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SonarQube 9.9.8 Installation Guide

The document outlines the installation steps for SonarQube 9.9.8, which requires Java 17. It includes instructions for installing Java using Amazon Corretto, setting up necessary tools, downloading and extracting SonarQube, creating a dedicated user for security, setting ownership, configuring Java for the Sonar user, and finally starting SonarQube. Each step is detailed with the necessary commands to execute in a Linux environment.

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SonarQube 9.9.8 Installation Guide

The document outlines the installation steps for SonarQube 9.9.8, which requires Java 17. It includes instructions for installing Java using Amazon Corretto, setting up necessary tools, downloading and extracting SonarQube, creating a dedicated user for security, setting ownership, configuring Java for the Sonar user, and finally starting SonarQube. Each step is detailed with the necessary commands to execute in a Linux environment.

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Step 1:

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Install Java 17 using Amazon Corretto
SonarQube 9.9.8 requires Java 17.

sudo rpm --import [Link]


sudo curl -Lo /etc/[Link].d/[Link] [Link]
sudo yum install -y java-17-amazon-corretto-devel --nogpgcheck

Verify:
java -version

Step 2:
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Install wget and unzip
sudo yum install wget unzip -y

Step 3:
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Download and Extract SonarQube

cd /opt
sudo wget [Link]
[Link]
sudo unzip [Link]
sudo mv sonarqube-9.9.8.100196 SonarQube

Step 4:
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Create a Dedicated User
For security, SonarQube must not be run as root.

sudo useradd -m -d /opt/sonarqube -s /bin/bash sonar

The -m flag is meant to create the directory, but if /opt/sonarqube already exists,
it won't touch or overwrite it.

It will just assign that directory as the home directory of the sonar user.

It will show a warning, not an error — and that’s fine.

-s /bin/bash sets the default shell for the sonar user.

It just means: when you log in as sonar, you'll get a normal bash shell
environment.

Step 5:
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Set Ownership

sudo chown -R sonar:sonar /opt/SonarQube

This ensures the sonar user has the right permissions to manage and run SonarQube.

Now, the sonar user can run the bin/ startup scripts directly — no need to add it
to sudoers or use visudo.
it can run the bin/ startup scripts without needing visudo or sudo access.

Step 6:
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Configure Java for Sonar User
Switch to the sonar user:

sudo su - sonar

Edit the profile:


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vi ~/.bash_profile

Add at the bottom:

export JAVA_HOME=/usr/lib/jvm/java-17-amazon-corretto
export PATH=$JAVA_HOME/bin:$PATH
Save and

apply to laod:
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source ~/.bash_profile

Step 7:
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Start SonarQube

cd /opt/sonarqube/bin/linux-x86-64/
sh [Link] start

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