Once when the container image is pulled and download is completed, you can run it on a new container using the following command:

The installation will take some time, depending on your internet speed, at the moment of writing this blog post I was at my parents home so (pull process) it took some time. When you are sure your Docker desktop is running run the following command in the Terminal.ĭocker pull /mssql/server:2019-latest Pull the latest version of SQL Server image (in my case that was 2019). If you already have docker installed on your Mac, then obviously you can skip this step, if you don't have it already, then go and download it from this website here. It is not that hard at all, to be honest, just a few steps and you will be ready to go. In this short blog post, I will walk you through the steps in order to use MS SQL Server on your macOS machine. and currently, I am using the Macbook Pro as a daily driver so I needed to get MS SQL Server somehow on my Mac machine in order to test and play with AdventureWorks database without the need to switch to my Windows powered laptop.

Download sql server for mac os