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SQL Server 2017

SQL Server 2017 is Microsoft's relational database management system running on Linux via Docker, providing enterprise-grade data storage, querying, and…

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SQL Server 2017 is Microsoft's relational database management system running on Linux via Docker, providing enterprise-grade data storage, querying, and transactional capabilities for self-hosted applications and development workloads.

Platform availability

Available on 1 of 6 install platforms

  • Unraid
  • TrueNAS (not listed)
  • Umbrel (not listed)
  • ZimaOS (not listed)
  • Proxmox (not listed)
  • Helm (not listed)

Also on Docker Hub and GitHub

Health score

70/100 Good

Maintained
100last commit 3 days ago
Popular
621,326 GitHub stars
Easy to install
201 install platform, Docker image
Light to run
701 GB minimum RAM
How is this calculated?

A 0-100 score computed nightly from four factors: maintained (40%: recent commits and steady activity), popular (25%: GitHub stars, log scale), easy to install (20%: platforms, install notes, setup guides, Docker image) and light to run (15%: minimum RAM, ARM support). Factors without data are left out and the rest are rescaled.

Availability: platform listings confirmed today

GitHub stars
1,326
Open issues
13
Last commit
2026-10-02
License
CC-BY-4.0
Activity
steady

Checked 2 days ago - source: GitHub (MicrosoftDocs/sql-docs)

Resources & Compatibility

Minimum requirements: 1 GB RAM.

Checked 8 days ago - source: Docker Hub image tags and published docs

First-install notes

  • First-Install Notes The End-User License Agreement must be accepted before first start. Set a strong sysadmin (sa) password — the default 'ChangeMe!' is insecure. The TCP access port defaults to 1433; change it if another SQL instance is running on the host. Data storage defaults to cache drives for best performance. source

Fetched today - each note links to its source

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Checked 8 days ago - source: AlternativeTo

Community

Collected 2 days ago - public community threads