How to reinstantiate the Cloudformation template for AWS

[Noosphera]

Hi Everyone!
I am new to Databricks, and had chosen to use the Cloudformation template to create my AWS Workspace. I regretfully must admit I felt creative in the process and varied the suggested stackname and that must have created errors which ended up in a full rollback_created message on AWS.

I would like to try again, and start from scratch. I deleted the instance created on AWS, but now upon going back to Databricks I cannot find how to reinstantiate the Cloudformation template. Could anyone here please point out the way to do this again? Thanks so much in advance.

All the best,

Max

[Kaniz · Accepted solution]

Hi @Noosphera, Certainly! Databricks provides several options for automating workspace creation using templates.

Let’s explore a couple of approaches:

AWS Quick Start Templates:

• The AWS Quick Start solution launches a CloudFormation template that creates and configures the necessary AWS resources to deploy and configure the Databricks workspace.
• This approach is recommended for creating workspaces as it handles your AWS resource setup.
• To use the AWS Quick Start, follow the instructions in the article: Create a workspace using the AWS....

Terraform:

• Terraform is an open source infrastructure-as-code tool that allows you to define and provision data centre infrastructure using a declarative configuration language.
• The Databricks Labs GitHub repository hosts the Databricks Terraform Provider project, which includes documentation for each resource type.
• You can use Terraform to create and manage Databricks workspaces. Here are the relevant articles:
  • Create Databricks workspaces using Terraform
  • Manage Databricks workspaces using Terraform.

Remember that Databricks do not formally support the AWS Quick Start templates, but they provide additional configuration options. Explore the provided resources or seek further assistance if you encounter any issues. Best of luck with your Databricks workspace setup! 🚀

[Kaniz]

Hi @Noosphera, I want to express my gratitude for your effort in selecting the most suitable solution. It's great to hear that your query has been successfully resolved. Thank you for your contribution.