Using Docker, create a SQL Server container, or start one of it already exists.

Start SQL Server Container.ps1

# Start SQL Server docker instance
function Start-SQLServer {
    param (
        [Parameter()][string]$Tag = 'latest'
    )

    $containerName = 'sqlserver'
    $sa_password = 'yourStrong(!)Password'
    $container = docker inspect $containerName | ConvertFrom-Json

    # create & start
    if ($null -eq $container) {
        docker run `
            -d `
            --name $containerName `
            -e 'ACCEPT_EULA=Y' -e "SA_PASSWORD=${sa_password}" `
            -p 1433:1433 `
            "mcr.microsoft.com/mssql/server:${Tag}"
        write "Container '${containerName}' container has been created and started"
    }
    else {
        $Tag = $container.Config.Image

        # start
        if ($container.State.Status -eq 'exited') {
            docker start $containerName
            write "Container '${containerName}' was already created and has been started"
        }
        # do nothing
        elseif ($container.State.Status -eq 'running') {
            write "Container '${containerName}' is already running"
        }
        $sa_password = (($container.Config.Env | ? { $_ -match 'SA_PASSWORD' }) -split '=')[1]
    }

    write '','Waiting until database is available...'
    while ($true) {
      sqlcmd -U sa -P $sa_password -S localhost -l 1 -t 1 -Q 'SELECT 1' *>&1 | Out-Null
      if ($LASTEXITCODE -eq 0) { break }
      sleep 1
    }

    $container = docker inspect $containerName | ConvertFrom-Json

    write '',"Image: ${Tag}",'',"SQL Server Version: $($container.Config.Labels.'com.microsoft.version')",''
    scb $sa_password
    write 'Password copied to clipboard:','  Username: sa',"  Password: ${sa_password}"
}

Register-ArgumentCompleter -CommandName Start-SQLServer -ParameterName Tag -ScriptBlock {
        (irm 'https://mcr.microsoft.com/v2/mssql/server/tags/list').tags | ? { $_ -match 'latest' }
    }

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