airbyte_connection.md

Airbyte Connection

This doc is a guide for launching a virtual machine (VM) and setting up Airbyte, a data integration platform.

Prerequisites

Before getting started, ensure that you have the following:

• A virtual machine (VM) instance ready to be launched.
• Docker installed on your VM. If not, you can follow the instructions https://github.com/docker/docker-install to install Docker.
• The Airbyte repository cloned on your VM. You can clone it from https://github.com/airbytehq/airbyte.

Installation

Follow these steps to install Airbyte:

1. Launch your VM instance.
2. Install Docker on your VM by following the instructions provided [here](https://github.com/docker/docker-install).
3. Clone the Airbyte repository by running the following command: [git clone https://github.com/airbytehq/airbyte](git clone https://github.com/airbytehq/airbyte)
4. Navigate to the cloned Airbyte directory:
5. Follow the installation instructions provided in the Airbyte Quick Start guide.

Connecting Airbyte

To connect Airbyte with your browser, use the following command:

gcloud compute ssh --project "project_name" --zone "us-central1-a" <vm_name> -- -N -L 8000:localhost:8000

Replace "project_name" with your actual project name and <vm_name> with the name of your VM instance.

Usage

After completing the installation and connecting Airbyte, you can access Airbyte in your browser by visiting http://localhost:8000.