initialize_detached_backend: Initialize backend for detached mode

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Initialize backend for detached mode

Description

Creates a backend for detached sessions without modifying the future plan

Usage

initialize_detached_backend(
  session_id,
  workers = 10,
  cpu = 4,
  memory = "8GB",
  region = NULL,
  timeout = 3600,
  absolute_timeout = 86400,
  launch_type = "EC2",
  instance_type = "c7g.xlarge",
  use_spot = TRUE,
  warm_pool_timeout = 3600
)

Arguments

session_id	Unique session identifier
workers	Number of workers
cpu	vCPUs per worker
memory	Memory per worker (GB notation like "8GB")
region	AWS region
timeout	Task timeout in seconds
absolute_timeout	Maximum session lifetime in seconds
launch_type	"FARGATE" or "EC2"
instance_type	EC2 instance type (for EC2 launch type)
use_spot	Use spot instances
warm_pool_timeout	Warm pool timeout for EC2

Value

Backend environment

starburst documentation built on March 19, 2026, 5:08 p.m.