From d99d5bbac90197728da8c129973b2d47f81cf189 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: colin-mueller-sonarsource Date: Thu, 2 Apr 2020 14:41:06 +0200 Subject: [PATCH] DOC Add Fonts section to Platform Notes --- server/sonar-docs/src/pages/requirements/requirements.md | 8 ++++++++ 1 file changed, 8 insertions(+) diff --git a/server/sonar-docs/src/pages/requirements/requirements.md b/server/sonar-docs/src/pages/requirements/requirements.md index 5ef938cdc39..d041dfba1db 100644 --- a/server/sonar-docs/src/pages/requirements/requirements.md +++ b/server/sonar-docs/src/pages/requirements/requirements.md @@ -148,3 +148,11 @@ CONFIG_SECCOMP_FILTER=y CONFIG_SECCOMP=y ``` For more detail, see the [Elasticsearch documentation](https://www.elastic.co/guide/en/elasticsearch/reference/5.6/breaking-changes-5.6.html). + +### Fonts +Generating [Executive Reports](/project-administration/portfolio-pdf-configuration/) requires that fonts be installed on the server hosting SonarQube. On Windows servers, this is a given. However, this is not always the case for Linux servers. + +The following should be ensured: + +* [Fontconfig](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fontconfig) is installed on the server hosting SonarQube +* A package of [FreeType](https://www.freetype.org/) fonts is installed on the SonarQube server. The exact packages available will vary by distribution, but a commonly used package is `libfreetype6` -- 2.39.5