# Instance administration - [Introduction to instance administration](https://docs.sonarsource.com/sonarqube-server/instance-administration/overview.md): This section guides administrators on setting up the instance's functions, configuring analysis features at the instance level, and administering users. - [Server base URL](https://docs.sonarsource.com/sonarqube-server/instance-administration/server-base-url.md): Configuring your base URL in SonarQube Server. - [DevOps platforms](https://docs.sonarsource.com/sonarqube-server/instance-administration/devops-platforms.md): Binding your SonarQube Server instance to your DevOps platform. - [Binding to GitHub](https://docs.sonarsource.com/sonarqube-server/instance-administration/devops-platforms/github.md): Binding your GitHub isntance to your SonarQube Server instance. - [Setting up a GitHub App](https://docs.sonarsource.com/sonarqube-server/instance-administration/devops-platforms/github/setting-up-github-app.md): Setting up a GitHub App for use with SonarQube. - [Setting up the report of security alerts](https://docs.sonarsource.com/sonarqube-server/instance-administration/devops-platforms/github/report-security-alerts.md): SonarQube Server provides feedback about security issues inside the GitHub interface. - [Setting parameters for GitHub Actions](https://docs.sonarsource.com/sonarqube-server/instance-administration/devops-platforms/github/setting-parameters-for-github-actions.md): Defining global-level parameters used in GitHub Actions workflows to connect to SonarQube. - [Binding to Bitbucket Data Center](https://docs.sonarsource.com/sonarqube-server/instance-administration/devops-platforms/bitbucket-data-center.md): Binding your Bitbucket Data Center workspace to your SonarQube Server instance. - [Binding to Bitbucket Cloud](https://docs.sonarsource.com/sonarqube-server/instance-administration/devops-platforms/bitbucket-cloud.md): Binding your Bitbucket Cloud workspace to your SonarQube Server instance. - [Binding to GitLab](https://docs.sonarsource.com/sonarqube-server/instance-administration/devops-platforms/gitlab.md): Binding your GitLab organization to your SonarQube Server instance. - [Binding to Azure DevOps](https://docs.sonarsource.com/sonarqube-server/instance-administration/devops-platforms/azure-devops.md): Binding your Azure DevOps Services organization or Server collection to your SonarQube Server instance. - [Global analysis setup](https://docs.sonarsource.com/sonarqube-server/instance-administration/analysis-functions.md): Setting up analysis features at the instance level. - [Choosing a mode for your instance](https://docs.sonarsource.com/sonarqube-server/instance-administration/analysis-functions/instance-mode.md): Your SonarQube Server has two modes for customers to choose from: Standard Experience Mode and Multi-Quality Rule (MQR) Mode. - [Overview](https://docs.sonarsource.com/sonarqube-server/instance-administration/analysis-functions/instance-mode/instance-mode-overview.md): Your SonarQube Server instance has two modes: Standard Experience Mode and Multi-Quality Rule (MQR) Mode. - [MQR mode](https://docs.sonarsource.com/sonarqube-server/instance-administration/analysis-functions/instance-mode/mqr-mode.md): MQR Mode more accurately represents the impact an issue has on all software qualities, by assigning a separate severity to a rule for each quality it impacts. - [Standard Experience](https://docs.sonarsource.com/sonarqube-server/instance-administration/analysis-functions/instance-mode/standard-experience.md): The Standard Experience encompasses the use of rule types such as bugs, code smells, and vulnerabilities, with a single type and severity level for each rule. - [New code definition](https://docs.sonarsource.com/sonarqube-server/instance-administration/analysis-functions/setting-new-code-definition-at-global-level.md): The global-level new code definition option is applied by default to all new projects. Project administrators can select a specific setting for their project. - [Quality standards](https://docs.sonarsource.com/sonarqube-server/instance-administration/analysis-functions/quality-standards.md): This page explains how to configure at the global level parameters or features impacting the quality gates or profiles. - [Analysis scope](https://docs.sonarsource.com/sonarqube-server/instance-administration/analysis-functions/analysis-scope.md): As a System Administrator, you can define in the UI an analysis scope adjustment at the instance level. - [Introduction](https://docs.sonarsource.com/sonarqube-server/instance-administration/analysis-functions/analysis-scope/introduction.md): As a System Administrator, you can define in the UI an analysis scope adjustment at the global level. - [Excluding files based on file paths](https://docs.sonarsource.com/sonarqube-server/instance-administration/analysis-functions/analysis-scope/excluding-files-based-on-file-paths.md): To exclude files from the project’s analysis scope based on file paths, you can define file exclusion parameters based on directory and file name patterns. - [Excluding from coverage or duplication](https://docs.sonarsource.com/sonarqube-server/instance-administration/analysis-functions/analysis-scope/exclude-from-coverage-duplication.md): Excluding specific files from code coverage or duplication check at the global level. - [Using advanced exclusion features](https://docs.sonarsource.com/sonarqube-server/instance-administration/analysis-functions/analysis-scope/advanced-exclusion-features.md): Information on using the advanced exclusion features in SonarQube Server at the global level. - [Code metrics](https://docs.sonarsource.com/sonarqube-server/instance-administration/analysis-functions/metrics-parameters.md): Modifying parameters related to the maintainability metrics in SonarQube Server at the global level. - [Integrating external analyzers at instance level](https://docs.sonarsource.com/sonarqube-server/instance-administration/analysis-functions/integration-with-external-analyzers.md): How to integrate SonarQube Server with external analyzers at the instance level. - [Various settings at the instance level](https://docs.sonarsource.com/sonarqube-server/instance-administration/analysis-functions/various-settings-at-the-instance-level.md): You need the Administer System permission to perform settings at the instance level. - [System functions setup](https://docs.sonarsource.com/sonarqube-server/instance-administration/system-functions.md): Setting system functions in your SonarQube Server instance. - [Setting up email notifications](https://docs.sonarsource.com/sonarqube-server/instance-administration/system-functions/email-notifications.md): How to set up the email notifications feature on analysis-related events. - [Security features](https://docs.sonarsource.com/sonarqube-server/instance-administration/system-functions/security.md): SonarQube Server comes with a number of global security features. - [Housekeeping](https://docs.sonarsource.com/sonarqube-server/instance-administration/system-functions/housekeeping.md): Default settings for SonarQube Server’s database cleaner. - [Telemetry](https://docs.sonarsource.com/sonarqube-server/instance-administration/system-functions/telemetry.md): SonarQube Server sends anonymized telemetry data to Sonar daily. No personally identifiable information is sent. - [PDF reports](https://docs.sonarsource.com/sonarqube-server/instance-administration/system-functions/pdf-reports.md): As a system administrator, you can change the PDF report subscription frequency for projects, applications, and portfolios. - [AI features](https://docs.sonarsource.com/sonarqube-server/instance-administration/ai-features.md): Setting up AI features at the instance level in SonarQube Server. - [Overview](https://docs.sonarsource.com/sonarqube-server/instance-administration/ai-features/overview.md): A quick summary of SonarQube Server’s AI features that can be managed by an instance administrator. - [Autodetect AI code](https://docs.sonarsource.com/sonarqube-server/instance-administration/ai-features/autodetect-ai-code.md): Autodetect AI-Generated Code is turned on by default, but your DevOps provider must give the appropriate permissions to allow communication with SonarQube. - [Permissions for AI autodetect](https://docs.sonarsource.com/sonarqube-server/instance-administration/ai-features/permissions-for-ai-autodetect.md): Setting up AI autodetection in SonarQube Server requires that a DevOps platform administrator set the correct permission level in your AI-powered web service. - [Enable AI CodeFix](https://docs.sonarsource.com/sonarqube-server/instance-administration/ai-features/enable-ai-codefix.md): Sonar’s AI CodeFix can suggest fixes for a select set of rules in Java, JavaScript, TypeScript, Python, C#, and C++. - [Security](https://docs.sonarsource.com/sonarqube-server/instance-administration/security.md): Security-relevant setups. - [User accounts](https://docs.sonarsource.com/sonarqube-server/instance-administration/security/user-accounts.md): Security-relevant considerations and setups regarding user accounts. - [User sessions](https://docs.sonarsource.com/sonarqube-server/instance-administration/security/user-sessions.md): A user’s session will automatically end after a period of inactivity. This is a security measure to prevent unauthorized access to sensitive data. - [Tokens](https://docs.sonarsource.com/sonarqube-server/instance-administration/security/administering-tokens.md): Generating and revoking user tokens in SonarQube Server. - [Sensitive settings](https://docs.sonarsource.com/sonarqube-server/instance-administration/security/encrypting-settings.md): Encrypting SonarQube system properties. - [Audit logs](https://docs.sonarsource.com/sonarqube-server/instance-administration/security/audit-logs.md): Managing the trail of your SonarQube audit logs. - [User management](https://docs.sonarsource.com/sonarqube-server/instance-administration/user-management.md): Managing your user accounts in SonarQube Server. - [Introduction to user management](https://docs.sonarsource.com/sonarqube-server/instance-administration/user-management/introduction.md): The User management section is directed at the System Administrator. - [Viewing user accounts](https://docs.sonarsource.com/sonarqube-server/instance-administration/user-management/viewing-users.md): Retrieving and viewing user accounts in SonarQube Server. - [Managing groups](https://docs.sonarsource.com/sonarqube-server/instance-administration/user-management/user-groups.md): This page describes the user group concept in SonarQube Server and how to create and populate them. - [Managing permissions](https://docs.sonarsource.com/sonarqube-server/instance-administration/user-management/user-permissions.md): As a System Administrator, you can grant users and groups global permissions and you can manage the default project permissions. - [Associating with SCM account](https://docs.sonarsource.com/sonarqube-server/instance-administration/user-management/updating-scm-details.md): As a System Administrator, you can explicitly associate an SCM (Source Control Management) account with a SonarQube Server user account. - [Creating users manually](https://docs.sonarsource.com/sonarqube-server/instance-administration/user-management/creating-users.md): Creating user accounts manually in SonarQube Server. - [Deactivating users](https://docs.sonarsource.com/sonarqube-server/instance-administration/user-management/deactivating-users.md): When you deactivate a user in SonarQube Server, any tokens associated with the user are revoked. - [Changing user password](https://docs.sonarsource.com/sonarqube-server/instance-administration/user-management/changing-user-password.md): System Administrator can change the password of a user whose SonarQube Server account is not tied to a third-party identity provider. - [Authentication and provisioning](https://docs.sonarsource.com/sonarqube-server/instance-administration/authentication.md): Setting up the user authentication and provisioning in your SonarQube Server instance. - [Overview of authentication and provisioning](https://docs.sonarsource.com/sonarqube-server/instance-administration/authentication/overview.md): SonarQube Server can delegate authentication via HTTP Headers, GitHub Authentication, GitLab Authentication, Bitbucket Cloud Authentication, SAML, or LDAP. - [HTTP header](https://docs.sonarsource.com/sonarqube-server/instance-administration/authentication/http-header.md): Setting up the HTTP header authentication in your SonarQube Server instance. - [LDAP](https://docs.sonarsource.com/sonarqube-server/instance-administration/authentication/ldap.md): Setting up the LDAP authentication in your SonarQube Server instance. - [SAML](https://docs.sonarsource.com/sonarqube-server/instance-administration/authentication/saml.md): Setting up SAML authentication in your SonarQube Server instance. - [Overview of SAML support](https://docs.sonarsource.com/sonarqube-server/instance-administration/authentication/saml/overview.md): You can delegate authentication to a SAML 2.0 identity provider using SAML authentication. SonarQube Server uses the Service Provider (SP) initiated SAML. - [With Microsoft Entra ID](https://docs.sonarsource.com/sonarqube-server/instance-administration/authentication/saml/ms-entra-id.md): Setting up SAML authentication with Microsoft Entra ID in your SonarQube Server instance. - [Introduction to SAML with Microsoft Entra ID](https://docs.sonarsource.com/sonarqube-server/instance-administration/authentication/saml/ms-entra-id/introduction.md): Main steps of SAML authentication setup with Microsoft Entra ID. - [Setup in Microsoft Entra ID](https://docs.sonarsource.com/sonarqube-server/instance-administration/authentication/saml/ms-entra-id/setup-in-entra-id.md): This page describes how to register SonarQube Server in Microsoft Entra ID. - [Setup in SonarQube Server](https://docs.sonarsource.com/sonarqube-server/instance-administration/authentication/saml/ms-entra-id/setup-in-sq.md): This page describes how to setup in SonarQube Server SAML with Microsoft Entra ID. - [Setup of security features](https://docs.sonarsource.com/sonarqube-server/instance-administration/authentication/saml/ms-entra-id/optional-security-features.md): To improve security, you can set up the encryption of SAML assertions sent by Microsoft Entra ID and the signing of SAML requests sent by SonarQube Server. - [With Keycloak](https://docs.sonarsource.com/sonarqube-server/instance-administration/authentication/saml/how-to-set-up-keycloak.md): Setting up SAML authentication with Keycloak in your SonarQube Server instance. - [With Okta](https://docs.sonarsource.com/sonarqube-server/instance-administration/authentication/saml/how-to-set-up-okta.md): Setting up SAML authentication with Okta in your SonarQube Server instance. - [With Ping Identity](https://docs.sonarsource.com/sonarqube-server/instance-administration/authentication/saml/ping-identity.md): Setting up SAML authentication with Ping Identity in your SonarQube Server instance. - [Introduction to SAML with Ping Identity](https://docs.sonarsource.com/sonarqube-server/instance-administration/authentication/saml/ping-identity/introduction.md): Main steps of SAML setup with Ping Identity. - [Setup in Ping Identity](https://docs.sonarsource.com/sonarqube-server/instance-administration/authentication/saml/ping-identity/setup-in-ping-identity.md): This page explains how to register SonarQube Server in PingOne or PingFederate. - [Setup in SonarQube Server](https://docs.sonarsource.com/sonarqube-server/instance-administration/authentication/saml/ping-identity/setup-in-sq.md): This page describes how to set up SAML with Ping Identity in SonarQube Server. - [Setup of security features](https://docs.sonarsource.com/sonarqube-server/instance-administration/authentication/saml/ping-identity/optional-security-features.md): To improve security, you can set up the encryption of SAML assertions sent by Ping Identity and the signing of SAML requests sent by SonarQube Server. - [With SCIM provisioning](https://docs.sonarsource.com/sonarqube-server/instance-administration/authentication/saml/scim.md): Setting up automatic provisioning between SonarQube Server and Microsoft Entra ID or Okta using SCIM. - [SCIM overview](https://docs.sonarsource.com/sonarqube-server/instance-administration/authentication/saml/scim/overview.md): SCIM helps you automatically provision user and groups to SonarQube Server. - [SCIM with Microsoft Entra ID](https://docs.sonarsource.com/sonarqube-server/instance-administration/authentication/saml/scim/scim-provisioning-with-azure-ad.md): Enable SCIM to automate user and group provisioning from Microsoft Entra ID to SonarQube Server. - [SCIM with Okta](https://docs.sonarsource.com/sonarqube-server/instance-administration/authentication/saml/scim/scim-provisioning-with-okta.md): Enable SCIM to automate user and group provisioning from Okta to SonarQube Server. - [GitHub](https://docs.sonarsource.com/sonarqube-server/instance-administration/authentication/github.md): Setting up the GitHub authentication in your SonarQube Server instance. - [Bitbucket Cloud](https://docs.sonarsource.com/sonarqube-server/instance-administration/authentication/bitbucket-cloud.md): Setting up the Bitbucket Cloud authentication in your SonarQube Server instance. - [GitLab](https://docs.sonarsource.com/sonarqube-server/instance-administration/authentication/gitlab.md): Setting up the GitLab authentication in your SonarQube Server instance. - [Provisioning modes](https://docs.sonarsource.com/sonarqube-server/instance-administration/authentication/gitlab/provisioning-modes.md): This section describes GitLab provisioning modes - [Introduction to GitLab provisioning modes](https://docs.sonarsource.com/sonarqube-server/instance-administration/authentication/gitlab/provisioning-modes/introduction.md): Overview of the GitLab authentication's provisioning modes. - [Just-in-Time provisioning](https://docs.sonarsource.com/sonarqube-server/instance-administration/authentication/gitlab/provisioning-modes/just-in-time.md): With the Just-in-Time (JIT) provisioning mode, user accounts are automatically created in SonarQube Server when GitLab users log in for the first time. - [Automatic provisioning](https://docs.sonarsource.com/sonarqube-server/instance-administration/authentication/gitlab/provisioning-modes/automatic.md): With GitLab automatic provisioning mode, you can benefit from automatic user provisioning, deprovisioning and synchronization of groups and permissions in SonarQube Server. - [Setting up authentication](https://docs.sonarsource.com/sonarqube-server/instance-administration/authentication/gitlab/setting-up.md): Setting up the GitLab authentication and provisioning in SonarQube Server. - [Managing JIT provisioning](https://docs.sonarsource.com/sonarqube-server/instance-administration/authentication/gitlab/managing-jit-mode.md): Once you’ve set up GitLab authentication and provisioning with the Just-in-Time (JIT) provisioning mode, you can set or change JIT provisioning mode options. - [Managing automatic provisioning](https://docs.sonarsource.com/sonarqube-server/instance-administration/authentication/gitlab/managing-automatic-provisioning.md): Starting from the Developer Edition, you can enable the automatic user and group provisioning in SonarQube Server. - [Disabling authentication](https://docs.sonarsource.com/sonarqube-server/instance-administration/authentication/gitlab/disabling.md): To disable GitLab authentication and provisioning in SonarQube Server, you must disable the GitLab authentication configuration. - [Troubleshooting](https://docs.sonarsource.com/sonarqube-server/instance-administration/authentication/troubleshooting.md): Troubleshooting authentication and provisioning. - [Integrations](https://docs.sonarsource.com/sonarqube-server/instance-administration/integrations.md): How to set up your instance integration with external systems. - [Connecting to Jira Cloud](https://docs.sonarsource.com/sonarqube-server/instance-administration/integrations/jira-cloud.md): Before you can create Jira work items in SonarQube Server, you need to set up your Jira Cloud integration on the SonarQube Server instance and project levels - [Connecting to Slack](https://docs.sonarsource.com/sonarqube-server/instance-administration/integrations/slack.md): How to connect your SonarQube Server instance to your Slack workspace. - [Configuring webhooks at global level](https://docs.sonarsource.com/sonarqube-server/instance-administration/integrations/webhooks.md): SonarQube webhooks notify external services when a project analysis is complete. - [JFrog Evidence Collection](https://docs.sonarsource.com/sonarqube-server/instance-administration/integrations/jfrog-evidence-collection.md): SonarQube Server integrates with JFrog Evidence Collection to provide trusted auditing for software packages. - [License administration](https://docs.sonarsource.com/sonarqube-server/instance-administration/license-administration.md): Learn how to retrieve, setup, stage and request new SonarQube Server licenses. - [Server ID based license key](https://docs.sonarsource.com/sonarqube-server/instance-administration/license-administration/server-id-based-license-key.md): Learn how to retrieve, setup, stage and request your server ID based license key. - [Online license management](https://docs.sonarsource.com/sonarqube-server/instance-administration/license-administration/online-license-management.md): Learn how to retrieve, setup, stage and request new SonarQube Server license. - [UI customization](https://docs.sonarsource.com/sonarqube-server/instance-administration/ui-customization.md): Customizing your instance's look and feel and displaying custom messages. - [Look and feel](https://docs.sonarsource.com/sonarqube-server/instance-administration/ui-customization/look-and-feel.md): You can set your own home logo and use a Gravatar avatar. - [Custom messages](https://docs.sonarsource.com/sonarqube-server/instance-administration/ui-customization/custom-messages.md): Admins can configure custom messages that will be displayed in the SonarQube Server UI. - [System info and server ID](https://docs.sonarsource.com/sonarqube-server/instance-administration/system-info-and-server-id.md): This page describes how to gather detailed information about your SonarQube Server instance. - 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