Sqllocaldb

But what about SQL Server? Installing the full SQL Server Developer Edition is great, but it can be heavy. Spinning up a Docker container is nice, but requires Docker and resource overhead.

Entity Framework Core will automatically create the database when you run migrations. 🔁 Automatically create DB per test run // In xUnit [Fact] public void AddProduct_SavesToDatabase() sqllocaldb

But for most .NET apps, you can simply use: But what about SQL Server

sqllocaldb create MyFirstDB sqllocaldb start MyFirstDB sqllocaldb query MyFirstDB "SELECT @@VERSION" You’ll be surprised how easy real SQL Server can be. Have a favorite SqlLocalDb trick? Share it in the comments! Entity Framework Core will automatically create the database

As developers, we love local development environments —no network latency, no connection strings with passwords, and zero risk of accidentally deleting production data.

Server=(localdb)\MyEcommerceApp;Database=MyShopDb;Trusted_Connection=true; "ConnectionStrings": "DefaultConnection": "Server=(localdb)\\MyEcommerceApp;Database=MyShopDb;Trusted_Connection=true;"