I have been trying to connect Budibase to SQL Server but all in vain. I have enabled the SQL Server Browser and SQL Server (SQLEXPRESS), however, I have failed to enable the SQL Server Agent (SQLEXPRESS). I have restarted the service and database instance several times. I keep getting the error

Error creating datasource: Unable to connect: Failed to connect to localhostSQLEXPRESS in 15000ms.

I have tried enabling and disabling the Encrypt option too but I get the same result.

I am using SQL Authentication to log in. On my system, I login successfully. I have also enabled the TCP/IP for SQLEXPRESS. Unfortunately, nothing works for me. Are there any other suggestions or ways I can get these two to connect?