[RESOLVED] How to put SQL database on a server and how to access it?

[NinjaNic]

If you don't want your users to have to do that as part of your deployment though, you can use SQLCMD instead

Hi, and thanks for that information! I've been trying to do that now. The server works on my own computer, and I can connect to the database, but my other computer in the same wifi will not connect to it. I've tried messing around with the connection strings to no avail.

Right now I have:
Server=Toshiba-Nic\SQLEXPRESS;Database=NameAndEmail;Trusted_Connection=True;

And I'm getting error 26 (error locating server/instance).

This looks right, right? What's going on?
Thanks!
~Nic

EDIT:

I realized that I needed to allow a ton of stuff through the firewall. I found a detailed tutorial here. Manual link:
www.sqlshack.com/how-to-connect-to-a-remote-sql-server

It works now! Thanks, everyone who helped.