Sonarqube – Installation on Ubuntu Linux

Would you like to learn how to do a Sonarqube installation on Ubuntu Linux? In this tutorial, we are going to show you how to install Sonarqube on a computer running Ubuntu Linux.

• Ubuntu version: 18
• Ubuntu version: 19
• Sonarqube version: 7.9.1

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Tutorial Sonarqube – Installation on Ubuntu Linux

Use apt-get to install the required packages.

Install the PostgreSQL database service.

Access the Postgres database service command-line.

Create a Postgres user named sonarqube.

Create a Postgres database named sonarqube.

Give the PostgreSQL user named sonarqube permission over the database named sonarqube .

Download the Sonarqube package and move it to the OPT directory.

Create a new Linux account named sonarqube.

Set the correct file permission on the sonarqube directory.

Edit the sonar.sh configuration file.

Configure the following options:

Edit the sonar.properties configuration file.

Configure the following options:

Create a Linux configuration file named 99-sonarqube.conf.

Here  is the content of the 99-sonarqube.conf file.

Edit the sysctl.conf configuration file.

Add the following lines at the end of the sysctl.conf file.

Reboot your computer to enable the new configuration

Start the Sonarqube service.

Use the following command to monitor the SonarQube log.

The Sonarqube log should show the following information:

Congratulations! You have finished the Sonarqube installation.