You can install 'LocalDB' if you want to but in this example, I am not installing it. Let the SQL server setup scan for updates and other things, click 'Next' once procedure is finished.Īfter the above screen, you will see installation details, in which all the features which will be installed are checked. Once you will click on Next, you will see image as shown below You can mark the checkbox for auto-update or click on Next without checking it, but it is recommended to enable updates. Once you will click on the above button, you will screen as below, 'Accept' the license and click 'Next' Step 3: Once the download is completed, a new screen will appear with title 'SQL server Installation Center', Select ' New SQL server stand-alone installation or add features to existing installation'as shown below Once you will click install, SQL server installation wizard will download file, and you will see screen like below Once you have selected 'Custom' installation, you will see sreen with path of the default installation, click on 'Browse' if you want to change the installation location, if not, click 'Install' Once you have downloaded the Express or Developer version (I am using Express version in this post), double click on the downloaded file and run the setup. Step 1: Download SQL server Express from here:

There are various odler version of SQL server express, we will be using latest one, that is SQL server Express 2019, you can download Express 2016 or 2017 and follow the same procedure of installation, but it is recommended to install latest version. SQL server express is free to use edition of SQL server, so yes, even if you have small website to manage it, you can use it for free without paying anything. You can install or download SQL server other versions in similar way but as Express is free to use edition and works for entry level ot test databases, which I am going to use it for this article.

In this article, I have provided step by step procedure to download and install SQL server express database in your machine.

Ms sql server express download