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# Advanced installation features

Explains how to perform advanced setup on SonarQube Server 10.3 including web connection parameter change.

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This section explains how to:

* Change the web server connection parameters
* Modify the default configuration of the server installation

You can also:

* In case of a ZIP installation: run SonarQube Server as a service on [Windows](/sonarqube-server/10.3/setup-and-upgrade/configure-and-operate-a-server/operating-the-server.md#running-sonarqube-as-a-service-on-windows) or [Linux](/sonarqube-server/10.3/setup-and-upgrade/configure-and-operate-a-server/operating-the-server.md#running-sonarqube-as-service-linux-systemd).
* Run SonarQube Server [behind a proxy](/sonarqube-server/10.3/setup-and-upgrade/configure-and-operate-a-server/operating-the-server.md#securing-the-server-behind-a-proxy)
* Monitor and adjust your [Monitoring](/sonarqube-server/10.3/instance-administration/monitoring.md#java-process-memory).
* Install a [Install a plugin](/sonarqube-server/10.3/setup-and-upgrade/install-a-plugin.md).

## Changing the web server connection parameters <a href="#change-server-connection-parameters" id="change-server-connection-parameters"></a>

To set up the web server connection:

* For a server installation from the ZIP file: Verify and change if necessary the following properties in the SonarQube Server configuration file (`<sonarqubeHome>/conf/sonar.properties`).
* For a server installation from the Docker image: Verify and change if necessary the following environment variables.

| **Property (ZIP installation)** | **Environment variable (Docker installation)** | **Description**                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           |
| ------------------------------- | ---------------------------------------------- | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| sonar.web.host                  | SONAR\_WEB\_HOST                               | <p>For servers with more than one IP address, this property specifies which address will be used for listening on the specified ports.</p><p><strong>Default value</strong>: 0.0.0.0 (ports will be used on all IP addresses associated with the server)</p>                                                                                                                                              |
| sonar.web.port                  | SONAR\_WEB\_PORT                               | <p>TCP port for incoming HTTP connections.</p><p><strong>Default value</strong>: 9000</p>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 |
| sonar.web.context               | SONAR\_WEB\_CONTEXT                            | <p>Web context specifying the path at which to serve SonarQube Server. For example, with <code>sonar.web.port=9000</code> and <code>sonar.web.context=/sonarqube</code>, you will access the web interface at <http://localhost:9000/sonarqube>.</p><p><strong>Example</strong>: <code>/sonarqube</code> (must start with a forward slash)</p><p><strong>Default value</strong>: empty (root context)</p> |

## Modifying the default configuration of a server installation <a href="#modify-default-config" id="modify-default-config"></a>

To modify the default configuration:

* For a server installation from the ZIP file: Change the sonar properties in the SonarQube Server configuration file (`<sonarqubeHome>/conf/sonar.properties`).
* For a server installation from the Docker image: Change the sonar [Environment variables](/sonarqube-server/10.3/setup-and-upgrade/configure-and-operate-a-server/environment-variables.md).


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