Lakebase not showing up

[andytate]

I am fairly new to Databricks and am learning it because a company I am working on is going to use it. One of the things they are going to use is Lakebase postgres so I thought I'd set it up on my personal account. First I don't see app switcher, second I can't find Lakebase anywhere. Any help would be most appreciated.

[GaneshI]

Why Lakebase might not be visible

There are a few likely reasons you're not seeing it:

1. Regional availability — Lakebase is currently generally available in select AWS regions and in beta on Azure in select regions. Check the Region availability page in the Databricks docs to confirm whether your workspace's region supports Lakebase. If your workspace is in an unsupported region, the feature simply won't appear. DatabricksDatabricks
2. Preview may need to be enabled — As of August 2025, the Lakebase: Managed Postgres OLTP Database preview is enabled by default, so users can start creating instances without needing a workspace admin to enable it first — but admins can disable it. If you're on an older workspace or it was explicitly disabled, you'd need a workspace admin to turn it back on under Settings → Previews. Databricks
3. Where to look — The entry point is the Lakebase Postgres tab under the Compute section of your workspace. Additionally, with the newer Autoscaling version, you can also access it via the app switcher in your workspace and selecting Lakebase Postgres. Databricks
4. Unity Catalog required — Lakebase requires Unity Catalog to be enabled on your workspace. Personal/trial accounts sometimes don't have this configured. Check under Data → Catalog to see if Unity Catalog is active.

What Lakebase looks like now

There are currently two flavors: Lakebase Autoscaling (the latest, with autoscaling compute, scale-to-zero, branching, and instant restore) and Lakebase Provisioned (the original, where you scale manually). New instances are now created as Autoscaling projects. Databricks

Suggested next steps

• Verify your workspace region against the Lakebase region availability docs
• Check Settings → Previews to confirm the feature is enabled
• If you're on a free/community tier, note that some compute-heavy features like Lakebase may not be available — you may need a trial or paid workspace

If none of that resolves it, share which cloud provider (AWS/Azure/GCP) and region your workspace is in, and that'll help narrow it down further.