# Overview

### Try out SonarQube <a href="#try-out-sonarqube" id="try-out-sonarqube"></a>

To try out the SonarQube platform, follow the [try-out-sonarqube](https://docs.sonarsource.com/sonarqube-server/10.7/try-out-sonarqube "mention") guide.

### Install a production instance <a href="#install-a-production-instance" id="install-a-production-instance"></a>

To install a production instance, read the [server-host](https://docs.sonarsource.com/sonarqube-server/10.7/setup-and-upgrade/installation-requirements/server-host "mention"), and then follow the [introduction](https://docs.sonarsource.com/sonarqube-server/10.7/setup-and-upgrade/install-the-server/introduction "mention").

### After the installation <a href="#after-the-installation" id="after-the-installation"></a>

After your server is up and running, you’ll need to install one or more [overview](https://docs.sonarsource.com/sonarqube-server/10.7/analyzing-source-code/overview "mention") on the machines where the analysis will be performed.

### Upgrade your production instance <a href="#upgrade-your-production-instance" id="upgrade-your-production-instance"></a>

To upgrade your production instance, read the [roadmap](https://docs.sonarsource.com/sonarqube-server/10.7/server-upgrade-and-maintenance/upgrade/upgrade-the-server/roadmap "mention") and the relevant, version-specific upgrade notes.