Up and Running SQL Server 2025
I was thrilled to get SQL Server 2025 Developer Edition up and running in just a few minutes! Here are the steps I took:
- Install the free Docker Desktop if you don't already have it. Docker Desktop download https://www.docker.com/products/docker-desktop/
- Pull the latest container image for 2025 (only took a few seconds).
- Build and launch a container using the image from step 2.
Ensure you follow the password requirements for SA; otherwise, the container won’t start. Also, pay attention to the port in my example; I used 51432:1433.
You can find the container image and more detailed guidelines on the Microsoft Learn site. https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/sql/linux/quickstart-install-connect-docker?view=sql-server-ver17&tabs=cli&pivots=cs1-bash#pull-and-run-the-sql-server-linux-container-image-3
Kevin Feasel uploaded a video on running a container. Although not specific to 2025, these steps remain applicable.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7cgIpreXRag
