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Here I’ll show you how to install SQL Server on a Mac with VirtualBox running Windows (a free trial edition).
The result of this is that you’ll have both Windows and SQL Server running on your Mac. And because you’re using VirtualBox, switching between macOS and Windows is as easy as switching between any other application.
As mentioned, this method involves Windows. If that scares you, then you might be better off installing SQL Server on your Mac via a Docker container. That method doesn’t involve Windows in any shape or form.
But if you don’t mind using Windows (or if you need to), here are the main steps for installing SQL Server for Windows on your Mac using VirtualBox:
Below are more detailed instructions for each of these steps.
VirtualBox is virtualization software by Oracle. It allows you to create virtual machines on your computer. This allows you to install other operating systems onto your Mac (or other computer). The benefit of this is that, once you’ve installed another operating system on your Mac, you can run any software that runs on that operating system.
This is where you create a new virtual machine that you will install Windows on.
Once you’ve finished, your new virtual machine will appear in the VirtualBox side panel.
Now that we’ve created a virtual machine, we can go ahead and install Windows on that. But first we need to download it.
If you already have access to a fully licensed edition of Windows by all means use that.
If you intend to keep using Windows (i.e. pay for it), download an ISO file from the Microsoft download page.
Otherwise, you can install a free Windows evaluation trial from the Microsoft Evaluation Center. This allows you to install Windows for free, and trial it for 90 days. If you prefer this option, go to the Evaluation Center and select an edition of Windows to download. Note that the Evaluation Center usually only has the Enterprise Edition and Windows Server.
Once downloaded, move the file to the VirtualBox VMs folder. For example /Users/Bob/VirtualBox VMs/. Or even better, just download the file directly to that folder). This isn’t essential though – if you have another place for the file, go ahead and use that instead.
Once Windows is installed, the Windows desktop will be displayed.
These steps are done using Windows inside the virtual machine you just created (not with your macOS).
Once SQL Server has been installed, a screen will appear with Installation has completed successfully! Keep this screen open for now – this screen has a button to install SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS). See below for how to install SSMS.
SQL Server Management Studio is a GUI tool from Microsoft that helps you manage SQL Server. SSMS is one of many tools that you can use with SQL Server, so this step is optional. However, if you’re learning how to use SQL Server, you should definitely learn how to use SSMS.
Once SSMS has been installed, you can open it via the Windows Start menu.
When you open SQL Server Management Studio, a connection will need to be established to SQL Server. A connection box will pop up, allowing you to enter your details or confirm the ones that have been pre-populated. Go ahead and click Connect to start using SQL Server.
Guest Additions is a free optional extra that can make your life easier when working with your virtual machine. Guest Additions provides closer integration between the virtual machine and the host machine. Guest Additions provides features such as shared folders, time synchronization, mouse pointer integration, and more.
The VirtualBox Guest Additions are installed inside the virtual machine after you’ve installed Windows (or other operating system).
For more information about the Guest Additions, as well as installation instructions, see this Guest Additions help article on the VirtualBox website.
Install SQL Server directly to your Mac — no virtual machine required!
Microsoft has made SQL Server available for macOS and Linux systems. This is made possible by running SQL Server from a Docker container. Therefore, there's 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).
This is a prerequisite for installing SQL Server on your Mac. Because the Mac runs SQL Server inside a Docker container, the first thing we need to do is download and install Docker (unless it's already installed). Once installed, we'll increase its memory allocation to a more suitable level for running SQL Server.
Preferences > Advanced
and increase its memory allocation to 4GBIf I've confused you, don't worry. I've written a tutorial with screenshots: Install Docker on a Mac and Configure for SQL Server.
OK, we're now ready to install SQL Server on your Mac.
Now that we've installed Docker and increased its memory allocation, we can go ahead and install SQL Server. The Mac uses the Linux image (the SQL Server for Linux Docker image).
Open a Terminal window and run the following command:*
This pulls the latest SQL Server for Linux Docker image to your computer.
* The exact command will depend on which release you download. Also, since I wrote this article, Docker has moved the repository for SQL Server. You might need to use docker pull mcr.microsoft.com/mssql/server:2017-latest-ubuntu
to download SQL Server 2017.
Also, SQL Server 2019 Preview has been available since late 2018. As of late 2019 you can download it at docker pull mcr.microsoft.com/mssql/server:2019-CTP3.2-ubuntu
.
For the latest image, see the official Microsoft repository on the Docker website.
Run the following command to launch an instance of the Docker image you just downloaded:
Replace the container name and password with your own. Also be sure to make a strong password, or you may get an error (see below).
Also, if you downloaded a different container image, replace microsoft/mssql-server-linux
with your container image.
Here's an explanation of the above parameters:
-d
--name Homer
-e 'ACCEPT_EULA=Y'
Y
shows that you agree with the EULA (End User Licence Agreement). This is required in order to install SQL Server.-e 'SA_PASSWORD=myPassw0rd'
sa
database password.-p 1433:1433
microsoft/mssql-server-linux
If you get the following error at this step, try again, but with a stronger password.
Type the following command to check that the Docker container is running.
If it's up and running, it should return something like this:
The above command only shows those containers that are currently running. To show all containers (whether they're running or not), append the -a
flag to the command (you can also use -all
):
Now that you've installed SQL Server on your Mac, you'll probably want to check that you can access it and query it, etc. Then you'll probably want to start creating databases and doing other DB-related tasks. You'll need some sort of management tool for this.
Here are three options:
sql-cli is a cross platform command line tool for SQL Server. This means you can create databases and query them right from your Mac's Terminal window.
Installation is as easy as running a single command (assuming you already have NodeJs installed).
Azure Data Studio (formerly called SQL Operations Studio) is a free GUI tool from Microsoft. It's a bit more user friendly for those who aren't comfortable with the command line interface.
Installation is as easy as downloading it and dragging it to your Applications folder.
Another GUI option is DBeaver. DBeaver is a free open source database tool that works with many different database management systems (MySQL, PostgreSQL, MariaDB, SQLite, Oracle, DB2, SQL Server, Sybase, MS Access, Teradata, Firebird, Derby, etc).
You have a few options for installing DBeaver. The easiest way is to download the 'installer option', and then run the installation wizard.