This window displays several features that you install along with the SQL Server. For this tutorial, let us choose the custom option. The custom option allows you to pick and choose the features we wish to install. You can then unzip and run the setup and install the SQL Server without needing an internet connection It only asks for the License agreement and installation pathĭownload Media allows you to download all the installation to a local folder.

Select an Installation Typeīasic option installs only the essential features of SQL Server. SQLServer2017-SSEI-Expr.exe if you had chosen the Express Editionĭouble click on the downloaded file to start installing SQL Server 2017. SQL Server2017-SSEI-Dev.exe, if you had chosen the Developer Edition We choose the developer edition for this tutorial. NET Framework 4.6 Download link OS CompatibilityĬheck OS Compatibility from the link Install SQL Server 2017ĭownload the SQL Server from the link. Processor Type: 圆4 Processor, AMD Athlon 64, Intel Xeon EM64TT, Pentium 4 with EM64T Software Hard disk space: Minimum 6 GB of available hard-disk space. The Latest version is SQL Server 2019 Hardware & Software Requirementsīefore downloading, you should know the software/hardware/OS requirement of the SQL Server Hardware You can download the latest version of the following link. The following link allows you to download the SQL Server 2017 Developer / Express Edition.

If you are an end-user and intended to use the SQL server in a production environment and size of your database is less than 10GB, then you can use the express edition.įor all other scenarios, you can use the Trial Version of Enterprise/Standard edition If you are a developer and intended to use it to learn/develop/test a database application, then you should use the developer edition.

Which download you use depends on your use case. SQ: Server is available in five editions.

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