How to Setup Database Mail in SQL Server (SSMS)

This article shows you how to setup Database Mail for the first time on a new SQL Server installation.

As with many things SQL Server, you can configure Database Mail via the SSMS GUI, or you can do it using T-SQL code.

This article covers the SSMS GUI option. If you’re interested in the T-SQL option, see How to Send Email in SQL Server (T-SQL).

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How to Install SQL Server on Windows

In this article, I show you how to install SQL Server on a Windows machine (screenshots included).

In this case I used the installation wizard to install SQL Server 2019 onto a Windows 10 machine, using the Basic installation option, which uses the default configuration.

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