# Installing Airflow on Windows

I started trying to install Apache Airflow on Windows 10 using pip.  Quickly ran into a variety of errors. I eventually found a few articles that explained that Airflow uses Python libraries built for linux.  

There are a few workarounds - using the Windows Subsystem for Linux, or using Docker. I found articles with instructions:

- https://coding-stream-of-consciousness.com/2018/11/06/apache-airflow-windows-10-install-ubuntu/


- https://www.astronomer.io/guides/airflow-wsl/

I'll update with which approach works for me.