# Introduction to project creation

There are several ways to create a project in SonarQube Server:

* **Import from DevOps Platforms**: If your repository is hosted on GitHub, GitLab, Azure DevOps, or BitBucket, you can import it to create your corresponding project in SonarQube Server (The so created project is *bound* to the DevOps platform repository). This way, you can benefit from the integration features out of the box.
* **Local project**: For a project not linked to a DevOps platform, you can create your SonarQube project manually.
* **Automate through the API**: Both methods mentioned above can be automated using the Web API.
* **First scan**: If none of the above is relevant, you can create a project by scanning it for the first time.\
  In this case, the default configuration applies: default quality profile for each language, default quality gate, default visibility, a permissions template is applied if applicable, etc.

All the above methods require the Create Projects permission. See [Managing permissions](/sonarqube-server/instance-administration/user-management/user-permissions.md) for more information.

### Related pages

* [Importing your GitHub repository](/sonarqube-server/project-administration/creating-project/github/import-repos.md)
* [Importing your Bitbucket Cloud repository](/sonarqube-server/project-administration/creating-project/bitbucket-cloud/import-repos.md)
* [Importing your Bitbucket Data Center repository](/sonarqube-server/project-administration/creating-project/bitbucket-data-center/import-repos.md)
* [Importing your GitLab repository](/sonarqube-server/project-administration/creating-project/gitlab/import-repos.md)
* [Importing your Azure DevOps repository](/sonarqube-server/project-administration/creating-project/azure-devops/import-repos.md)
* [Creating your project manually](/sonarqube-server/project-administration/creating-project/creating-project-manually.md)
* [Automating project creation and import](/sonarqube-server/project-administration/creating-project/automating-project-creation-and-import.md)


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