Run Microsoft SQL Server on a Mac (M1/M2)

SQL Server is a very popular RDMS, but running it on a Mac hasn't been possible - until now!

In this tutorial, we'll show you how to run Microsoft SQL Server on a Mac (M1/M2). This guide will help you get started with Microsoft SQL Server and provide some tips and advice on how to run the software on a Mac.

If you're looking to move your SQL Server data to a Mac or set up your Mac to study data then this video is for you. We'll show you how to install and set up Microsoft SQL Server on a Mac, and then we'll teach you how to run SQL Server Management Studio in a VM to connect to the Database Engine. By the end of this video, you'll be able to run Microsoft SQL Server on a Mac.

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[olivesierra]

Oh. My. Gosh. Thank you!!! I have been trying to set this up all. day. I have literally spent HOURS reading forums and watching videos on how to do this, but the IP address info was THE missing piece. Thanks a MILLION!

[namlongpham]

2 days of struggling and finally your solution worked. Thank you very much

[macarlasanchez]

I'm so thankful for this video !! My teacher didn't help me, I'm behind on so many PowerBI lessons just because I couldn't run Microsoft SQL on my Mac and I grew very frustrated and sad. Knowledge is power and your work is amazing, I'm deeply grateful. I really hope you're aware of your impact and somehow there's a way we can repay all the good back. Thank you, thank you, thank you!

[markslima]

I just set this up on my MacBook Air M2 and it works great, super excited! Docker now has the Rosetta setting in 'General' and everything worked perfectly. Also I'm running Parallels 18 with Windows 11 and it worked great. Thank you so much for this tutorial super happy!

[anhnguyenquoc]

1 month of struggling and finally your solution worked. Thank you very much

[dayank.]

Thank you for the video because I successfully installed SQL Server on my MacBook Pro M4 by following the steps exactly as stated in the video.
Thanks again!

[SmithIRL]

You beautiful man, I'm starting a college course in SQL in which I need to use SSMS and as a complete noob I was able to follow these steps and get it working on Parallels on my M3 mac. Thank you sir :)

[sehassenhiru]

Thank you very much After days of Struggling I managed to install

[aishausman]

IT WORKED! OMG I've been struggling all day thank you

[ibukunoluwa]

Thank you so much for this video, I can finally run SSMS on my M1 via Parallels *excited*

[phoenixshed-okara]

This was super helpful!!!...now i can continue my data analytics training on my mac

[koosbrandt]

Much appreciated because this is just what I needed. Clear and helpfull.

[doobip]

Thank You. I used to search for resolution for a long time.

[ekinci_io]

Life saver for Mac users!!! Appraciated!!

[WithoutCold]

Great tutorial! Thank you very much! I'm able to use SQL on my Macbook now :)

[Марина-эфя]

Thank you so much for such a clear explanation! I've finally installed it on my Mac M1, and it turned out to be so easy 🙏

[georgemiyahara]

Brilliant! I could finally set-up this bad boy! I appreciate you so much Frank!

[dbbjunior]

Thank you for sharing! It really helped me. God bless you!

[CuriousVibeswithme]

Hi, I am from India. Love your videos. Keep up this good work Sir.

[TellaTrix]

Thank you for this video being dotnet developer really help me cool stuff.