Getting Started
Overview
Running Posit Workbench as a Snowflake Native App gives data scientists access to the development environments they love, including RStudio, Jupyter, and VS Code. Workbench runs within Snowpark Container Services and provides a seamless installation on Snowflake, giving developers immediate access to a fully contained service within the Snowflake environment.
Requirements
Use of Posit Workbench within Snowpark Container Services requires an Advanced tier license for Posit Workbench.
The ACCOUNTADMIN
Role (Snowflake AccountAdmin role details) is required to use Posit Workbench as a Snowflake Native Application.
Getting Started
Accessing Workbench
Once you’ve installed the Workbench Native App you are able to access the service and share it with users.
- Visit Data Products > Apps and click Posit Workbench.
Click Launch App
Follow the sign-in instructions. This uses the same authentication that your Snowflake account uses.
- You are directed to the Posit Workbench landing page after you successfully sign-in.
Admins may direct users to access the app through the Launch App button in their Snowflake accounts, or users can be sent the service URL directly.