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Getting SQL Server 2025 RTM Running in Containers on macOS

SQL Server 2025 RTM is here, and if you’re running Docker on macOS Tahoe 26, you might have hit a wall trying to get it running. Here’s what happened when I tried spinning up the latest container image and how I worked around it. The Problem I was excited to test out SQL Server 2025 RTM in a container on my Mac Tachoe 26.1, so I pulled up my trusty Docker command: