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+FROM microsoft/windowsservercore
+
+SHELL ["powershell", "-Command", "$ErrorActionPreference = 'Stop';"]
+
+#SQL Server Express 2016 (64 bit) 13.0.1601.5
+ENV DOWNLOAD_URL https://download.microsoft.com/download/E/1/2/E12B3655-D817-49BA-B934-CEB9DAC0BAF3/SQLEXPR_x64_ENU.exe
+
+ENV SA_PASSWORD _
+
+RUN (New-Object System.Net.WebClient).DownloadFile($env:DOWNLOAD_URL, 'Setup.exe') ; \
+	Start-Process -FilePath '\Setup.exe' \
+	-ArgumentList '/Q', \
+	'/ACTION=Install', \
+	'/FEATURES=SQLEngine', \
+	'/INSTANCENAME=MSSQLServer', \
+	'/TCPENABLED=1', \
+	'/NPENABLED=0', \
+	'/UPDATEENABLED=0', \
+	'/SQLSVCACCOUNT="""NT AUTHORITY\System"""', \
+	'/SQLSYSADMINACCOUNTS="""BUILTIN\ADMINISTRATORS"""', \
+	'/IAcceptSQLServerLicenseTerms', \
+	'/SAPWD=Password1', \
+	'/SECURITYMODE=SQL' \
+	-Wait ; \
+	Stop-Service mssqlserver ; \
+	set-itemproperty -path 'HKLM:\software\microsoft\microsoft sql server\mssql13.MSSQLServer\mssqlserver\supersocketnetlib\tcp\ipall' -name tcpdynamicports -value '' ; \
+	set-itemproperty -path 'HKLM:\software\microsoft\microsoft sql server\mssql13.MSSQLServer\mssqlserver\supersocketnetlib\tcp\ipall' -name tcpport -value 1433 ; \
+	set-itemproperty -path 'HKLM:\software\microsoft\microsoft sql server\mssql13.MSSQLServer\mssqlserver\\' -name LoginMode -value 2 ; \
+	Remove-Item Setup.exe
+
+RUN [Environment]::SetEnvironmentVariable('PATH', $env:ProgramFiles + '\Microsoft SQL Server\130\Tools\Binn;' + $env:PATH, [EnvironmentVariableTarget]::Machine);
+
+CMD Start-Service mssqlserver ; \
+	if ($env:SA_PASSWORD -ne '_') { \
+		Write-Host Changing SA login credentials...; \
+		$sqlcmd = 'ALTER LOGIN sa with password=''' + $env:SA_PASSWORD + ''';'; \
+		Invoke-Sqlcmd -Query $sqlcmd -ServerInstance 'localhost,1433' \
+	} ; \
+	Write-Host SQL Server started... ; \
+	while ($true) { Start-Sleep -Seconds 3600 }
+
+EXPOSE 1433