Mpack allows you to install/configure airflow directly from ambari. Apache Airflow version included: 1.10.0

1. Stop Ambari server.
2. Install the Apache Airflow Mpack on Ambari server.
3. Start Ambari server.

ambari-server stop
ambari-server install-mpack --mpack=airflow-service-mpack.tar.gz
ambari-server start

1. Stop Ambari server.
2. Upgrade the Apache Airflow Mpack on Ambari server.
3. Start Ambari server.

ambari-server stop
ambari-server upgrade-mpack --mpack=airflow-service-mpack.tar.gz
ambari-server start

1. Action - Add service.
2. Select Apache Airflow service.
3. Choose destination server.
4. You may configure Apache Airflow, change home folder.
5. Deploy!

If you want to run apache airflow in virtual environment, you should modify startup script "AIRFLOW_HOME/airflow_control.sh".

Example:

#!/bin/bash

export AIRFLOW_HOME=/usr/local/airflow/airflow/ && source /usr/local/airflow/airflow_venv/airflow/bin/activate && /usr/local/airflow/airflow_venv/airflow/bin/airflow $1 --pid /usr/local/airflow/airflow/airflow-sys-$1.pid