Lakebase Autoscaling

Important

Lakebase Autoscaling is in Beta in the following regions: eastus2, westeurope, westus.

Lakebase Autoscaling is the latest version of Lakebase with autoscaling compute, scale-to-zero, branching, and instant restore. For feature comparison with Lakebase Provisioned, see choosing between versions.

Lakebase Autoscaling provides a fully managed Postgres database service integrated with the Databricks Data Intelligence Platform, offering automatic scaling, branching, and integration with Databricks services.

Learn about Lakebase Autoscaling

Understand Lakebase architecture, concepts, and how to get started.

Topic	Description
What is Lakebase Autoscaling?	Overview of Lakebase architecture, branching, and how projects are organized.
Get started with Lakebase	Step-by-step guide to enable Lakebase and create your first project.
Grant project and database access to users	Learn how to set up project permissions and Postgres roles to grant database access.
Branch-based development tutorial	Learn how to use branches for safe development workflows.

Key features

Explore features that optimize performance, reduce costs, and enable flexible development workflows.

Feature	Description
Autoscaling	Automatically adjust compute resources based on workload demand.
Scale to zero	Automatically suspend inactive computes to minimize costs.
Branches	Create isolated branches for development and testing.
Read replicas	Create read-only replicas to scale read operations.
Instant restore	Restore your database to any point in time within your restore window.

Connect and query

Use various tools and interfaces to connect to and query your database.

Task	Description
Connect to your database	Learn different ways to connect to your Lakebase database.
Query with SQL Editor	Use the built-in SQL Editor to query and manage your database.
Tables editor	Use the visual interface to view, edit, and manage data and schemas.
Postgres clients	Connect using standard Postgres clients and tools.
Querying data at a point in time	Query data using point-in-time branches.

Databricks integrations

Connect Lakebase with your existing Databricks data and workflows.

Integration	Description
Register in Unity Catalog	Register your Lakebase database in Unity Catalog for unified governance.
Reverse ETL	Sync data from Unity Catalog tables into your Lakebase database.

Manage and operate

Create, configure, and manage your projects and resources.

Task	Description
Manage projects	Create, configure, and manage projects.
Manage project permissions	Grant and manage permissions to control project access and management.
Manage branches	Create and manage branches for development and testing.
Manage computes	Configure compute resources and scaling for your branches.
Manage read replicas	Create and manage read-only replicas to scale read operations.
Manage roles	Create and manage Postgres roles and permissions.
Manage databases	Create and manage databases within your branches.
API	Use the Lakebase Autoscaling API to manage projects, branches, and computes programmatically.
Databricks CLI	Use the Databricks CLI to manage projects, branches, and computes programmatically.
Terraform	Use Terraform to manage projects, branches, and computes as code.
Updates	Manage Postgres version updates for your projects.
Monitor	Track performance, usage, and health metrics.
Backup and restore	Configure automated backups and point-in-time recovery.