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Asked: 2026-05-24T05:54:56+00:00

I am trying to st up a local instance of Umbraco using SQL Express.

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I am trying to st up a local instance of Umbraco using SQL Express. I know this procedure backwards in terms of setting up the site, creating the database and editing the webconfig file.

Manage get to stage three of setting up Umbraco 4.0 and it loads to 5% then I get this error:

“Database initialization failed”

I have mixed authentication turned on within SQL, triple checked my database path within the webconfig and still cannot get it to connect.

It seems as though Umbraco is having trouble connecting to the server but really with things like this it could be anything.

All suggestions welcome!

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  1. Editorial Team

    What does your connection string look like? If it is the default instance of SQL Express make sure the connection string’s data source is referencing the instance name. Try.\SQLEXPRESS or localhost\SQLEXPRESS.

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