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microsoft/mssql-docker resource

Official Microsoft repository for SQL Server in Docker resources observed · 2026-08-28

github.com/microsoft/mssql-docker · Dockerfile · MIT (permissive) observed · 2026-08-28

Health v2 · maintenance only

61/100

  • Activity 64
  • Release rhythm 35
  • Longevity 100

Flags: no_releases

How is this computed?

round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10) — computed 2026-09-03. Adoption (stars, forks) is never an input.

  • gap_med: n/a
  • age_days: 3551
  • days_rel: n/a
  • days_push: 218
  • n_releases_24m: 0

Full methodology

Adoption not part of the score

1881 stars · 764 forks observed · 2026-08-28

What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-08-30, confidence not recorded

Microsoft's official repository of Dockerfiles, documentation, and developer resources for running SQL Server in Linux- and Windows-based Docker containers. It also provides a Docker image for SQL Server command line tools (sqlcmd, bcp) for CI/CD scenarios.

Use cases

  • run sql server in a docker container
  • set up a local sql server database for development
  • build custom sql server container images
  • use sqlcmd in a ci/cd pipeline
  • containerize sql server for testing environments

When to choose

  • you need SQL Server in a containerized development or CI environment
  • you want official, Microsoft-maintained Dockerfiles and setup docs
  • you need cross-platform SQL Server containers on Linux or Windows

When to avoid

  • you need a different database engine like PostgreSQL or MySQL
  • you require fully supported production deployments without reviewing Microsoft's container support policy
  • you want a lightweight embedded database

Facets

infra-config · maturity active

database container-runtime deployment developer-tools databases developer-tools windows cross-platform sql-server dockerfiles microsoft containers database-images devops docker linux

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Member repositories

RepositoryRoleHealth v2
microsoft/mssql-dockermain61

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