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Add local computer accounts to SQL as admins

Written by Conrad Murray

Updated at November 3rd, 2025

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If you are running PowerSyncPro Server in WORKGROUP or you just want to run the PowerSyncPro Service using a local account then you will need to add that account to SQL and make it DBOwner of the 'PowerSyncProDB' database, or may even want to make it a SQL SA.

If you create a local account called psp.admin and a local group called SQL Admins and nest psp.admin then you can execute the following

You can do this by using SQL PowerShell similar to the following:

Add local group to SQL Logins

Invoke-Sqlcmd -ServerInstance 'localhost\SQLEXPRESS' -Query "CREATE LOGIN [PSPSVR01\SQL Admins] FROM WINDOWS;"

Add local user to SQL logins

Invoke-Sqlcmd -ServerInstance 'localhost\SQLEXPRESS' -Query "CREATE LOGIN [PSPSVR01\psp.admin] FROM WINDOWS;"

Add Group to SysAdmin SQL Role

Invoke-Sqlcmd -ServerInstance 'localhost\SQLEXPRESS' -Query "ALTER SERVER ROLE [sysadmin] ADD MEMBER [PSPSVR01\SQL Admins];"

Add User to SysAdmin SQL Role

Invoke-Sqlcmd -ServerInstance 'localhost\SQLEXPRESS' -Query "ALTER SERVER ROLE [sysadmin] ADD MEMBER [PSPSVR01\psp.admin];"

Now you can make psp.admin the DBOwner of PowerSyncProDB and have that account run the local service.

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