How to install MS SQL on a Snapdragon ARM Processor Laptop

Mudassir Ahmed 0 Reputation points
2026-07-02T08:12:53.58+00:00

How to install MS SQL on a Snapdragon ARM Processor Laptop

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  1. Bruce (SqlWork.com) 84,251 Reputation points
    2026-07-02T14:41:55.03+00:00

    You have two solutions, both of which require hosting in docker

    • Use docker x64 emulation to host the Linux Sqlserver container. This may have performance issues and is not supported.
    • Use the arm64 Azure Sql Edge container. This version does not exactly match any SQL Server release in features, but it’s somewhere between 2019 and 2022. MS tried to retire this package, but as it’s the only arm solution it was restored and is depreciated instead. https://hub.docker.com/r/microsoft/azure-sql-edge

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  2. Erland Sommarskog 135.3K Reputation points MVP Volunteer Moderator
    2026-07-02T10:05:26.8433333+00:00

    SQL Server is not supported on ARM, so the short answer is that you don't.

    However, I've seen people who have been able to install LocalDB on ARM so you could try that. Window ARM has some x64 emulation, which does not really cover everything, but apparently LocalDB is lean enough to get through.

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