BitBucket is a web-based source control and software project management application.




Setting Up BitBucket

  1. Go to the https://bitbucket.org/account/signup/ .
  2. Enter your UAH email. Edu email accounts are allowed access to unlimited private repositories
  3. On the next page, provide your name and create a password for your account (the only requirement is that it is 8 characters long, but pick a strong password). Complete the reCAPTCHA block, i.e. click in the check box to verify you are not a robot. and click Continue.
  4. You will be sent an email for instructions on how to verify your email
  5. You can sign in at the link: https://bitbucket.org/account/signin/ .
  6. Follow this guide: https://confluence.atlassian.com/bitbucket/create-a-git-repository-759857290.html for creating a new repository. You will see a "Next" button near the bottom of the page, click that for more guides on how to use BitBucket, including cloning and pushing repositories to and from your local machine.
  7. There are other useful guides on the sidebar for other topics you may run into.