Creating a SonarQube connection

Using User Token

To create the connection you need:
  • An API Address
  • An User Token

Obtaining the credentials

  1. In your SonarQube/SonarCloud account, navigate to My Account > Security > Generate Tokens and create a new token. SonarQube Token Page
  2. Copy the newly generated token.

Creating your connection

  1. In the Blink platform, navigate to the Connections page > Add connection. A New Connection dialog box opens displaying icons of external service providers available.
  2. Select the SonarQube icon. A dialog box with name of the connection and connection methods appear.
  3. (Optional) Edit the name of the connection. At a later stage you cannot edit the name.
  4. Select User Token as the method to create the connection.
  5. Fill in the parameters:
    • The API Address
    • The User Token
  6. (Optional) Click Test Connection to test it.
  7. Click Create connection. The new connection appears on the Connections page.