# Server installation and setup

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[Overview](/sonarqube-server/2025.2/setup-and-update/overview.md)
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[Installation requirements](/sonarqube-server/2025.2/setup-and-update/installation-requirements.md)
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[Pre-installation steps](/sonarqube-server/2025.2/setup-and-update/pre-installation.md)
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[Developer and Enterprise Editions](/sonarqube-server/2025.2/setup-and-update/install-the-server.md)
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[Data Center Edition (DCE)](/sonarqube-server/2025.2/setup-and-update/install-the-server-as-a-cluster.md)
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[Deploying on Kubernetes](/sonarqube-server/2025.2/setup-and-update/deploy-on-kubernetes.md)
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[Operating the server](/sonarqube-server/2025.2/setup-and-update/operating-the-server.md)
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[Operating the DCE cluster](/sonarqube-server/2025.2/setup-and-update/configure-and-operate-a-cluster.md)
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[Installing plugins](/sonarqube-server/2025.2/setup-and-update/plugins.md)
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[Reference architectures](/sonarqube-server/2025.2/setup-and-update/reference-architectures.md)
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[Environment variables](/sonarqube-server/2025.2/setup-and-update/environment-variables.md)
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