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# Prerequisites

To set up the SonarQube MCP Server, you'll need the following:

* A supported MCP client. A list of tested clients is in the [Quickstart guides](/sonarqube-mcp-server/setup/quickstart-guides.md) section.
* One of the following:
  * A SonarQube Cloud organization. Both the EU and US region organizations are supported.
  * SonarQube Server 2025.1 or later. 
    * SonarQube Server 2026.1 or later recommend for optimal performance.
  * SonarQube Community Build.
* For self-hosted deployment: a container management tool to run the container image (for example, Docker), or JDK 21+ to run the standalone JAR.

## Next steps

Review [Environment considerations](/sonarqube-mcp-server/setup/environment-considerations.md) and follow the [Quickstart guides](/sonarqube-mcp-server/setup/quickstart-guides.md). To quickly generate a working configuration for your IDE or CLI, use the official [SonarQube MCP Server configuration generator](https://mcp.sonarqube.com/config-generator.html).


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