Run Microsoft SQL Server DB in Docker

First download and install Docker

Enter the following in the command line to download the container, but make sure to change the password to a secure one you wish to use:

docker pull mcr.microsoft.com/mssql/server:2022-latest
docker run -e "ACCEPT_EULA=Y" -e "MSSQL_SA_PASSWORD=Password123" \
-p 1433:1433 --name sql2022 --hostname sql2022 \
-d \
mcr.microsoft.com/mssql/server:2022-latest

Note:

The default username for SQL Server is always sa (System Administrator). The password is specified by the MSSQL_SA_PASSWORD environment variable (use something more secure than Password123 in the example above!)

To check the container is running and to stop and start it etc. use the Docker desktop application.