# Introduction to instance administration

## Global analysis setup <a href="#global-analysis-setup" id="global-analysis-setup"></a>

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<summary>pages in Global analysis setup</summary>

* **Choosing a mode for your instance**
  * [Overview](/sonarqube-server/2026.2/instance-administration/analysis-functions/instance-mode/instance-mode-overview.md)
  * [MQR mode](/sonarqube-server/2026.2/instance-administration/analysis-functions/instance-mode/mqr-mode.md)
  * [Standard Experience](/sonarqube-server/2026.2/instance-administration/analysis-functions/instance-mode/standard-experience.md)
* [New code definition](/sonarqube-server/2026.2/instance-administration/analysis-functions/setting-new-code-definition-at-global-level.md)
* [Quality standards](/sonarqube-server/2026.2/instance-administration/analysis-functions/quality-standards.md)
* **Adjusting the analysis scope**
  * [Introduction](/sonarqube-server/2026.2/instance-administration/analysis-functions/analysis-scope/introduction.md)
  * [Excluding files based on file paths](/sonarqube-server/2026.2/instance-administration/analysis-functions/analysis-scope/excluding-files-based-on-file-paths.md)
  * [Excluding from coverage or duplication](/sonarqube-server/2026.2/instance-administration/analysis-functions/analysis-scope/exclude-from-coverage-duplication.md)
  * [Using advanced exclusion features](/sonarqube-server/2026.2/instance-administration/analysis-functions/analysis-scope/advanced-exclusion-features.md)
* [Code metrics](/sonarqube-server/2026.2/instance-administration/analysis-functions/metrics-parameters.md)

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## System functions setup <a href="#system-functions-setup" id="system-functions-setup"></a>

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<summary>pages in System functions setup</summary>

* [Broken mention](broken://pages/5ZcuGWP5KJ7llXDmZdqU)
* [Security features](/sonarqube-server/2026.2/instance-administration/system-functions/security.md)
* [Housekeeping](/sonarqube-server/2026.2/instance-administration/system-functions/housekeeping.md)
* [Telemetry](/sonarqube-server/2026.2/instance-administration/system-functions/telemetry.md)
* [PDF reports](/sonarqube-server/2026.2/instance-administration/system-functions/pdf-reports.md)

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## AI features <a href="#ai-features" id="ai-features"></a>

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<summary>pages in AI features</summary>

* [Overview](/sonarqube-server/2026.2/instance-administration/ai-features/overview.md)
* [Autodetect AI code](/sonarqube-server/2026.2/instance-administration/ai-features/autodetect-ai-code.md)
* [Permissions for AI autodetect](/sonarqube-server/2026.2/instance-administration/ai-features/permissions-for-ai-autodetect.md)
* [Enable AI CodeFix](/sonarqube-server/2026.2/instance-administration/ai-features/enable-ai-codefix.md)

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## Security <a href="#security" id="security"></a>

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<summary>pages in Security</summary>

* [User accounts](/sonarqube-server/2026.2/instance-administration/security/user-accounts.md)
* [User sessions](/sonarqube-server/2026.2/instance-administration/security/user-sessions.md)
* [Tokens](/sonarqube-server/2026.2/instance-administration/security/administering-tokens.md)
* [Sensitive settings](/sonarqube-server/2026.2/instance-administration/security/encrypting-settings.md)

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## User management <a href="#user-management" id="user-management"></a>

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<summary>pages in User management</summary>

* [Introduction to user management](/sonarqube-server/2026.2/instance-administration/user-management/introduction.md)
* [Viewing user accounts](/sonarqube-server/2026.2/instance-administration/user-management/viewing-users.md)
* [Managing groups](/sonarqube-server/2026.2/instance-administration/user-management/user-groups.md)
* [Managing permissions](/sonarqube-server/2026.2/instance-administration/user-management/user-permissions.md)
* [Associating with SCM account](/sonarqube-server/2026.2/instance-administration/user-management/updating-scm-details.md)
* [Creating users manually](/sonarqube-server/2026.2/instance-administration/user-management/creating-users.md)
* [Deactivating users](/sonarqube-server/2026.2/instance-administration/user-management/deactivating-users.md)
* [Changing user password](/sonarqube-server/2026.2/instance-administration/user-management/changing-user-password.md)

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## Authentication and provisioning <a href="#authentication-and-provisioning" id="authentication-and-provisioning"></a>

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<summary>pages in Authentication and provisioning</summary>

* [Overview of authentication and provisioning](/sonarqube-server/2026.2/instance-administration/authentication/overview.md)
* [HTTP header](/sonarqube-server/2026.2/instance-administration/authentication/http-header.md)
* [LDAP](/sonarqube-server/2026.2/instance-administration/authentication/ldap.md)
* **SAML**
  * [Overview of SAML support](/sonarqube-server/2026.2/instance-administration/authentication/saml/overview.md)
  * **Setting up SAML with Microsoft Entra ID**
    * [Introduction to SAML with Microsoft Entra ID](/sonarqube-server/2026.2/instance-administration/authentication/saml/ms-entra-id/introduction.md), introduction
    * [Setup in Microsoft Entra ID](/sonarqube-server/2026.2/instance-administration/authentication/saml/ms-entra-id/setup-in-entra-id.md)
    * [Setup in SonarQube Server](/sonarqube-server/2026.2/instance-administration/authentication/saml/ms-entra-id/setup-in-sq.md)
    * [Setup of security features](/sonarqube-server/2026.2/instance-administration/authentication/saml/ms-entra-id/optional-security-features.md)
  * [With Keycloak](/sonarqube-server/2026.2/instance-administration/authentication/saml/how-to-set-up-keycloak.md)
  * [With Okta](/sonarqube-server/2026.2/instance-administration/authentication/saml/how-to-set-up-okta.md)
  * **Setting up SAML with Ping Identity**
    * [Introduction to SAML with Ping Identity](/sonarqube-server/2026.2/instance-administration/authentication/saml/ping-identity/introduction.md), introduction
    * [Setup in Ping Identity](/sonarqube-server/2026.2/instance-administration/authentication/saml/ping-identity/setup-in-ping-identity.md)
    * [Setup in SonarQube Server](/sonarqube-server/2026.2/instance-administration/authentication/saml/ping-identity/setup-in-sq.md)
    * [Setup of security features](/sonarqube-server/2026.2/instance-administration/authentication/saml/ping-identity/optional-security-features.md)
  * **Setting up SCIM provisioning**
    * [SCIM overview](/sonarqube-server/2026.2/instance-administration/authentication/saml/scim/overview.md), overview
    * [SCIM with Microsoft Entra ID](/sonarqube-server/2026.2/instance-administration/authentication/saml/scim/scim-provisioning-with-azure-ad.md)
    * [SCIM with Okta](/sonarqube-server/2026.2/instance-administration/authentication/saml/scim/scim-provisioning-with-okta.md)
* [GitHub](/sonarqube-server/2026.2/instance-administration/authentication/github.md)
* [Bitbucket Cloud](/sonarqube-server/2026.2/instance-administration/authentication/bitbucket-cloud.md)
* **GitLab**
  * **Provisioning modes**
    * [Introduction to GitLab provisioning modes](/sonarqube-server/2026.2/instance-administration/authentication/gitlab/provisioning-modes/introduction.md), introduction
    * [Just-in-Time provisioning](/sonarqube-server/2026.2/instance-administration/authentication/gitlab/provisioning-modes/just-in-time.md)
    * [Automatic provisioning](/sonarqube-server/2026.2/instance-administration/authentication/gitlab/provisioning-modes/automatic.md)
  * [Setting up authentication](/sonarqube-server/2026.2/instance-administration/authentication/gitlab/setting-up.md)
  * [Managing JIT provisioning](/sonarqube-server/2026.2/instance-administration/authentication/gitlab/managing-jit-mode.md)
  * [Managing automatic provisioning](/sonarqube-server/2026.2/instance-administration/authentication/gitlab/managing-automatic-provisioning.md)
  * [Disabling authentication](/sonarqube-server/2026.2/instance-administration/authentication/gitlab/disabling.md)
* [Troubleshooting](/sonarqube-server/2026.2/instance-administration/authentication/troubleshooting.md)

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## UI customization <a href="#ui-customization" id="ui-customization"></a>

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<summary>pages in UI customization</summary>

* [Look and feel](/sonarqube-server/2026.2/instance-administration/ui-customization/look-and-feel.md)
* [Custom messages](/sonarqube-server/2026.2/instance-administration/ui-customization/custom-messages.md)

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## URLs, licenses, and server IDs <a href="#url-license-server-id" id="url-license-server-id"></a>

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<summary>pages about URLs, licenses, and server IDs</summary>

* [Server base URL](/sonarqube-server/2026.2/instance-administration/server-base-url.md)
* [License administration](/sonarqube-server/2026.2/instance-administration/license-administration.md)
* [System info and server ID](/sonarqube-server/2026.2/instance-administration/system-info-and-server-id.md)

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