Click under the Developer card.
: Double-click setup.exe within the mounted drive to begin the standard installation process.
Select the option under the "Start your free trial" section. 2. Download the Installation Installer
If you are a developer looking to experiment with the latest SQL Server features, this free edition is the ideal choice.
Enter a strong, memorable password for the system administrator ( sa ) account.
https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/sql-server/sql-server-downloads
At a minimum, check Database Engine Services . This installs the core RDBMS. You can also select features like Data Quality Services or Full-Text and Semantic Extractions if your development work requires them.
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: Once downloaded, right-click the .iso file and select Mount to access the setup files.
The browser pinged. — already typed into the search bar. Alex knew the Developer Edition was free, fully featured, and licensed for non-production work. Perfect. But the website kept offering a "basic" installer: a few hundred megabytes that would stream the rest during setup. Unreliable on hotel Wi-Fi.
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