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This product has charges associated with it for seller support. Microsoft SQL Server preinstalled in Enterprise, Standard, Express and Developer editions. Per-instance SA and cloudimg credentials generated on first boot. Backed by 24/7 cloudimg support.
Overview
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SQL Server 2025 Enterprise version
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mssql-server systemd service status
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Credentials file and database demo
This is a repackaged open source software product wherein additional charges apply for cloudimg support services.
Microsoft SQL Server 2025 is the full-featured relational database platform for mission-critical workloads, advanced analytics, AI and high availability at scale. This listing delivers SQL Server fully installed and configured, so a production-grade database server is running within minutes of launch.
Available editions on this listing: Enterprise, Standard, Express and Developer. Choose the delivery option that matches your workload when you subscribe. Enterprise delivers the full feature set for mission-critical scale. Standard suits mid-tier production workloads. Express is the free entry-level edition for small databases and learning. Developer provides the complete Enterprise feature set licensed for development and test use only.
Application Stack mssql-server from the official Microsoft APT repository. mssql-tools18 and sqlcmd for command-line administration. The service runs on port 1433 and starts on boot via systemd.
New Engine Features Vector data type and HNSW indexes for AI and RAG workloads. Native JSON_OBJECT and JSON_ARRAY functions. REGEXP_LIKE, REGEXP_INSTR and REGEXP_REPLACE in T-SQL. Optimized locking for improved concurrency. Native Azure Active Directory authentication for Linux.
Secure First Boot On the first boot of every instance a one-shot service generates a unique SA password, sets it via mssql-conf, re-applies the selected edition, creates a cloudimg SQL login, removes the build-time memory cap and writes all credentials to a root-only file. No shared or default credentials ship in the image.
Ready To Use The SQL Server service starts on boot. Retrieve the generated credentials from /root/mssql-credentials.txt (root access required) and connect with sqlcmd or any SQL Server client on port 1433.
cloudimg Support 24/7 technical support by email and chat. Help with SQL Server deployment, performance tuning, high availability, query optimisation and database administration.
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Highlights
- SQL Server preinstalled with mssql-tools18 and sqlcmd, offered in Enterprise, Standard, Express and Developer editions so you can match the edition to your workload
- Hardened first boot generates a unique SA password and cloudimg SQL login for every instance and stores them in a root-only credentials file
- 24/7 technical support from cloudimg with expert assistance for SQL Server deployment, performance tuning, high availability and database administration
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Dimension | Description | Cost/hour |
|---|---|---|
m5.xlarge Recommended | m5.xlarge | $0.09 |
t2.micro | t2.micro instance type | $0.01 |
t3.micro | t3.micro instance type | $0.01 |
g4dn.2xlarge | g4dn.2xlarge instance type | $0.24 |
inf2.8xlarge | inf2.8xlarge instance type | $0.24 |
m8in.96xlarge | m8in.96xlarge instance type | $0.24 |
c8id.96xlarge | c8id.96xlarge instance type | $0.24 |
g6f.2xlarge | g6f.2xlarge instance type | $0.24 |
c7i-flex.large | c7i-flex.large instance type | $0.06 |
c7i-flex.8xlarge | c7i-flex.8xlarge instance type | $0.24 |
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Delivery details
64-bit (x86) Amazon Machine Image (AMI)
Amazon Machine Image (AMI)
An AMI is a virtual image that provides the information required to launch an instance. Amazon EC2 (Elastic Compute Cloud) instances are virtual servers on which you can run your applications and workloads, offering varying combinations of CPU, memory, storage, and networking resources. You can launch as many instances from as many different AMIs as you need.
Version release notes
Initial release of SQL Server Developer Edition.
Additional details
Usage instructions
Connect via SSH on port 22 using the default login user for your operating system variant (see the user guide for the login user per variant). After first boot completes, retrieve your generated SA password with: sudo cat /root/mssql-credentials.txt. Connect to SQL Server with: sqlcmd -S 127.0.0.1 -U SA -P '<SA_PASSWORD>' -C. SQL Server listens on port 1433. To allow external connections, add port 1433 to the instance security group.
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cloudimg provides 24/7 technical support for this product by email and live chat. Our engineers help with deployment, configuration, updates, performance tuning and troubleshooting; critical issues receive a one hour average response. Contact support@cloudimg.co.uk .
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