How to get a taste of Sharepoint Server on windows on-premise?

[prabha_friend]

It's my long time desire to explore the Sharepoint Server On-Premise edition. What are the steps to install and use it on my machine?

P.S.:
Finding it very difficult. Elaborate answers are always welcome. Thanks.

With Hope,
Prabhakaran

 

[Pat Hartman]

Your company must have it installed and you must have a logon ID

 

[GPGeorge]

Your company must have it installed and you must have a logon ID

I think it's possible for an individual to purchase a license and install SharePoint, but that is a monster task, is it not?

 

[Pat Hartman]

I think it's possible for an individual to purchase a license and install SharePoint, but that is a monster task, is it not?

You got me there. Seems like you would need an actual home network with one PC acting as a server. SP might even need a server OS rather than just Windows also. It's not like SQL Server where a single PC installation makes sense.

Also, unless there is a free version, the price is probably too high for someone to just buy it to try it.

 

[sonic8]

SP might even need a server OS rather than just Windows also. [...]

Also, unless there is a free version, the price is probably too high for someone to just buy it to try it.

At least on paper (official system requirements) Sharepoint indeed needs a Windows Server operating system.

You can download Sharepoint Server from Microsoft. The installation instructions on the linked page contain a 180 day trial license key.

AFAIK there is no free Developer Edition of Sharepoint. If you need a long-term development environment, the only option I know of is through a Visual Studio Enterprise Subscription (>>1K USD per year), which includes license keys to install the Standard and Enterprise Edition of Sharepoint Server for development purposes.

 

[Josef P.]

The Microsoft Action Pack also includes SharePoint Server 2019 Enterprise (incl. 10 CALs).