# SonarQube tasks for Azure Pipelines

## Prepare Analysis Configuration task <a href="#prepare-analysis-configuration" id="prepare-analysis-configuration"></a>

This task configures the required settings before executing the build. For .NET solutions or Java projects, it helps integrate seamlessly with MSBuild, Maven, and Gradle tasks.

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<summary>Task inputs common to all modes</summary>

The table below lists the **Prepare Analysis Configuration** task inputs common to all modes of the Azure DevOps extension for SonarQube Server.

| **Task input** | **Description**                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   | **Required in YAML file** |
| -------------- | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ------------------------- |
| `SonarQube`    | Name of the SonarQube service connection(s) (SonarQube Server Endpoint) to your Azure DevOps project. See **Adding SonarQube Server service connection to Azure Pipelines** in [Setting up project integration](/sonarqube-server/2025.3/devops-platform-integration/azure-devops-integration/setting-up-project-integration.md). | x                         |
| `scannerMode`  | <p>The running mode of the Azure DevOps extension for SonarQube Server.</p><p>Possible values:</p><p>• dotnet: .NET mode, for .NET projects.</p><p>• other: Maven / Gradle mode, for Maven and Gradle projects.</p><p>• cli: CLI mode, for other projects.</p>                                                                    | x                         |

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<summary>Task inputs specific to the Maven / Gradle mode</summary>

The table below lists the **Prepare Analysis Configuration** task inputs specific to the Maven / Gradle mode of the Azure DevOps extension for SonarQube Server.

| **Input**         | **Description**                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          | **Required in YAML file**  |
| ----------------- | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | -------------------------- |
| `extraProperties` | <p>Additional sonar properties to be passed to the scanner. A property is defined through a \[key, value] pair.</p><p><strong>Format</strong>: One \[key, value] pair per line as follows:<br><code>\<key>=\<value></code><br>For example: <code>sonar.exclusions=\*\*/\*.bin</code></p> | x (to set the project key) |

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<details>

<summary>Task inputs specific to the .NET mode</summary>

The table below lists the **Prepare Analysis Configuration** task inputs specific to the .NET mode of the Azure DevOps extension for SonarQube Server. The **Corresponding sonar property** column indicates the sonar property that SonarQube Server will set with the input value. See the sonar property description in [Analysis parameters](/sonarqube-server/2025.3/analyzing-source-code/analysis-parameters.md) for more information on the possible values and default-from-build values.

| **Task input**         | **Description**                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                | **Corresponding sonar property** | **Required in YAML file** |
| ---------------------- | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | -------------------------------- | ------------------------- |
| `projectKey`           | <p>• If the project exists already in SonarQube Server (It is highly recommended to create your project first: see Creating your project): the project’s unique key (is displayed in SonarQube UI).</p><p>• If the project doesn’t exist yet in SonarQube Server, it will be created with this key. Allowed characters are letters, numbers, -, \_, ., and :, with at least one non-digit.</p> | `sonar.projectKey`               | x                         |
| `projectName`          | <p>The name of the SonarQube Server project that will be displayed on the web interface.</p><p><strong>Default</strong>: <code>projectKey</code> input value (if no default-from-build value applies).</p>                                                                                                                                                                                     | `sonar.projectName`              | <p><br></p>               |
| `projectVersion`       | The version of the SonarQube Server project.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   | `sonar.projectVersion`           | <p><br></p>               |
| `dotnetScannerVersion` | <p>The version of the SonarScanner for .NET to be downloaded. See <a data-mention href="/pages/pEMrqETeCsu8N6Exmb0Y">/pages/pEMrqETeCsu8N6Exmb0Y</a>.</p><p><strong>Default</strong>: The extension’s default version of the SonarScanner for .NET (the latest compatible version).</p>                                                                                                        | <p><br></p>                      | <p><br></p>               |

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<summary>Task inputs specific to the CLI mode</summary>

The table below lists the **Prepare Analysis Configuration** task inputs specific to the CLI mode of the Azure DevOps extension for SonarQube Server. The **Corresponding sonar property** column indicates the sonar property that SonarQube Server will set with the input value. See the sonar property description in [Analysis parameters](/sonarqube-server/2025.3/analyzing-source-code/analysis-parameters.md) for more information on the possible values and default-from-build values.

| **Task input**      | **Description**                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           | **Corresponding sonar property** | **Required in YAML file** |
| ------------------- | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | -------------------------------- | ------------------------- |
| `cliSources`        | <p>The path to the root directory containing source files. The path can be absolute, or relative to the repository root.</p><p><strong>Warning</strong>: The possible values are different from the <code>sonar.sources</code> property:</p><p>• You can only set a single path.</p><p>• The relative path must be relative to the repository root (and not the to the sonar.projectBaseDir property).</p><p>• If you want to set a list of paths, define instead sonar.sources in the extraProperties input or in sonar-project.properties (See Choosing your configuration mode)</p><p><strong>Default</strong>: <strong>.</strong></p> | `sonar.sources`                  | x                         |
| `configMode`        | <p>Specifies the configuration mode.</p><p>Possible values:</p><p>• file (default): The configuration is stored in the file defined through the configFile input.</p><p>• manual: The configuration is defined through the extraProperties input.</p>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     | <p><br></p>                      | x                         |
| `cliScannerVersion` | <p>Version of the SonarScanner CLI to be downloaded. See <a data-mention href="/pages/pEMrqETeCsu8N6Exmb0Y">/pages/pEMrqETeCsu8N6Exmb0Y</a>.</p><p><strong>Default</strong>: The extension’s default version of the SonarScanner CLI (the last available version).</p>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    | <p><br></p>                      | <p><br></p>               |
| `configFile`        | <p>Is used if <code>configMode</code>is set to <code>file</code>.<br>The path to the file containing your analysis configuration. Path can be absolute or relative to the repository root.</p><p><strong>Default</strong>: sonar-project.properties</p>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   | <p><br></p>                      | <p><br></p>               |
| `cliProjectKey`     | <p>Is used if <code>configMode</code> is set to <code>manual</code>.</p><p>• If the project exists already in SonarQube Server (It is highly recommended to create your project first: see Creating your project): the project’s unique key (is displayed in SonarQube UI).</p><p>• If the project doesn’t exist yet in SonarQube Server, it will be created with this key. Allowed characters are letters, numbers, -, \_, ., and :, with at least one non-digit.</p>                                                                                                                                                                    | `sonar.projectKey`               | x                         |
| `cliProjectName`    | <p>Is used if <code>configMode</code> is set to <code>manual</code>.</p><p>The name of the SonarQube Server project that will be displayed on the web interface.</p><p><strong>Default</strong>: <code>cliProjectKey</code> input value (if no default-from-build value applies).</p>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     | `sonar.projectName`              | <p><br></p>               |
| `cliProjectVersion` | <p>Is used if <code>configMode</code> is set to <code>manual</code>.<br>The version of the SonarQube Server project.</p>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  | `sonar.projectVersion`           | <p><br></p>               |
| `extraProperties`   | <p>Is used if <code>configMode</code> is set to <code>manual</code>.</p><p>Additional sonar properties to be passed to the scanner. A property is defined through a \[key, value] pair.</p><p><strong>Format</strong>: One \[key, value] pair per line as follows:<br><code>\<key>=\<value></code><br>For example: <code>sonar.exclusions=\*\*/\*.bin</code></p>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          | <p><br></p>                      | <p><br></p>               |

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## Run Code Analysis task <a href="#run-code-analysis" id="run-code-analysis"></a>

This task executes the analysis of the source code. It is not used in the Gradle / Maven mode of the Azure DevOps extension for SonarQube Server.

The table below lists the task inputs.

| **Task input**                            | **Description**                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            |
| ----------------------------------------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ |
| <p><code>jdkversion</code></p><p><br></p> | <p>The version of Java used by the scanner for analysis. See <a data-mention href="/pages/XTIg2IxG09BkFcFQGtbX">/pages/XTIg2IxG09BkFcFQGtbX</a>.</p><p>If you select a value other than JAVA\_HOME, the analyze task will revert to using JAVA\_HOME if the selected environment variable does not exist.</p><p>Possible values:</p><p>• JAVA\_HOME: Use the value of the JAVA\_HOME environment variable on the system.</p><p>• JAVA\_HOME\_17\_X64: Use the value of the JAVA\_HOME\_17\_X64 environment variable on the system, if available. This environment variable is already set when running on Microsoft-hosted agents.</p><p>• JAVA\_HOME\_21\_X64: Use the value of the JAVA\_HOME\_17\_X64 environment variable on the system. This environment variable is already set when running on Microsoft-hosted agents.</p><p><strong>Default</strong>: <code>JAVA\_HOME</code></p> |

## Publish Quality Gate Result task <a href="#publish-quality-gate-result" id="publish-quality-gate-result"></a>

This task allows you to report the quality gate status directly to your Azure Pipeline’s Build Summary page. It is not mandatory but highly recommended.

{% hint style="info" %}
The Publish Quality Gate Result task can significantly increase the overall build time because it will poll SonarQube until the analysis is complete.
{% endhint %}

The table below lists the task inputs.

| **Task input**      | **Description**                                                                                                                                  |
| ------------------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ |
| `pollingTimeoutSec` | <p>The maximum time (in seconds) for the task to wait for the analysis results sent by SonarQube Server.</p><p><strong>Default</strong>: 300</p> |

## Related pages <a href="#related-pages" id="related-pages"></a>

* [Azure Pipelines integration overview](/sonarqube-server/2025.3/devops-platform-integration/azure-devops-integration/azure-pipelines-integration-overview.md)
* [Gradle or Maven project](/sonarqube-server/2025.3/devops-platform-integration/azure-devops-integration/adding-analysis-to-pipeline/gradle-or-maven-project.md)
* [.NET project](/sonarqube-server/2025.3/devops-platform-integration/azure-devops-integration/adding-analysis-to-pipeline/dotnet-project.md)
* [C family project](/sonarqube-server/2025.3/devops-platform-integration/azure-devops-integration/adding-analysis-to-pipeline/c-family-project.md)
* [JS, TS, Go, Python, PHP, etc. project](/sonarqube-server/2025.3/devops-platform-integration/azure-devops-integration/adding-analysis-to-pipeline/js-ts-go-python-php.md)
* [Using various features](/sonarqube-server/2025.3/devops-platform-integration/azure-devops-integration/adding-analysis-to-pipeline/various-features.md)


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