# Introduction

As a DCE subscriber, Sonar will assist with the setup and configuration of your cluster. Get in touch with your account manager to receive appropriate onboarding resources.

To deploy Data Center Edition on Kubernetes or OpenShift:

1. Read [before-you-start](https://docs.sonarsource.com/sonarqube-server/2025.2/setup-and-update/deploy-on-kubernetes/dce/before-you-start "mention").
2. [customizing-helm-chart](https://docs.sonarsource.com/sonarqube-server/2025.2/setup-and-update/deploy-on-kubernetes/dce/customizing-helm-chart "mention").
3. Install the Helm chart, either [installing-from-helm-repo](https://docs.sonarsource.com/sonarqube-server/2025.2/setup-and-update/deploy-on-kubernetes/dce/installing-from-helm-repo "mention") or [installing-from-gcp](https://docs.sonarsource.com/sonarqube-server/2025.2/setup-and-update/deploy-on-kubernetes/dce/installing-from-gcp "mention").
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 [overview](https://docs.sonarsource.com/sonarqube-server/2025.2/analyzing-source-code/overview "mention").
5. If necessary, [encrypting-helm-chart-sensitive-data](https://docs.sonarsource.com/sonarqube-server/2025.2/setup-and-update/deploy-on-kubernetes/encrypting-helm-chart-sensitive-data "mention").