# Overview

### Try out SonarQube <a href="#try-out-sonarqube" id="try-out-sonarqube"></a>

To try out the SonarQube platform, follow the [try-out-sonarqube](https://docs.sonarsource.com/sonarqube-server/8.9/try-out-sonarqube "mention") guide.

### Install a production instance <a href="#install-a-production-instance" id="install-a-production-instance"></a>

To install a production instance, read the [prerequisites-and-overview](https://docs.sonarsource.com/sonarqube-server/8.9/requirements/prerequisites-and-overview "mention"), and then follow the [install-the-server](https://docs.sonarsource.com/sonarqube-server/8.9/setup-and-upgrade/install-the-server "mention").

### After the installation <a href="#after-the-installation" id="after-the-installation"></a>

After your server is up and running, you’ll need to install one or more [overview](https://docs.sonarsource.com/sonarqube-server/8.9/analyzing-source-code/overview "mention") on the machines where the analysis will be performed.

### Upgrade your production instance <a href="#upgrade-your-production-instance" id="upgrade-your-production-instance"></a>

To upgrade your production instance, read the [upgrade-the-server](https://docs.sonarsource.com/sonarqube-server/8.9/setup-and-upgrade/upgrade-the-server "mention") and the relevant, version-specific upgrade notes.