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Databricks Free Trial and Community Edition Sign-Up Guide

This guide explains how to sign up for Databricks using either the 14-day full-featured free trial (linked to a cloud provider) or the Community Edition, a lightweight single-user environment designed for individual learning and experimentation.

Prerequisites

Before signing up:

  • Active internet connection
  • A personal or corporate email address
  • (Optional) An AWS, Azure, or GCP account for Free Trial provisioning

Free Trial Sign-Up (Cloud-Based Full Platform)

To create a fully functional workspace backed by a cloud provider:

  1. Open a browser and visit:https://databricks.com
  2. Click Get started for free at the top of the homepage.

  3. Fill out the registration form:

  4. First Name: Your given name

  5. Last Name: Your surname
  6. Company: Your organization or enter Personal
  7. Email Address: Valid business or personal email
  8. Title: Your job title (e.g., Data Engineer)
  9. Phone Number: Optional

  10. Country: Select from dropdown

  11. Click Get started for free to proceed.

  12. Databricks provisions a 14-day trial workspace on your chosen cloud (AWS, Azure, or GCP).
  13. Continue to the Email Verification and Password Setup section.

Community Edition Sign-Up (Lightweight Personal Workspace)

The Community Edition offers a permanently free, simplified workspace for personal use.

  1. Go to: https://community.cloud.databricks.com
  2. Alternatively, click Get started with Community Edition on the main Databricks site.
  3. Complete the CAPTCHA challenge to confirm you're human:
  4. Match icons or solve as instructed
  5. Submit the form to trigger the verification email. > Note: Community Edition does not require or link to an external cloud provider account.

Email Verification and Password Setup

After submitting the registration:

  1. Check your email inbox for a message from Databricks.
  2. Click the verification link provided.

  3. On the password setup screen:

  4. Enter a password meeting Databricks security requirements

  5. Re-enter to confirm

  6. Click Set password or Reset password

  7. Once completed, the browser redirects to your new workspace.

Accessing Your Workspace

  • Free Trial: Use the workspace URL provided in the registration email (e.g., https://<region>.azuredatabricks.net).
  • Community Edition: Return to: https://community.cloud.databricks.com
  • Use your registered email and password to log in.

Tip: Bookmark your workspace URL for future access.

Comparison: Free Trial vs. Community Edition

Feature Free Trial Community Edition
Duration 14 days Indefinite
Cloud Provider AWS, Azure, or GCP Databricks-hosted
Support Email support, official docs Community forums only
Cluster Configuration Full custom multi-node clusters Fixed single-node cluster
Collaboration Features Multi-user workspaces Single-user only

Next Steps

  • Launch a cluster and open a notebook.
  • Start a tutorial on:
  • Data ingestion using Auto Loader
  • ETL with Delta Lake
  • ML experiments with MLflow
  • Continue with the next section: Provisioning and Managing Clusters in Free Trial and Community Edition.