use public mssql image and simplify ci pipeline

.github/workflows/ci-pipeline.yaml

@@ -49,36 +49,15 @@ jobs:
           name: test-image
           path: image.tar
 
-  check-secrets:
-    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
-    outputs:
-      mssql-available: ${{ steps.check-mssql.outputs.defined }}
-    steps:
-      - id: check-mssql
-        env:
-          REGISTRY: ${{ secrets.MSSQL_VECTOR_REGISTRY }}
-        run: |
-          if [[ -n "$REGISTRY" ]]; then
-            echo "defined=true" >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
-          else
-            echo "defined=false" >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
-          fi
-
   test:
-    needs: [lint, build, check-secrets]
+    needs: [lint, build]
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     strategy:
       fail-fast: false
       matrix:
         db: [pgvector, redis, elastic, qdrant, mssql]
 
     steps:
-      - name: Early skip MSSQL if secrets unavailable
-        if: matrix.db == 'mssql' && needs.check-secrets.outputs.mssql-available != 'true'
-        run: |
-          echo "Skipping MSSQL test: secrets missing."
-          exit 78
-
       - uses: actions/checkout@v4
 
       - name: Download image artifact
@@ -90,27 +69,14 @@ jobs:
       - name: Load Docker image
         run: docker load -i image.tar
 
-      - name: Log in to registry for SQL-vector preview
-        if: matrix.db == 'mssql'
-        uses: docker/login-action@v3
-        with:
-          registry: ${{ secrets.MSSQL_VECTOR_REGISTRY }}
-          username: ${{ secrets.MSSQL_VECTOR_USERNAME }}
-          password: ${{ secrets.MSSQL_VECTOR_PASSWORD }}
-
-      - name: Pull preview SQL Server-vector image
-        if: matrix.db == 'mssql'
-        run: |
-          docker pull ${{ secrets.MSSQL_VECTOR_REGISTRY }}/mssql-sql2025-ctp1-3-release/mssql-server-rhel9:17.0.400.5_4
-
-      - name: Start SQL Server-vector
+      - name: Start MSSQL
         if: matrix.db == 'mssql'
         run: |
           docker run -d --name mssql-vector-test \
-            -e ACCEPT_EULA=Y \
-            -e SA_PASSWORD=StrongPassword! \
+            -e "ACCEPT_EULA=Y" \
+            -e "SA_PASSWORD=StrongPassword!" \
             -p 1433:1433 \
-            ${{ secrets.MSSQL_VECTOR_REGISTRY }}/mssql-sql2025-ctp1-3-release/mssql-server-rhel9:17.0.400.5_4
+            mcr.microsoft.com/mssql/rhel/server:2025-latest
 
       - name: Start PGVector
         if: matrix.db == 'pgvector'

README.md

@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ It supports Git repositories, web URLs, and file types like Markdown, PDFs, and
     - [Elasticsearch](#elasticsearch)
     - [Redis (RediSearch)](#redis-redisearch)
     - [Qdrant](#qdrant)
+    - [SQL Server (MSSQL)](#sql-server-mssql)
   - [🙌 Acknowledgments](#-acknowledgments)
 
 ---
@@ -242,6 +243,24 @@ DB_TYPE=QDRANT ./embed_documents.py
 
 ---
 
+### SQL Server (MSSQL)
+
+
+```bash
+podman run --rm -d \
+  --name mssql \
+  -e ACCEPT_EULA=Y \
+  -e SA_PASSWORD=StrongPassword! \
+  -p 1433:1433 \
+  mcr.microsoft.com/mssql/rhel/server:2025-latest
+````
+
+```bash
+DB_TYPE=MSSQL ./embed_documents.py
+```
+
+---
+
 ## 🙌 Acknowledgments
 
 Built with: