Dockerized SQL Server for Development

Manfred Lange
The Startup
Published in
13 min readNov 1, 2020

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How to quickly spin up and use a SQL Server instance cross-platform.

Compose file with database container

In this article:

  • Containerizing the Database Server
  • Extending the dev container with a database server container
  • Automatically starting the database server
  • Automatically creating the database

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Manfred Lange
The Startup

CTO at MacroActive https://www.macroactive.com. I write about improving flow of value in software engineering. LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/manfredlange