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# Installation

The steps you need to install SonarQube for Visual Studio in your IDE.

SonarQube for Visual Studio is available for Visual Studio version [2026 & 2022](https://marketplace.visualstudio.com/items?itemName=SonarSource.SonarLintforVisualStudio2022). It can be installed directly from your IDE’s Marketplace.

{% hint style="warning" %}
SonarQube for Visual Studio is not supported on Visual Studio 2017 and 2019. Support for Visual Studio 2017 ended on March 1, 2022, and support for Visual Studio 2019 ended in April 2024. These extension packages will not be updated or rebuilt.

The Visual Studio 2019 package contains a build certificate that expired in 2023. Installation can fail, and the expired certificate is a security risk in environments with strict security requirements. Microsoft supports Visual Studio 2019 itself until April 2029, but that does not extend to this extension. Use SonarQube for Visual Studio with Visual Studio 2022 or 2026.
{% endhint %}

## Instructions <a href="#instructions" id="instructions"></a>

To install SonarQube for Visual Studio from within Visual Studio:

1. From Visual Studio, go to **Extensions** > **Manage Extensions** and search **SonarQube for Visual Studio**.
2. Select **SonarQube for Visual Studio** and click **Download**.

The extension will be installed after all instances of Visual Studio have been closed.

SonarQube for Visual Studio needs a Java Runtime (JRE) to operate and will use its own JRE if you don’t provide one.

* To specify a JRE, go to **Extensions** > **SonarQube** > **Options…** > **SonarQube** > **General** > **Java Home**, add the path to your JRE, and restart your IDE to apply the setting.

## First taste of SonarQube for Visual Studio <a href="#first-taste-of-sonarlint" id="first-taste-of-sonarlint"></a>

Now that you have SonarQube for Visual Studio installed, open or create a new project containing source files in a programming language SonarQube for Visual Studio can analyze out of the box. See the [Rules and languages](/sonarqube-for-visual-studio/using/rules.md) page for a table languages that work with your IDE.

For example in C#, you can copy-paste this code snippet into your file and have a look at what SonarQube for Visual Studio returns in the **Error List**:

```csharp
// TODO: Say hello to SonarQube for Visual Studio!
```

<div align="left"><figure><img src="https://1613591589-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-x-prod.appspot.com/o/spaces%2F5CSDwdOaYoOAGYNiRqgl%2Fuploads%2Fgit-blob-4a968e55f5cd5bfebffe38605422279cf8f10290%2F19a5fafeef95b40f45687d4bd89e693c231650d1.png?alt=media" alt="Your first taste of SonarQube for Visual Studio will be highlighted with squiggles and an issue description in the Error List view window."><figcaption></figcaption></figure></div>

## Connect to your server <a href="#updating-sonarlint-in-vs-code" id="updating-sonarlint-in-vs-code"></a>

Connect SonarQube for VS Code to your instance of [SonarQube Server](/sonarqube-server/2026.1/user-guide/connected-mode.md), [SonarQube Cloud](/sonarqube-cloud/analyzing-source-code/connected-mode.md), or [SonarQube Community Build](/sonarqube-community-build/user-guide/connected-mode.md) to expand your analysis capabilities and share quality profiles with your team. See the article about connected mode [Connected mode](/sonarqube-for-visual-studio/connect-your-ide/connected-mode.md#benefits), and the [Connected mode setup](/sonarqube-for-visual-studio/connect-your-ide/setup.md) page for full instructions to get going.


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