How to deploy/publish Windows Form (WinForm) application with its database

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I just finished building a C# WinForms application, and after publishing it using Microsoft Visual Studio Installer projects, I have realized that the database has not been added to the application...

How can I attach the database along with the .EXE file? I have selected the needed prerequisites (.NET and SQL Server Express).

I am using Entity Framework 6 (EF6) and my database has a username and password (SQL Server authentication).

I have tried to include the .mdf file in the project, but no results.

I have also tried to include SQL(localDB), but it throws an exception: make sure to include entity framework connection string...

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