools

Adding Dependencies

Python Packages (requirements.txt)

apache-airflow-providers-snowflake==5.3.0
pandas==2.1.0
requests>=2.28.0

OS Packages (packages.txt)

gcc
libpq-dev

Custom Dockerfile

For complex setups (private PyPI, custom scripts):

FROM quay.io/astronomer/astro-runtime:12.4.0

RUN pip install --extra-index-url https://pypi.example.com/simple my-package

After modifying dependencies: Run astro dev restart

Configuring Connections & Variables

airflow_settings.yaml

Loaded automatically on environment start:

airflow:
  connections:
    - conn_id: my_postgres
      conn_type: postgres
      host: host.docker.internal
      port: 5432
      login: user
      password: pass
      schema: mydb

  variables:
    - variable_name: env
      variable_value: dev

  pools:
    - pool_name: limited_pool
      pool_slot: 5

Export/Import

# Export from running environment
astro dev object export --connections --file connections.yaml

# Import to environment
astro dev object import --connections --file connections.yaml

Validate Before Running

Parse DAGs to catch errors without starting the full environment:

astro dev parse

Related Skills

managing-astro-local-env: Start, stop, and troubleshoot the local environment
authoring-dags: Write and validate DAGs (uses MCP tools)
testing-dags: Test DAGs (uses MCP tools)
deploying-airflow: Deploy DAGs to production (Astro, Docker Compose, Kubernetes)

---name: setting-up-astro-projectdescription: Initialize and configure Astro/Airflow projects. Use when the user wants to create a new project, set up dependencies, configure connections/variables, or understand project structure. For running the local environment, see managing-astro-local-env.---# Astro Project SetupThis skill helps you initialize and configure Airflow projects using the Astro CLI.> **To run the local environment**, see the **managing-astro-local-env** skill.> **To write DAGs**, see the **authoring-dags** skill.> **Open-source alternative:** If the user isn't on Astro, guide them to Apache Airflow's Docker Compose quickstart for local dev and the Helm chart for production. For deployment strategies, use the `deploying-airflow` skill.---## Initialize a New Project```bashastro dev init```Creates this structure:```project/├── dags/ # DAG files├── include/ # SQL, configs, supporting files├── plugins/ # Custom Airflow plugins├── tests/ # Unit tests├── Dockerfile # Image customization├── packages.txt # OS-level packages├── requirements.txt # Python packages└── airflow_settings.yaml # Connections, variables, pools```---## Adding Dependencies### Python Packages (requirements.txt)```apache-airflow-providers-snowflake==5.3.0pandas==2.1.0requests>=2.28.0```### OS Packages (packages.txt)```gcclibpq-dev```### Custom DockerfileFor complex setups (private PyPI, custom scripts):```dockerfileFROM quay.io/astronomer/astro-runtime:12.4.0RUN pip install --extra-index-url https://pypi.example.com/simple my-package```**After modifying dependencies:** Run `astro dev restart`---## Configuring Connections & Variables### airflow_settings.yamlLoaded automatically on environment start:```yamlairflow: connections: - conn_id: my_postgres conn_type: postgres host: host.docker.internal port: 5432 login: user password: pass schema: mydb variables: - variable_name: env variable_value: dev pools: - pool_name: limited_pool pool_slot: 5```### Export/Import```bash# Export from running environmentastro dev object export --connections --file connections.yaml# Import to environmentastro dev object import --connections --file connections.yaml```---## Validate Before RunningParse DAGs to catch errors without starting the full environment:```bashastro dev parse```---## Related Skills- **managing-astro-local-env**: Start, stop, and troubleshoot the local environment- **authoring-dags**: Write and validate DAGs (uses MCP tools)- **testing-dags**: Test DAGs (uses MCP tools)- **deploying-airflow**: Deploy DAGs to production (Astro, Docker Compose, Kubernetes)

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