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# Introduction

Your entry point to deploy the SonarQube Server Data Center Edition on Kubernetes or Openshift. This page is for SonarQube Server 10.8.

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This section explains how to install Data Center Edition on Kubernetes or Openshift (see also the [SonarQube Server Helm chart documentation](https://artifacthub.io/packages/helm/sonarqube/sonarqube-dce)).

To deploy Data Center Edition on Kubernetes or Openshift:

1. Read [Before you start](/sonarqube-server/10.8/setup-and-upgrade/deploy-on-kubernetes/dce/before-you-start.md).
2. [Customizing Helm chart](/sonarqube-server/10.8/setup-and-upgrade/deploy-on-kubernetes/dce/customizing-helm-chart.md).
3. Install the Helm chart, either [Installing from Helm repository](/sonarqube-server/10.8/setup-and-upgrade/deploy-on-kubernetes/dce/installing-from-helm-repo.md) or [Installing from Google Cloud Platform](/sonarqube-server/10.8/setup-and-upgrade/deploy-on-kubernetes/dce/installing-from-gcp.md).
4. Once your SonarQube Server is installed and running, you can access SonarQube Server UI in your web browser (the default system administrator credentials are **admin**/**admin**) and you’re ready to begin [Project analysis setup](/sonarqube-server/10.8/analyzing-source-code/overview.md).
5. If necessary, [Encrypting Helm chart sensitive data](/sonarqube-server/10.8/setup-and-upgrade/deploy-on-kubernetes/encrypting-helm-chart-sensitive-data.md).


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