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07-29-2025 11:34 PM - edited 07-29-2025 11:39 PM
Hi all,
Lakebase is currently advertised as a database system that can scale down to zero:
https://www.databricks.com/blog/what-is-a-lakebase
Does anyone know if this scale-to-zero behavior is handled automatically by Databricks when the database is idle, or does it require explicit handling from the application layer?
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09-09-2025 04:54 PM - edited 09-09-2025 05:03 PM
My experience is absolutely no it does not auto-stop or auto-pause.
Someone from Databricks Sales really should clarify this, because the information in the link above implies that the scaling is automatic. This expectation of "scaling to zero leaving only the storage cost" has led to unexpected expense. My instance consumes at least 1 DBU per hour depending on the minimum size setting, and the only control that seems to prevent this is to manually "Stop" the instance.
I'm happy to be proven wrong here.
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09-11-2025 01:13 AM
I think that it's a feature they will add eventually, but it's not actually available now.
I've had a Lakebase active for a month, unused for about half the time, and it use 24 DBUs per day pretty much constantly.
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09-29-2025 10:20 AM
