SonarQube Migration License Transfer

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1. Versions

  • SonarQube Server (Developer Edition)
    • Current standalone instance: 9.9.6
    • Target EKS-based deployment: 2025.1.1

2. Deployment Method

  • Current: Standalone installation (zip distribution on a single VM)
  • New: Amazon EKS cluster, deployed via Helm chart

3. Objective

We are migrating our Developer Edition SonarQube from the standalone server to the new EKS–based environment and need to transfer/activate our existing license without downtime.

4. Actions Taken So Far

  • Prepared Helm deployment (values.yml configured) according to your docs with PostgreSQL.enable = true.
  • Migrated PostgreSQL database to 2025.x version

Please advise on:

  1. How to deactivate or release our existing license on the standalone server (license valid through November 2025).
  2. How to apply or activate the Developer Edition license on the new EKS-based instance (a new Server ID was created, which is not bound to our current license).
  3. Whether it is possible to run both the standalone and EKS–based servers temporarily, so we can test the new Developer Edition setup before making the final switch of licenses.

Thank you for your assistance.

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Hi,

Welcome to the community!

Where/how your SonarQube Server instance is deployed is changing. But what about your database? Is that changing too? Because unless the JDBC URL changes, you should still be able to use the same license in your new deployment. Just spin down 9.9 and spin up 2025.1.1 and you should be good.

If your JDBC URL will change, or if you’re still nervous, you can reach out to your sales contact.

 
HTH,
Ann