quickstart-install-connect-clouds.md

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Get started with SQL Server (on Linux) in the Cloud	SQL Server	Learn how to install SQL Server on Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL), SUSE Linux Enterprise Server (SLES), or Ubuntu in the cloud of your choice.	rwestMSFT	randolphwest	07/15/2024	sql	linux	get-started	intro-get-started linux-related-content

Quickstart: Run SQL Server in the cloud

[!INCLUDE SQL Server - Linux]

In this quickstart, you install [!INCLUDE ssnoversion-md] on Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL), SUSE Linux Enterprise Server (SLES), or Ubuntu in the cloud of your choice. To run [!INCLUDE ssnoversion-md] on Linux in Azure, see Provision a Linux SQL Server virtual machine in the Azure portal.

Note

If you choose to run a paid edition of [!INCLUDE ssnoversion-md], then you need to bring your own license (BYOL).

Amazon Web Services

1. Create a Linux AMI with at least 2 GB of memory from the marketplace
   • RHEL 7.7+
   • SLES v12 SP5+
   • Ubuntu 18.04
2. Connect to the AMI with ssh
3. Follow the quickstart for the Linux distribution you chose:
   • Quickstart: Install SQL Server and create a database on Red Hat
   • Quickstart: Install SQL Server and create a database on SUSE Linux Enterprise Server
   • Quickstart: Install SQL Server and create a database on Ubuntu
   • Quickstart: Install SQL Server and create a database on WSL2
4. Configure for remote connections:
   • Open the Amazon EC2 console
   • In the navigation pane, choose Security Groups.
   • Choose Inbound, Edit, Add Rule
   • Add an inbound rule to allow traffic on the port on which [!INCLUDE ssnoversion-md] listens (default TCP port 1433)

Digital Ocean

1. Sign in to the control panel and select Create a droplet
2. Choose an Ubuntu 18.04 droplet with at least 2 GB of memory
3. Connect to the droplet with ssh
4. Follow the Ubuntu quickstart
5. Configure for remote connections:
   • At the top of the Control Panel, follow the Networking link and then select Firewalls
   • Add an inbound rule to allow traffic on the port on which [!INCLUDE ssnoversion-md] listens (default TCP port 1433)

Google Cloud Platform

1. Create a Linux image with at least 2 GB of memory from the Cloud Launcher
   • RHEL 7.7+
   • SLES v12 SP5
   • Ubuntu 18.04
2. Connect to the image with ssh
3. Follow the quickstart for the Linux distribution you chose:
   • Quickstart: Install SQL Server and create a database on Red Hat
   • Quickstart: Install SQL Server and create a database on SUSE Linux Enterprise Server
   • Quickstart: Install SQL Server and create a database on Ubuntu
4. Configure for remote connections:
   • Go to the Firewall Rules
   • Add an inbound rule to allow traffic on the port on which [!INCLUDE ssnoversion-md] listens (default TCP port 1433)