| title | Get started with SQL Server (on Linux) in the Cloud |
|---|---|
| titleSuffix | SQL Server |
| description | Learn how to install SQL Server on Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL), SUSE Linux Enterprise Server (SLES), or Ubuntu in the cloud of your choice. |
| author | VanMSFT |
| ms.author | vanto |
| ms.reviewer | randolphwest |
| ms.date | 08/17/2022 |
| ms.prod | sql |
| ms.technology | linux |
| ms.topic | conceptual |
| ms.custom | intro-get-started |
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In this quickstart, you will install SQL Server on Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL), SUSE Linux Enterprise Server (SLES), or Ubuntu in the cloud of your choice. Go to Provision a Linux SQL Server virtual machine in the Azure portal to run SQL Server on Linux in Azure.
Note
If you choose to run a paid edition of SQL Server, then you need to bring your own license (BYOL).
- Create a Linux AMI with at least 2 GB of memory from the marketplace
- Connect to the AMI with ssh
- Follow the quickstart for the Linux distribution you chose:
- Configure for remote connections:
- Open the Amazon EC2 console
- In the navigation pane, choose Security Groups.
- Choose Inbound, Edit, Add Rule
- Add an inbound rule to allow traffic on the port on which SQL Server listens (default TCP port 1433)
- Log in to the control panel and select Create a droplet
- Choose an Ubuntu 18.04 droplet with at least 2 GB of memory
- Connect to the droplet with ssh
- Follow the Ubuntu quickstart
- Configure for remote connections:
- At the top of the Control Panel, follow the Networking link and then select Firewalls
- Add an inbound rule to allow traffic on the port on which SQL Server listens (default TCP port 1433)
- Create a Linux image with at least 2 GB of memory from the Cloud Launcher
- Connect to the image with ssh
- Follow the quickstart for the Linux distribution you chose:
- Configure for remote connections:
- Go to the Firewall Rules
- Add an inbound rule to allow traffic on the port on which SQL Server listens (default TCP port 1433)