For anyone using airflow version>2, you can also try the folowing steps for adding external dags: i. In your .yml file in your environment, add your external dags folder path, present in your PC. Then corresponding to it place the location where you want your external dags to appear in container, eg: ./external_dags:/opt/airflow/external_dags ii. In your main dags folder in your pc, add the code given below . For the path add the path of external dags(inside of the container, i.e. the /opt/airflow/external_dags)