Manage Databricks workspaces using Terraform

This article shows how to manage resources in a Databricks workspace using the Databricks Terraform provider.

The following configuration blocks initialize the most common variables, databricks_spark_version, databricks_node_type, and databricks_current_user.

terraform {
  required_providers {
    databricks = {
      source  = "databricks/databricks"
    }
  }
}

provider "databricks" {}

data "databricks_current_user" "me" {}
data "databricks_spark_version" "latest" {}
data "databricks_node_type" "smallest" {
  local_disk = true
}

Standard functionality

These resources do not require administrative privileges. More documentation is available at the dedicated pages databricks_token, databricks_notebook, databricks_job, databricks_cluster.

resource "databricks_token" "pat" {
  comment          = "Created from ${abspath(path.module)}"
  lifetime_seconds = 3600
}

resource "databricks_notebook" "this" {
  path     = "${data.databricks_current_user.me.home}/Terraform"
  language = "PYTHON"
  content_base64 = base64encode(<<-EOT
    token = dbutils.secrets.get('${databricks_secret_scope.this.name}', '${databricks_secret.token.key}')
    print(f'This should be redacted: {token}')
    EOT
  )
}

resource "databricks_job" "this" {
  name = "Terraform Demo (${data.databricks_current_user.me.alphanumeric})"
  new_cluster {
    num_workers   = 1
    spark_version = data.databricks_spark_version.latest.id
    node_type_id  = data.databricks_node_type.smallest.id
  }

  notebook_task {
    notebook_path = databricks_notebook.this.path
  }

  email_notifications {}
}

resource "databricks_cluster" "this" {
  cluster_name = "Exploration (${data.databricks_current_user.me.alphanumeric})"
  spark_version           = data.databricks_spark_version.latest.id
  instance_pool_id        = databricks_instance_pool.smallest_nodes.id
  autotermination_minutes = 20
  autoscale {
    min_workers = 1
    max_workers = 10
  }
}

output "notebook_url" {
  value = databricks_notebook.this.url
}

output "job_url" {
  value = databricks_job.this.url
}

Workspace security

Managing security requires administrative privileges. More documentation is available at the dedicated pages databricks_secret_acl, databricks_group, databricks_user, databricks_group_member, databricks_permissions.

resource "databricks_secret_acl" "spectators" {
  principal  = databricks_group.spectators.display_name
  scope      = databricks_secret_scope.this.name
  permission = "READ"
}

resource "databricks_group" "spectators" {
  display_name = "Spectators (by ${data.databricks_current_user.me.alphanumeric})"
}

resource "databricks_user" "dummy" {
  user_name    = "dummy+${data.databricks_current_user.me.alphanumeric}@example.com"
  display_name = "Dummy ${data.databricks_current_user.me.alphanumeric}"
}

resource "databricks_group_member" "a" {
  group_id  = databricks_group.spectators.id
  member_id = databricks_user.dummy.id
}

resource "databricks_permissions" "notebook" {
  notebook_path = databricks_notebook.this.id
  access_control {
    user_name        = databricks_user.dummy.user_name
    permission_level = "CAN_RUN"
  }
  access_control {
    group_name       = databricks_group.spectators.display_name
    permission_level = "CAN_READ"
  }
}

resource "databricks_permissions" "job" {
  job_id = databricks_job.this.id
  access_control {
    user_name        = databricks_user.dummy.user_name
    permission_level = "IS_OWNER"
  }
  access_control {
    group_name       = databricks_group.spectators.display_name
    permission_level = "CAN_MANAGE_RUN"
  }
}

resource "databricks_permissions" "cluster" {
  cluster_id = databricks_cluster.this.id
  access_control {
    user_name        = databricks_user.dummy.user_name
    permission_level = "CAN_RESTART"
  }
  access_control {
    group_name       = databricks_group.spectators.display_name
    permission_level = "CAN_ATTACH_TO"
  }
}

resource "databricks_permissions" "policy" {
  cluster_policy_id = databricks_cluster_policy.this.id
  access_control {
    group_name       = databricks_group.spectators.display_name
    permission_level = "CAN_USE"
  }
}

resource "databricks_permissions" "pool" {
  instance_pool_id = databricks_instance_pool.smallest_nodes.id
  access_control {
    group_name       = databricks_group.spectators.display_name
    permission_level = "CAN_ATTACH_TO"
  }
}

Storage

Depending on your preferences and needs, you can

• Manage JAR, Wheel, and Egg libraries through the databricks_dbfs_file resource.

• List entries on DBFS with the databricks_dbfs_file_paths data source.

• Get contents of small files with the databricks_dbfs_file data source.

Advanced configuration

More documentation is available at the dedicated page for databricks_workspace_conf.

data "http" "my" {
  url = "https://ifconfig.me"
}

resource "databricks_workspace_conf" "this" {
  custom_config = {
    "enableIpAccessLists": "true"
  }
}