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databricks Platform · Updated Oct 24, 2025

Configure compute to use AWS Capacity Blocks

You can now configure classic Databricks compute to use AWS Capacity Blocks.

What it does

You can now configure classic Databricks compute to use AWS Capacity Blocks. For an overview of the simple form updates, see Use the simple form to manage compute. This article explains the configuration settings available when creating a new all purpose or job compute resource.

Why it matters

Performance settings The following settings appear under the Performance section of the simple form compute UI: Databricks Runtime versions Use Photon acceleration Worker node type Single node compute Enable autoscaling Advanced performance settings Databricks Runtime versions Databricks Runtime is the set of core components that run on your compute.

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Architecture
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In short

You can now configure classic Databricks compute to use AWS Capacity Blocks. For an overview of the simple form updates, see Use the simple form to manage compute.

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Key takeaway
You can now configure classic Databricks compute to use AWS Capacity Blocks.
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