# How to connect Ignition Gateway to Microsoft SQL Server 2014 with JDBC driver

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**Category:** Ignition\
**Created:** [February 9, 2026, 12:10pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/how-to-connect-ignition-gateway-to-microsoft-sql-server-2014-with-jdbc-driver/113848 "2026-02-09T12:10:35Z")\
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**Author:** ![Kevin.Herron](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/user_avatar/forum.inductiveautomation.com/kevin.herron/32/7259_2.png) [@Kevin.Herron](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Kevin.Herron)\
**Post date:** [February 9, 2026, 1:28pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/how-to-connect-ignition-gateway-to-microsoft-sql-server-2014-with-jdbc-driver/113848/4 "2026-02-09T13:28:58Z")

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See [Error connection SQL Server database after upgrade Ignition - #2 by Kevin.Herron](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/error-connection-sql-server-database-after-upgrade-ignition/53281/2) or similar posts.

It might also be worth trying to add `encrypt=false;` to the connection parameters before any of the more difficult suggestions.

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