TL;DR
MS SQL Server on docker
Run MSSQL Express (for Development) docker run –name mssql \ -e ‘ACCEPT_EULA=Y’ -e ‘SA_PASSWORD=atleast8’ -e ‘MSSQL_PID=Express’ \ -p 1433:1433 -d microsoft/mssql-server-linux:latest Run “client” docker exec -it mssql /opt/mssql-tools/bin/sqlcmd \ -S localhost -U sa’ (*) you will be prompted to enter the password (e.g. “atleast8“) References https://hub.docker.com/r/microsoft/mssql-server-linux/ https://hub.docker.com/r/microsoft/mssql-tools/