Install SQL server

Microsoft SQL Server is a database management system that helps the user to perform tasks such as updating or retrieving data from a database.

Install Microsoft SQL Server 2019 express edition or higher to facilitate communication with the application's database. To install SQL Server on your computer, refer to https://www.microsoft.com/en-in/sql-server.

It is recommended to enable Force Protocol Encryption to encrypt all the communication between the client and SQL Server.

For more information, refer to https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/sql/database-engine/configure-windows/configure-sql-server-encryption?view=sql-server-2017#to-configure-the-client-to-request-encrypted-connections.