SonarQube Installation on Ubuntu

This guide walks you through installing SonarQube on Ubuntu using PostgreSQL.

Prerequisites

Ubuntu 20.04 / 22.04 / 24.04
At least 4 GB RAM (8 GB recommended)
Java 17

sudo apt update
sudo apt install openjdk-17-jdk -y
java -version

Step 1: Install PostgreSQL

sudo apt install postgresql postgresql-contrib -y

Create database and user:

sudo -u postgres psql

CREATE USER sonar WITH PASSWORD 'sonar';
CREATE DATABASE sonar OWNER sonar;
GRANT ALL PRIVILEGES ON DATABASE sonar TO sonar;
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Step 2: Download and Install SonarQube

Download the latest version from the official downloads page.

# Example for latest version (replace with current link)
wget https://binaries.sonarsource.com/Distribution/sonarqube/sonarqube-2026.1.2.zip

sudo apt install unzip -y
unzip sonarqube-*.zip
sudo mv sonarqube-* /opt/sonarqube

Step 3: Create Dedicated User (Recommended)

sudo useradd -r -m -U -d /opt/sonarqube -s /bin/false sonar
sudo chown -R sonar:sonar /opt/sonarqube