Initial SonarQube Cloud set up with GitHub

Time to complete icon20 minutes to complete

Overview

This course guides you through the initial setup of SonarQube Cloud using GitHub credentials. You will learn how to create a SonarQube Cloud account, authorize the necessary GitHub application, connect a GitHub organization to SonarQube Cloud, and add your first project for analysis.

Learning objectives

After completing this course, you’ll be able to:

  • Create a new SonarQube Cloud account.
  • Create a GitHub application for SonarQube Cloud.   
  • Connect a GitHub organization to SonarQube Cloud.   
  • Add a GitHub project to SonarQube Cloud.   

Key topics

  • Creating a SonarQube Cloud account using GitHub credentials.   
  • Setting up a SonarQube Cloud organization linked to a GitHub organization.   
  • Adding a GitHub project (repository) to your SonarQube Cloud organization.   
  • Resources and best practices for using SonarQube Cloud with GitHub.   

Target audience

  • Administrator
  • DevOps engineer

Prerequisites

  • Active GitHub subscription   
  • Administrator credentials for a GitHub organization for use in SonarQube Cloud   
  • One or more repositories in GitHub organization
  • Verified email address associated with GitHub account