Database Requirements

GroupID requires an SQL Server database to store and retrieve data. The SQL database may reside on any SQL Server in your environment.

GroupID supports the following versions of SQL Servers:

Database Servers	Editions
Microsoft SQL Server 2016	Express, Standard, Enterprise Express edition available at: SQL Server 2016 Express edition
Microsoft SQL Server 2017	Express, Standard, Enterprise Express edition available at: SQL Server 2017 Express edition
Microsoft SQL Server 2019	Express, Standard, Enterprise Express edition available at: SQL Server 2019 Express edition
Microsoft SQL Server 2022	Express, Standard, Enterprise Express edition available at: SQL Server 2022 Express edition

The SQL Server Browser service is required and during the installation of SQL Server, you can set its start mode either as Automatic, Disabled or Manual. If it is disabled, SQL Servers are not listed in the SQL Server box on the Database settings page of the Configuration Tool. In that case, you have to type the server name in the SQL Server box to select the required server manually.

To enable the SQL Server Browser service, see How to: Start and Stop the SQL Server Browser Service.