So, you may have guessed by now – but not only will SQL Server not work on Mac OS, but neither will SQL Server Management Studio! But fear not, Microsoft still has our backs – I have been using Azure Data Studio to connect to and manage my SQL Server container, and have found it can do (almost) everything I need.
Once you have it installed, you’ll have a dashboard like the one shown below. Summary Continuing my series of articles about Docker, this one explains how to get up and running with Microsoft SQL Server running in a Linux container (spoiler alert: it's remarkably. Anyways, every time I do that, the server logs: Logon Length specified in network packet payload did not match number of bytes read the connection has been.
I dont know how to add the SA (username) + password values to that connection string.
In this guide I want to share tips on how to install Microsoft SQL Server 2019 database application using Docker container on a Mac OS. When I select the 'Open in Browser' option from Docker, the browser attempts to open. The images are what define the container which then in turn runs the application, which in our case is SQL Server. Install and Run SQL Server 2019 on MacOS using Docker Container. This is what will allow you to run container images. Map a shared folder from the Host OS to the docker container (Very useful for transferring database backups!)Ĭonnect to Docker SQL Server with a SQL Editor Go out to, download, and install the Docker Desktop application. volume /Users/mark/DockerShare:/HostShare/ This is a prerequisite for installing SQL Server on your Mac. Therefore, theres no need to install a virtual machine with Windows (which was the only way to run SQL Server on a Mac prior to SQL Server 2017). If not specified, a random one will be generated. This is made possible by running SQL Server from a Docker container. Map a port number on the host environment (your machine) to with a TCP port on the container (second number)Ī name for the container. Setting up Docker Container on Mac and Opening up the ports was pretty easy and doesn’t take more than 10 Minutes. Specify your own strong password, again this is required to start the image.
Set ACCEPT_EULA to confirm you accept the end user licensing agreement, this is required to start the image.