SharePoint Foundation 2013 installation question / guide.

Question

Hi All,
I'm new in SharePoint and going to Install SharePoint Foundation 2013. What I want is after installation when I'll provide Site URL to my users they can able to access the site using there windows / system Login ID and Password which has been provided by company.
Can you please help me what steps I've to follow while doing the installation also is it need to install SQL Server also for foundation. Please Advice
Thanks

Answer 1

Hi,
SQL is the backbone for SharePoint and your SharePoint content (the content you actually store in your sites) is going into SQL. So, SQL is mandatory but if you are planning to use SQL Express (the lightweight edition) then you don’t need to install it separately
– by selecting a Standalone type SP Installation wizard will automatically install SQL Express for you. But there are few limitations directly associated with express edition. Like Microsoft SQL Server Express Edition database cannot be larger than 10 GB etc.
For a complete list please visit
http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc645993.aspx
In order to access newly created site, all you need to install SP product and create a site using the site template, once done grant access to the required users via site settings page and that way users can access sites.
I hope it helps you.
Thanks.
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