Get Started in Two Minutes Guide

This guides shows you how to install a demo instance. When you are ready to move to production, take some time to read the Install the Server documentation.

Installing from a zip file

Download the SonarQube Community Edition.
As a non-root user, unzip it, let's say in C:\sonarqube or /opt/sonarqube.

As a non-root user, start the SonarQube Server:

# On Windows, execute:
C:\sonarqube\bin\windows-x86-xx\StartSonar.bat

# On other operating systems, as a non-root user execute:
/opt/sonarqube/bin/[OS]/sonar.sh console

If your instance fails to start, check your logs to find the cause.

Log in to http://localhost:9000 with System Administrator credentials (login=admin, password=admin).
Click the Create new project button to analyze your first project.

Using Docker

A Docker image of the Community Edition is available on Docker Hub. You can find usage and configuration examples there.