Sign up for Databricks free trial with existing AWS account

This article explains how to sign up for a Databricks free trial using the AWS Marketplace and deploy your first workspace.

Create your Databricks account

When you sign up for Databricks through the AWS Marketplace, AWS deploys your first Databricks workspace for you. This is a serverless workspace with always-on serverless compute and default storage. For more information on serverless workspaces, see Create a serverless workspace.

1. Go to the Databricks page in AWS Marketplace and start the sign-up process for the free trial.
2. Follow the prompts to create your Databricks account on the Databricks website.
3. When you AWS account is linked to your Databricks account, click the Continue to Databricks button to open your new Databricks workspace.

You can start working in your new serverless workspace immediately. If you'd like to deploy a traditional workspace, return to the AWS Marketplace window and follow the instructions in the next section.

Create a traditional workspace (optional)

Traditional workspaces are workspaces where you can deploy and manage compute and storage resources in your own AWS account. Serverless compute is still available in traditional workspaces. For more information on the differences between serverless and traditional workspaces, see Choosing a workspace type.

note

Databricks credits apply to Databricks usage. If you deploy a traditional workspace, AWS will charge you for AWS resources used during and after the free trial.

Requirements

To create a traditional workspace, you need the following:

• Permission in your AWS account to provision IAM roles and S3 buckets.
• Available service quotas in your AWS region for a Databricks deployment. You need an available VPC and NAT gateway. You can view your available quotas and request increases using the AWS Service Quotas console.
• Your AWS account must have the STS endpoint activated for us-west-2. For details, see the AWS documentation.

Deploy a traditional workspace

If you'd like to provision a traditional workspace:

1. Return to the AWS Marketplace window and click Next to continue the sign-up flow. This will open the Configure workspace form.
2. Review your workspace configurations and launch your new Databricks workspace.
3. After the deployment finishes, log in to your workspace through the account console.

important

If you have deployed a traditional workspace, and later decide to cancel your account, be sure to delete all associated resources from your AWS console to prevent continued costs. For instructions, see Cancel your Databricks plan.

Troubleshooting account creation

If you encounter any errors in the deployment process, email onboarding-help@databricks.com for troubleshooting help.