This is the Dockerfile for the latest version of SQL Server Developer Edition for Windows Containers.
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- Applies to: SQL Server Developer Edition, Windows Server 2016, Windows 10
- Authors: Perry Skountrianos [perrysk-msft]
To run this sample, you need the following prerequisites.
Software prerequisites:
You can run the container with the following command. (Note the you'll need Windows Server 2016 or Windows 10)
docker run -d -p 1433:1433 -v C:/temp/:C:/temp/ -e sa_password=<YOUR SA PASSWORD> -e ACCEPT_EULA=Y -e attach_dbs="<DB-JSON-CONFIG>" microsoft/mssql-server-windows-developer
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-p HostPort:containerPort is for port-mapping a container network port to a host port.
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-v HostPath:containerPath is for mounting a folder from the host inside the container.
This can be used for saving database outside of the container.
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-it can be used to show the verbose output of the SQL startup script.
Use this to debug the container in case of issues.
The image provides two environment variables to optionally set:
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accept_eula: Confirms acceptance of the end user licensing agreement found here
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sa_password: Sets the sa password and enables the sa login
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attach_dbs: The configuration for attaching custom DBs (.mdf, .ldf files).
This should be a JSON string, in the following format (note the use of SINGLE quotes!)
[ { 'dbName': 'MaxDb', 'dbFiles': ['C:\\temp\\maxtest.mdf', 'C:\\temp\\maxtest_log.ldf'] }, { 'dbName': 'PerryDb', 'dbFiles': ['C:\\temp\\perrytest.mdf', 'C:\\temp\\perrytest_log.ldf'] } ]
This is an array of databases, which can have zero to N databases.
Each consisting of:
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dbName: The name of the database
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dbFiles: An array of one or many absolute paths to the .MDF and .LDF files.
Note: The path has double backslashes for escaping! The path refers to files within the container. So make sure to include them in the image or mount them via -v!
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This example shows all parameters in action:
docker run -d -p 1433:1433 -v C:/temp/:C:/temp/ -e sa_password=<YOUR SA PASSWORD> -e ACCEPT_EULA=Y -e attach_dbs="[{'dbName':'SampleDB','dbFiles':['C:\\temp\\sampledb.mdf','C:\\temp\\sampledb_log.
ldf']}]" microsoft/mssql-server-windows-developer
docker build --memory 4g .
The Dockerfile downloads and installs the latest version of SQL Server Developer Edition.
The code included in this sample is not intended to be a set of best practices on how to build scalable enterprise grade applications. This is beyond the scope of this quick start sample.
For more information, see these articles: