Getting Started

Welcome to Databricks. Whether you’re new to Apache Spark, data science, and data engineering—or you’re an expert—here is where you’ll find the information you need to get yourself and your team started on Databricks.

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  Sign up for a Free Databricks Trial

  Learn how to sign up for a free trial and start using Databricks today.

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  Get Started as a Databricks User

  Are you signed up, signed in, and ready to go? Create a cluster, run a notebook, create a table, query and display data.

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  Introduction to Apache Spark

  New to Apache Spark? Write a job, create a DataFrame, create Datasets, do some basic machine learning, and learn how to handle streaming.

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  Get Started as a Databricks Administrator

  Are you an administrator? Set up and deploy your account, add users, set up permissions, and get your team enabled for Databricks.

More resources to help you get started:

• Set Up and Deploy Your Databricks Account
• Databricks Overview
• Databricks Concepts
• Supported Browsers
• Training and FAQ