By default, Apache Airflow UI doesn’t allow you to edit DAGs directly. In my case, I have a home lab setup running Airflow in a Docker container on a Debian server, but I work from my local machine.

What are the common options?

• CI/CD with Git Hooks → overkill for a single-user setup (and requires builng a custom Docker image or modifying the container).
• Airflow plugin, airflow-code-editor → simple, but lacks an IDE.
• Rsync, SSHFS, or a network share? → ok, but not always the smoothest experience...

Alternative: Open Remote - SSH
Then I found something more universal: the "Open Remote - SSH" plugin in VS Code / VSCodium.

It allows you to directly edit DAGs on a remote server using your existing SSH configuration (~/.ssh/config). No need for syncing files manually, no container modifications—just open and edit as if it were local.

For single-user workflows, this is a efficient solution!