How do you customize SonarLint rules in IntelliJ IDEA?

Question

Is it possible to have SonarLint for IntelliJ IDEA enforce only the rules I have enabled on my Sonar server?

Answer 1

As it is now possible with the current release of SonarLint (I'm using version 3.0.0.2041), people might be interested in the solution.

• File -> Settings -> Other Settings -> SonarLint General Settings
• Click on the green + in "SonarQube servers" :
  • Enter a name (ex : SonarQube / localhost)
  • Select SonarQube and enter URL like http://localhost:9000
  • Authentication : select your user token or your login/pwd
  • Click on Finish
  • Click on "Update binding" to synchronize with the SonarQube server
• Go to SonarLint Project Settings and bind your project to the SonarQube project

Thus, when you open your files, SonarLint will automatically retrieve the SonarQube server's issues.