SonarQube Integration with Jenkins for Code Analysis in 4 Steps

In this article, We are going to perform SonarQube Integration with Jenkins for Code Analysis.

Introduction

SonarQube is an opensource web based tool to manage code quality and code analysis. It is most widely used in continuous code inspection which performs reviews of code to detect bugs, code smells and vulnerability issues of programming languages such as PHP, C#, JavaScript, C/C++ and Java , Also tracks statistics and creates charts that enable developers to quickly identify problems in their code.

Prerequisites

  • SSH access with sudo privileges
  • Preinstalled Jenkins

Follow below articles to Install Jenkins and SonarQube if not installed.

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Step 1: Install SonarQube Scanner Plugin for Jenkins

First login to Jenkins with UserName and Password , Go to Manage Jenkins -> Manage Plugins -> Available -> Search for SonarQube Scanner ->

Install SonarQube Scanner plugin in Jenkins as shown below.

install sonarqube scanner plugin in jenkins

Step 2: Configure SonarQube Scanner in Global Tool Configuration

Next Configure SonarQube Scanner in Global Tool Configuration using below steps

Go to Mange Jenkins -> Global Tool Configuration -> Scroll for SonarQube Scanner -> click on Add sonar scanner ->

Give the name , select SonarQube Scanner version and click on Apply.

configure sonarqube scanner in global tool configuration

If you have already installed SonarQube Scanner on your then give installation path of SonarQube Scanner as shown below,

Step 3: SonarQube Integration with Jenkins for Code Analysis

First genrate or copy SonarQube Authentication Token From SoanarQube Server

Login to SonarQube as a admin using http://<SonarQube_Server_IP/Name>:9000

Go To My Account > Security > Generate Token , copy and paste token in notepad

Now Add the SonarQube details in Jenkins, So you can check code analysis report on SonarQube Server.

Go to Manage Jenkins -> Configure system -> SonarQube Server section -> Click on Add SonarQube -> Name it -> SonarQube server section > Add SonarQube > Enter Name , Server URL and Authentication Token of SonarQube Server

configure sonarqube server in jenkins

Step 4: Create a Jenkins Job to SonarQube Code Analysis

Go to your Jenkins Job , under build section click on Add Build Step -> click on Execute SonarQube Scanner.

execute sonarqube scanner in jenkins build

Go to Analysis Properties and paste the below lines as per your project .

sonar.projectKey=FOSSTechNix
sonar.projectName=JavaProjectDemo
sonar.projectVersion=4.0
sonar.sources=/var/lib/jenkins/workspace/$JOB_NAME/<PROJECT_NAME>/src

Conclusion

In this article, We have covered, SonarQube Integration with Jenkins for Code Analysis

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Reference:

Jenkins Official Documentation

SonarQube Official Documentation

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