Troubleshooting

1. How do I fix the Error: "Connection refused..." from SQL Server?

Check if TCP/IP is enabled.

Open SQL Server Configuration Manager. Under SQL Server Network Configuration. Enable TCP/IP and active the IP used for connection in TCP/IP Properties.

2. 'ODBC Driver 17 for SQL Server' : file not found

If multiple versions of ODBC driver installed on the machine, specify the path to the driver in settings.py

DATABASES = {
    "default": {
     ...
        "OPTIONS": {
            "driver": "/location/to/libmsodbcsql-17.0.so.2.1",
        },
    }
}