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# Install SQL Server on Linux (Docker)

This topic explains how to pull and run the mssql-server Docker image. This image can be used with the Docker Engine 1.8+ on Linux or on Docker for Mac/Windows.

## Requirements for Docker
- Docker Engine 1.8+ on any supported Linux distribution or Docker for Mac/Windows.
- Minimum of 4 GB of disk space
- Minimum of 4 GB of RAM

> [!IMPORTANT]
> The default on Docker for Mac and Docker for Windows is 2 GB for the Moby VM, so you will need to change it to 4 GB. The following sections explain how.

### Docker for Mac
1. Click on the Docker logo on the top status bar.
2. Select “Preferences”.
3. Move the memory indicator to 4GB or more.
4. Click the “restart” button at the button of the screen.

### For Windows users:
1. Right-click on the Docker icon from the task bar.
2. Click “Settings” under that menu.
3. Click on the “Advanced” Tab.
4. Move the memory indicator to 4GB or more.
5. Click the “Apply” button.

## Pull and run the Docker image
1. Login to the preview Docker registry by using the credentials provided to you in the welcome email.

    $ sudo docker login private-repo.microsoft.com

2. You can now pull the Docker image from the Docker registry.

    $ sudo docker pull private-repo.microsoft.com/mssql-private-preview/mssql-server:latest

3. To run the Docker image, you can use the following commands:

    $ sudo docker run -e "ACCEPT_EULA=Y" -e "SA_PASSWORD=\<your_password_here\>" -p 1433:1433 -d private-repo.microsoft.com/mssql-private-preview/mssql-server:latest

4. To persist the data generated from your Docker container, you must map volume to the host machine. To do that, use the run command with the “-v \<host_folder\>:/var/opt/mssql” flag. This will allow the data to be restored between container executions.

    $ sudo docker run -e "ACCEPT_EULA=Y" -e "SA_PASSWORD=\<your_password_here\>" -p 1433:1433 -v \<host folder\>:/var/opt/mssql -d private-repo.microsoft.com/mssql-private-preview/mssql- server:latest

> [!NOTE]
> The **ACCEPT_EULA** and **SA_PASSWORD** environment variables are required to run the image.

## Next Steps