Navigate to the root directory of your server files and locate the configuration files. Update the connection strings to link the binaries to your SQL server:

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If everything works, you will see your server in the server selection screen.

Set up a dedicated SQL login user with db_owner permissions for these databases. Step 3: Configuring Server Configuration (.ini) Files