# Binding to GitHub

This section explains how to set up GitHub and SonarQube Server for their integration at the global level. You need the global Administer System permission in SonarQube Server to perform this setup.

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You can use any GitHub plan. If you use GitHub Enterprise Server, we recommend using [GitHub Enterprise version 3.14+.](https://docs.github.com/en/enterprise-server@3.14)
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This setup consists of:

* [server-base-url](https://docs.sonarsource.com/sonarqube-server/2026.1/instance-administration/server-base-url "mention")\
  You must configure your SonarQube Server base URL in SonarQube Server, otherwise, integration features will not work correctly.
* [setting-up-github-app](https://docs.sonarsource.com/sonarqube-server/2026.1/instance-administration/devops-platforms/github/setting-up-github-app "mention")\
  You need to use a GitHub App to connect SonarQube Server with a GitHub instance.
* Setting up user provisioning and authentication: see [github](https://docs.sonarsource.com/sonarqube-server/2026.1/instance-administration/authentication/github "mention").
* [report-security-alerts](https://docs.sonarsource.com/sonarqube-server/2026.1/instance-administration/devops-platforms/github/report-security-alerts "mention")\
  Starting in Developer Edition, SonarQube Server can provide feedback about security issues inside the GitHub interface itself as code scanning alerts under the **Security** tab.
* [setting-parameters-for-github-actions](https://docs.sonarsource.com/sonarqube-server/2026.1/instance-administration/devops-platforms/github/setting-parameters-for-github-actions "mention")\
  You can define at the global level the parameters used in GitHub Actions workflows to connect to SonarQube Server (Server URL and token).