* This image requires Docker Engine 1.8+ in any of their supported platforms.
* At least 2GB of RAM (3.25 GB prior to 2017-CU2). Make sure to assign enough memory to the Docker VM if you're running on Docker for Mac or Windows.
* Requires the following environment flags
"ACCEPT_EULA=Y"
"MSSQL_SA_PASSWORD="
"MSSQL_PID=(default: Developer)"
* A strong system administrator (SA) password: At least 8 characters including uppercase, lowercase letters, base-10 digits and/or non-alphanumeric symbols.
Environment Variables
You can use environment variables to configure SQL Server on Linux Containers.
ACCEPT_EULA
confirms your acceptance of the End-User Licensing Agreement.
MSSQL_SA_PASSWORD
is the database system administrator (userid = 'sa') password used to connect to SQL Server once the container is running. Important note: This password needs to include at least 8 characters of at least three of these four categories: uppercase letters, lowercase letters, numbers and non-alphanumeric symbols.
MSSQL_PID
is the Product ID (PID) or Edition that the container will run with. Acceptable values:
* Developer : This will run the container using the Developer Edition (this is the default if no MSSQL_PID environment variable is supplied)
* Express : This will run the container using the Express Edition
* Standard : This will run the container using the Standard Edition
* Enterprise : This will run the container using the Enterprise Edition
* EnterpriseCore : This will run the container using the Enterprise Edition Core
For a complete list of environment variables that can be used, refer to the documentation here.
