Setup Sonarlint/SonarQube With VSCode

Today I will guide you on how to configure VSCode with SonarQube Server.

Step 1. Install SonarLint Extension.

Step 2. Open global setup for VS Code

Ex:\AppData\Roaming\Code\User\settings.json

"sonarlint.connectedMode.connections.sonarqube": [{
        "serverUrl": "https://sonar.domain.net",
        "token": "xxxx"
}]

Step 3. How to get token for the application

Access to current SonarQube Server

Ex. Open link https://sonar.domain.net/

Login with your account and go to Account Settings

Go to the security tab and generate token — copy token to VS Code settings

Step 4. Go to the code base of your application

Add a workspace/user settings for the application

Add this config to your workspace/users settings

“sonarlint.connectedMode.project”: {
    “projectKey”: “TestApp”
}

How to get projectKey

1. Go to the SonarQube Server

2. Click in the Project you want to check — You can get Project Key -> ID in the URL