

If a DBA or security professional disagrees with me, please listen to them. I am not a DBA, nor am I a security professional. Note: I prefer Mixed Mode for SQL Server Authentication. I accept these defaults and click the Next button to continue: The Server Configuration page is displayed next by SQL Server 2019 Setup. These days, I supply a name for my SQL Server instances, and then click the Next button to proceed: SQL Server 2019 Setup next displays the Instance Configuration page. For this instance, I configure only the database engine: The Feature Selection page is next displayed by SQL Server 2019 Setup. Since I am configuring a database instance on my personal laptop for test and exploration purposes, I ignore the Windows Firewall warning and click the Next button: If these warnings are deemed “bad” according to either a DBA or security professional you know, please defer to their judgment on the matter.

I remind you, Dear Reader, that I am not a DBA.
#SQL SERVER 2019 DEVELOPER EDITION INSTALL#
SQL Server 2019 Setup next displays the Install Rules page. I check this checkbox and then click the Next button:
#SQL SERVER 2019 DEVELOPER EDITION UPDATE#
The Microsoft Update page is next in SQL Server 2019 Setup. I check the “I accept the license terms…” checkbox and then click the Next button: SQL Server 2019 Setup next displays the License Terms page.

I double-check the “Specify a free edition” dropdown is set to “Developer,” and then click the Next button: The Product Key page displays next in SQL Server 2019 Setup. On the Installation page, click the tile labeled “New SQL Server stand-alone or add features to an existing installation”: When the SQL Server Installation Center opens, click the Installation page: When prompted by User Access Control, click the Yes button as before. To start the installation, open the setup file: Once mounted, the contents of the iso file appear as a local drive on your server. Once you have downloaded the installation media for SQL Server 2019, you may mount the iso file: In the previous post – titled Download SQL Server 2019 Developer Edition – I shared how one might download SQL Server 2019 Developer Edition, which is free. I caution those interested in configuring an instance of SQL Server 2019 for production purposes: You should not use Developer Edition because it’s not for production workloads, by design (and according to the EULA). This post is for people interested in setting up an instance of SQL Server 2019 Developer Edition for personal use.
