Bitbucket
Host Git repositories and manage code collaboration via API.
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What is Bitbucket?
Bitbucket is a web-based platform for hosting Git repositories and supporting version control workflows.
Software teams and developers use it to store code, handle pull requests, and integrate with issue trackers.
What you can build with Bitbucket
Host private Git repositories for teams
Store and version-control source code in the cloud with fine-grained permission controls for collaborators.
Automate CI/CD pipelines
Trigger builds and deployments from Bitbucket repositories using webhooks and integrations with tools like Jenkins or Bitbucket Pipelines.
Manage pull requests and code reviews
Create, review, and merge code changes through the API while tracking comments and approvals programmatically.
Get started with Bitbucket
- 1Create a free Bitbucket account at bitbucket.org
- 2Register an OAuth consumer in your account settings to obtain client ID and secret
- 3Read the Bitbucket REST API documentation for available endpoints
- 4Obtain an OAuth access token using the client credentials
- 5Make authenticated HTTPS requests to endpoints such as /2.0/repositories
Bitbucket: pros & cons
Pros
- +Native Jira and Trello integration
- +Free private repositories for small teams
- +Supports both Git and Mercurial
- +Granular repository access controls
Cons
- –Fewer public integrations than GitHub
- –Mercurial support is deprecated
- –API rate limits are stricter on free plans
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Bitbucket is a cloud-based service for hosting Git (and formerly Mercurial) repositories with collaboration and CI features.
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