Elementary’s dbt package does not officially support the

dbt-spark

adapter / Spark connector today. - Multiple issues and Slack threads state that

dbt-spark

is not an officially supported adapter and is not actively maintained by the Elementary team, though some users have managed to get it partially working on their own.[[spark issue 1441](https://github.com/elementary-data/elementary/issues/1441); [dbt-spark compat](https://github.com/elementary-data/elementary/issues/1442)] - Elementary does officially support Spark via Databricks (including Unity Catalog) starting from version 0.10.0, but that is through the Databricks / Spark-on-Databricks path, not generic

dbt-spark

.[[0.10.0 release](https://docs.elementary-data.com/oss/release-notes/releases/0.10.0)] - As of a recent Slack answer, it is still confirmed that

dbt-spark

is not yet supported and contributions are welcome.[[Slack: dbt-spark still not supported](https://elementary-community.slack.com/archives/C02CTC89LAX/p1745989285231589)] So: - Supported: Databricks (including Spark on Databricks / Unity Catalog) with the appropriate adapters. - Not officially supported: Generic

dbt-spark

connector/adapter.