# SQL Server Hosting Options

## Overview

This section explains the recommended configurations for the database in production.

## Deploying a database

### Azure SQL

See the following documentation for Azure SQL setup:

* [Azure SQL Database Configuration](https://docs.advantys.com/docs/azure/azure-sql-database-configuration)

### On-premise

See the following documentation about the requirements for on-premise databases:

* [Suggested Hardware Configurations](https://docs.advantys.com/docs/features/suggested-hardware-configurations)

### Container-based

WorkflowGen has a production-ready database image based on the Microsoft SQL Server image for Linux. It has the same options as the Microsoft image with some additional features such as automatic creation of the WorkflowGen database and setting the `wfgen_admin` username and password. The image is available on Docker Hub:

* [advantys/workflowgen-sql - Docker Hub](https://hub.docker.com/r/advantys/workflowgen-sql)

For more information about the WorkflowGen database image, see [Configuration](https://docs.workflowgen.com/docker/database-configuration) in the WorkflowGen Database Image section.