SonarQube Installation on EC2

Install SonarQube in the /opt directory on Ubuntu, follow these steps:

1. Update Package List and Install Dependencies:
   

   sudo apt update -y
   sudo apt install openjdk-11-jdk wget unzip
   

2. Download SonarQube: Visit the SonarQube download page to get the latest version URL or use the command below for a specific version. For example:
   

   wget https://binaries.sonarsource.com/Distribution/sonarqube/sonarqube-9.6.1.62043.zip
   

3. Extract the Downloaded File:
   

   sudo unzip sonarqube-9.6.1.62043.zip -d /opt
   

4. Create a SonarQube User (Optional but recommended for security):
   

   sudo useradd --system --home /opt/sonarqube --shell /bin/false sonarqube
   

5. Change Ownership of the SonarQube Directory:
   

   sudo chown -R sonarqube:sonarqube /opt/sonarqube-9.6.1.62043
   

6. Configure SonarQube: Edit the sonar.properties file to set up SonarQube (e.g., database configuration, web server ports, user & passwd):
   

   sudo vi /opt/sonarqube-9.6.1.62043/conf/sonar.properties
   

7. Create a Systemd Service File: Create a service file for SonarQube to manage it as a systemd service:
   

   sudo vi /etc/systemd/system/sonarqube.service
   

   Add the following content:
   

   [Unit]
   Description=SonarQube
   After=syslog.target network.target
   
   [Service]
   Type=forking
   User=sonarqube
   Group=sonarqube
   ExecStart=/opt/sonarqube-9.6.1.62043/bin/linux-x86-64/sonar.sh start
   ExecStop=/opt/sonarqube-9.6.1.62043/bin/linux-x86-64/sonar.sh stop
   LimitNOFILE=65536
   LimitNPROC=8192
   Restart=always
   
   [Install]
   WantedBy=multi-user.target
   

8. Reload Systemd and Start SonarQube:
   

   bashCopy codesudo systemctl daemon-reload
   sudo systemctl start sonarqube
   sudo systemctl enable sonarqube
   

9. Access SonarQube at http://<public IP>:9000

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