# microsoft/mssql-docker

Official Microsoft repository for SQL Server in Docker resources

Repository: https://github.com/microsoft/mssql-docker
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/mssql-docker
Language: Dockerfile
License: MIT
License Family: permissive
Topics: sql-server, database, docker, docker-engine, linux, windows
Last push: 2026-01-27T14:26:41+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 61/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 64, release rhythm 35, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 3551, "days_push": 218, "days_rel": null, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 0}
- flags: no_releases
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 1881, forks 764 (observed 2026-08-28T04:05:48.694289+00:00)

## What it is
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
- artifact type: infra-config
- maturity: active
- function: database, container-runtime, deployment, developer-tools
- domain: databases, developer-tools
- platform: windows, cross-platform
- tags: sql-server, dockerfiles, microsoft, containers, database-images, devops, docker, linux

## Member repositories
- microsoft/mssql-docker (main) score 61

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:05:48.694289+00:00.
- Health v2: computed from the inputs above; adoption is never an input.
- Inferred fields (summary, facets, guidance): AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, on 2026-08-30T03:13:58.519714+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/microsoft/mssql-docker (fetched 2026-08-28T04:05:48.694289+00:00, sha f2d88389a100)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.