Creating project analysis tokens in SonarQube Server

Time to complete icon5 minutes to complete

Overview

This course explains how to create SonarQube Server project analysis tokens to securely manage automated code analysis on a single project.

Learning objectives

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

  • Define a project analysis token and its purpose.
  • Create a project analysis token within a SonarQube Server instance.

Key topics

  • Purpose and function of project analysis tokens
  • Permissions required to create a project analysis token
  • Steps for creating a token in SonarQube Server 
  • Best practices for token security

Target audience

  • Administrator
  • DevOps engineer
  • Developer
  • Engineering leader
  • Analyst

Prerequisites

  • Access to a SonarQube Server instance
  • A user account with Global Execute Analysis permission or Execute Analysis permission on the associated project