[Yandex Cloud documentation](../index.md) > [Yandex Managed Service for Apache Airflow™](index.md) > Getting started

# Getting started with Managed Service for Apache Airflow™

To get started with Managed Service for Apache Airflow™:

1. [Create a cluster](#cluster-create).
1. [Open the Apache Airflow™ web interface](#web-gui).

## Getting started {#before-you-begin}

1. Navigate to the [management console](https://console.yandex.cloud) and log in to Yandex Cloud or sign up if not signed up yet.

1. If you do not have a folder yet, create one:

   1. In the [management console](https://console.yandex.cloud), in the top panel, click ![image](../_assets/console-icons/layout-side-content-left.svg) or ![image](../_assets/console-icons/chevron-down.svg) and select the [cloud](../resource-manager/concepts/resources-hierarchy.md#cloud).
   1. To the right of the cloud name, click ![image](../_assets/console-icons/ellipsis.svg).
   1. Select ![image](../_assets/console-icons/plus.svg) **Create folder**.
   
      ![create-folder1](../_assets/resource-manager/create-folder-1.png)
   
   1. Give your [folder](../resource-manager/concepts/resources-hierarchy.md#folder) a name. The naming requirements are as follows:
   
       * Length: between 3 and 63 characters.
       * It can only contain lowercase Latin letters, numbers, and hyphens.
       * It must start with a letter and cannot end with a hyphen.
   
   1. Optionally, specify the description for your folder.
   1. Select **Create a default network**. This will create a [network](../vpc/concepts/network.md#network) with subnets in each availability zone. Within this network, you will also have a [default security group](../vpc/concepts/security-groups.md#default-security-group), within which all network traffic will be allowed.
   1. Click **Create**.
   
      ![create-folder2](../_assets/resource-manager/create-folder-2.png)

   Security group settings do not affect access to the [Apache Airflow™ web interface](operations/af-interfaces.md#web-gui).

1. [Assign](../iam/operations/roles/grant.md) the following roles to your Yandex Cloud account:

    * [managed-airflow.editor](security/index.md#managed-airflow-editor) to create a cluster.
    * [vpc.user](../vpc/security/index.md#vpc-user) to use the cluster [network](../vpc/concepts/network.md#network).
    * [iam.serviceAccounts.user](../iam/security/index.md#iam-serviceAccounts-user) to attach a service account to a cluster.

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    If you cannot manage roles, contact your cloud or organization administrator.
    
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1. [Create a Yandex Object Storage bucket](../storage/operations/buckets/create.md) for storing Managed Service for Apache Airflow™ [DAG files](concepts/index.md#about-the-service).
1. [Create a service account](../iam/operations/sa/create.md).
1. [Assign the service account](../iam/operations/sa/assign-role-for-sa.md) the `managed-airflow.integrationProvider` role for a folder or bucket.
1. [Grant the `READ` permission](../storage/operations/buckets/edit-acl.md) for the bucket to the service account.

## Create a cluster {#cluster-create}

1. In the management console, select the folder where you want to create a Managed Service for Apache Airflow™ cluster.
1. Navigate to **Managed Service for Apache Airflow™**.
1. Click **Create a cluster**.
1. Configure your cluster and click **Create**. For more information, see [Creating a cluster](operations/cluster-create.md).
1. Wait until the cluster is ready to work: its status will change to **Running**, and its state to **Alive**. This may take a while. To check its state, hover over the cluster status in the **Availability** column.

## Open the Apache Airflow™ web interface {#web-gui}

You can manage Apache Airflow™ through the web interface. Only users with the [managed-airflow.user](security/index.md#managed-airflow-user) role or higher can use it. To get started with the Apache Airflow™ web interface:

1. In the [management console](https://console.yandex.cloud), open the cluster page.
1. In the **Web server** field, click **Go to web server** ![start](../_assets/console-icons/arrow-up-right-from-square.svg).
1. Enter the authentication data in the [Managed Service for Apache Airflow™ web server's](concepts/index.md#components) web interface:

   * Login: `admin`.
   * Password: `admin` user password you set when creating the cluster.

For more on the web UI, see [this Apache Airflow™ guide](https://airflow.apache.org/docs/apache-airflow/stable/ui.html).

In addition to the web interface, you can use the [Apache Airflow™ API](https://airflow.apache.org/docs/apache-airflow/stable/stable-rest-api-ref.html). For more information, see [Working with Apache Airflow™ interfaces](operations/af-interfaces.md).

## What's next {#whats-next}

* Read about the [Managed Service for Apache Airflow™ concepts](concepts/index.md).
* Learn more about [creating a cluster](operations/cluster-create.md) and [using Apache Airflow™ interfaces](operations/af-interfaces.md).
* Create DAG files and [upload them](operations/upload-dags.md) to the Managed Service for Apache Airflow™ cluster. For a DAG file example, check [this Apache Airflow™ tutorial](https://airflow.apache.org/docs/apache-airflow/stable/tutorial/fundamentals.html).