SQL Express installation

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I am using Truenas Core in my small company since 2 years. We are also using a second server - just because of SQL ampplications.

Is there any way to install SQL Express on TrueNAS machine?

#SQLexpress #sqlTruenas

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At the time i was using Core, i did some research to achieve the same goal (running SQL express on a jail) but at the end i didn’t find anything that could work.
The fact is that FreeBSD isn’t supported, instead linux is… so if there is a way to run Linux jail’s into Core will be for sure tricky but maybe viable.

If can be usefull anyway… i’m running SQL Express into a docker container in Scale. So you can explore those options

  • considering the sidegrade to Scale and use the docker image to run 1 or more instance
  • run a lightweight VM into your Core server (like Alpine Linux), and use the docker image into the VM
  • run a Windows VM and install SQL Express
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Thank you so much, Using VM and second operating system will be solution.

Thank you again.

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