By using MicrosoftSQL, you can benefit from features in the Microsoft SQL Server infrastructure such as backup and restore.
When running Artifactory with Microsoft SQL Server you may create the Artifactory schema on an existing server used for other applications, however for optimal performance, we recommend creating a dedicated Microsoft SQL Server database instance and then configure Artifactory to use it as described in the following sections.
Supported Microsoft SQL Server Versions
Artifactory supports Microsoft SQL Server 2012 and above.
Enable Non-PostgreSQL Database
From Artifactory 7.84, new Artifactory installations support only PostgreSQL in the default installation. Artifactory will not start after installation unless you configure the system.yaml file to support non-PostgreSQL database.
For more information on configuring the system.yaml after installation, see Configure Artifactory to use Microsoft SQL Server.