SonarQube Install

SonarQube (previously known as "Sonar") Install

SonarQube (previously known as "Sonar")

• Download and extract the latest sonarqube.zip http://dist.sonar.codehaus.org/sonarqube-x.x.zip.
• Edit <install_directory>/conf/sonar.properties to configure the database settings.

Say DB available for sonar is mysql then

sonar.jdbc.username=sonaruser

sonar.jdbc.password=sonarpwd

sonar.jdbc.url=jdbc:mysql://localhost:3306/sonar

[Better to uncomment above lines in the default sonar.properties file] 

More advance features (as host, port, context, java options, proxy...) can be edited in this files.

• To start sonarqube on windows 64bit(choose the folder according to your OS).

C:>"<install_directory>\bin\windows-x86-64\StartSonar.bat" 

• Install sonarqube as service.

C:>"<install_directory>\bin\windows-x86-64\InstallNTService.bat"

• Start sonarqube service

C:>"<install_directory>\bin\windows-x86-64\StartNTService.bat"

Troubleshooting

• I service does not start then
• Open windows services (Window+R > Type services + Enter) and go to SonarQube.
• Open properties > Log On > This account > provide the admin user details for the system.

• Open browser and type http://localhost:9000/ (default)