---
layout: "azurerm"
page_title: "Azure Resource Manager: azurerm_sql_server"
sidebar_current: "docs-azurerm-resource-sql-server"
description: |-
  Create a SQL Server.
---

# azurerm\_sql\_server

Allows you to manage an Azure SQL Database Server

## Example Usage

```
resource "azurerm_resource_group" "test" {
   name = "acceptanceTestResourceGroup1"
   location = "West US"
}
resource "azurerm_sql_server" "test" {
    name = "MySqlServer"
    resource_group_name = "${azurerm_resource_group.test.name}"
    location = "West US"
    version = "12.0"
    administrator_login = "mradministrator"
    administrator_login_password = "thisIsDog11"

    tags {
    	environment = "production"
    }
}
```
## Argument Reference

The following arguments are supported:

* `name` - (Required) The name of the SQL Server.

* `resource_group_name` - (Required) The name of the resource group in which to
    create the sql server.

* `location` - (Required) Specifies the supported Azure location where the resource exists. Changing this forces a new resource to be created.

* `version` - (Required) The version for the new server. Valid values are: 2.0 (for v11 server) and 12.0 (for v12 server).

* `administrator_login` - (Required) The administrator login name for the new server.

* `administrator_login_password` - (Required) The password for the new AdministratorLogin. Please following Azures [Password Policy](https://msdn.microsoft.com/library/ms161959.aspx)

* `tags` - (Optional) A mapping of tags to assign to the resource. 

## Attributes Reference

The following attributes are exported:

* `id` - The DNS Zone ID.
* `fully_qualified_domain_name` - The fully qualified domain name of the Azure SQL Server (e.g. myServerName.database.windows.net)