Workbench Native App
Posit Workbench hosted in Snowpark Container Services
Overview
Running Posit Workbench as a Snowflake Native App gives data scientists access to the development environments they love, including RStudio, Positron, Jupyter, and VS Code. Workbench runs within Snowpark Container Services (SPCS) and provides a seamless installation on Snowflake, giving developers immediate access to a fully contained service within the Snowflake environment.
If you would like to install Workbench as part of the Posit Team Native App instead please follow these alternative instructions.
Requirements
Use of Posit Workbench within Snowpark Container Services requires an Advanced tier license for Posit Workbench.
Installing the Workbench Native App requires the ACCOUNTADMIN role (Snowflake AccountAdmin role details).
AWS PrivateLink and Azure Private Link
AWS PrivateLink and Azure Private Link are only supported by the Posit Team Native App. Please see the AWS PrivateLink and Azure Private Link documentation to get started.
Getting started with Posit Workbench Native App
Accessing Workbench
If you already have the Workbench service URL, you can access it directly. Otherwise, use Snowflake to discover the Workbench Native App.
- Visit Catalog > Apps and click Posit Workbench.
- Click Launch app
Workbench prompts you to log in when you visit. Sign in using the authentication method configured for your Snowflake account. Workbench uses the single sign-on (SSO) workflow supported by Snowflake.
After you successfully sign in, you’ll see the Posit Workbench landing page.
Users can access Workbench through the Launch App button in their Snowflake accounts or by accessing the Workbench URL directly.