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Installation Options

Lakemeter is a Databricks App with built-in workspace SSO. There are two supported installation methods.

Preferred: Databricks Marketplace​

Installing from Databricks Marketplace is the preferred method for most workspaces.

  • Installation is performed in the Databricks UI.
  • No local CLI, installer notebook, or personal access token is required.
  • The application and pricing reference data are packaged together.
  • Databricks manages the app identity and grants its selected resources during installation.
  • New releases are reviewed and applied through the Marketplace update flow.

A workspace administrator prepares an empty Lakebase database and a Claude Model Serving endpoint in the same workspace, then installs Lakemeter from its Marketplace listing.

See Marketplace Installation (Preferred) for the complete walkthrough.

Alternative: install from source​

Use the source installer when the Marketplace listing is unavailable in your workspace, or when you need to operate a customized source deployment.

The source installer requires a Databricks CLI workspace profile and runs a Databricks Asset Bundles workflow. It provisions Lakebase, creates the database, loads pricing data, configures the app, deploys it, and verifies the installation.

See Install from Source for installation and Upgrade a Source Installation for subsequent releases.

Deployment inventory​

The source installer creates additional jobs, secrets, workspace files, and installation state that are not part of the Marketplace workflow. See the Source Deployment Inventory when operating a source installation.