To edit files in Airbyte locally, you can follow these steps: 1. Fork the Airbyte [repository](https://github.com/airbytehq/airbyte) on GitHub. 2. Clone the fork on your local machine:

git clone [[email protected]](<https://docs.airbyte.com/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection>):{YOUR_USERNAME}/airbyte.git   cd airbyte

Or

git clone <https://github.com/{YOUR_USERNAME}/airbyte.git>   cd airbyte

3. Test changes locally by installing the docs and running the server. For example, if you're working on documentation:

cd docusaurus   yarn install   yarn start

Then navigate to http://localhost:3000/ to see your changes. 4. [Follow the GitHub workflow](https://docs.github.com/en/get-started/quickstart/contributing-to-projects/) to edit the files and create a pull request. Before your contributions are accepted, you'll need to sign the Contributor License Agreement (CLA). You will be prompted to sign the CLA while opening a pull request. 5. Assign

airbytehq/docs

as a Reviewer for your pull request. Source: [Contribute Documentation](https://docs.airbyte.com/contributing-to-airbyte/contribute-documentation) Regarding GitLab, the provided information is about setting up the GitLab Source connector in Airbyte, which is not directly related to your question about editing files and pushing to GitLab. However, you can adapt the GitHub workflow mentioned above to work with GitLab by following GitLab's documentation on [working with Git](https://docs.gitlab.com/ee/topics/git/) and [merge requests](https://docs.gitlab.com/ee/user/project/merge_requests/). Please note that the provided information is specific to contributing to Airbyte's documentation and repository. If you're working on your own Airbyte instance, you can follow a similar workflow by setting up your own GitLab repository and pushing changes to it.

To edit files locally and then push to a server instance, follow these steps: 1. Fork the Airbyte [repository](https://github.com/airbytehq/airbyte) ([source](https://docs.airbyte.com/contributing-to-airbyte/contribute-documentation)). 2. Clone the fork on your local machine:

git clone <https://github.com/{YOUR_USERNAME}/airbyte.git>      cd airbyte

([source](https://docs.airbyte.com/contributing-to-airbyte/contribute-documentation)) 3. Make the necessary changes to the files on your local machine. 4. Test changes locally (if needed) by following the instructions in the [source](https://docs.airbyte.com/contributing-to-airbyte/contribute-documentation). 5. Commit your changes and push them to your forked repository. 6. [Follow the GitHub workflow](https://docs.github.com/en/get-started/quickstart/contributing-to-projects/) to create a pull request ([source](https://docs.airbyte.com/contributing-to-airbyte/contribute-documentation)). After your changes are merged, you can update your server instance Airbyte repository.

I had an issue with flags.yml and removed reference to the file to get my instance working