Step 3: Create a new ID on or login using your existing ID. We will use this tool in our M1 based Mac. Thanks to the Microsoft team, they provided an alternative to SSMS. The best tool for SQL Server is SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS), but bad luck is that it is only supported on Windows OS. Step 2: Download an IDE to run the SQL commands and perform other DB operations. You should be able to view the docker desktop. Once you download it, install the docker preview in your machine. Go to and download the latest preview build available on the website.

Docker development team is still working on the stable version, but they had released a Tech Preview for the Developers around the globe to help them test their development quickly and they can address as many bugs that they can.įor the purpose of this tutorial, I am also going to download the same Tech Preview on my M1 based Mac and will try to run SQL Server images on this. You must be aware that Docker is not natively supported by M1 based Macs.

Installing SQL Server using Docker image.

Installing alternative of SQL Server management studio i.e.

Download sql server for mac os