How to install SQL Server on MacOS
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). Install and Configure Docker 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. Download Docker from the download page , extract it, and drag it into your Application folder. Launch Docker, and go to Preferences > Advanced and increase its memory allocation to 4GB OK, we're now ready to install SQL Server on your Mac. Now the Actual SQL Server Insta...