Bitbucket Overview 🚀

1. What is Bitbucket?

Bitbucket is a Git-based code hosting and collaboration platform

developed by Atlassian. It provides version control, CI/CD
pipelines, and integration with Atlassian tools like Jira and
Confluence.

✅ Supports Git & Mercurial (Mercurial support was removed in

2020).
✅ Private Repositories – Unlimited private repositories.
✅ Integrated CI/CD – Bitbucket Pipelines for automation.
✅ Branch Permissions – Secure access control for teams.
✅ Jira & Trello Integration – Track issues and project management.
✅ Self-Hosted & Cloud – Available as Bitbucket Cloud & Bitbucket
Server (Data Center).

2. Bitbucket Features

🔹 Repository Management

 Unlimited Private Repos – Store your Git repositories

securely.

 Branching Strategy – Supports GitFlow, feature branches,

and hotfixes.

 Code Review & Pull Requests – Built-in PR approvals and

inline comments.

🔹 Bitbucket Pipelines (CI/CD)

 Built-in Continuous Integration & Deployment.

 Uses YAML configuration (bitbucket-pipelines.yml).

 Supports Docker, Kubernetes, AWS, GCP, Azure deployments.

🔹 Access & Security

 Branch Permissions – Restrict write access to specific

branches.

 Two-Factor Authentication (2FA) – Adds extra security.

 IP Whitelisting – Restrict repository access to specific IPs.

 SSH Keys – Secure authentication for automated access.

🔹 DevOps Integrations
  Jira – Link issues directly from commits.

 Trello – Manage tasks alongside your code.

 Slack, Microsoft Teams – Receive repo activity updates.

 SonarQube – Perform code quality analysis on Bitbucket

Pipelines.

3. Bitbucket vs. GitHub vs. GitLab

Feature Bitbucket GitHub GitLab

Bitbucket
CI/CD GitHub Actions GitLab CI/CD
Pipelines

Jira & Atlassian Open-source & Self-hosted

Best For
users general use DevOps

Free Private
✅ Unlimited ✅ Unlimited ✅ Unlimited
Repos

Bitbucket GitLab Self-

Self-Hosting GitHub Enterprise
Server Managed

Branch
✅ Yes ✅ Yes ✅ Yes
Permissions

4. Bitbucket Branching Strategy

 Main Branch (main or master) – The stable production-ready

branch.

 Develop Branch (develop) – Active development branch.

 Feature Branches (feature/*) – For new features.

 Hotfix Branches (hotfix/*) – For urgent bug fixes.

 Release Branches (release/*) – Pre-release testing.

5. Bitbucket Workflow (Git Commands)

🔹 Cloning a Repository

git clone https://bitbucket.org/user/repository.git

🔹 Creating & Switching Branches

git checkout -b feature/new-feature

🔹 Staging & Committing Changes

git add .

git commit -m "Added new feature"

🔹 Pushing Changes

git push origin feature/new-feature

🔹 Creating a Pull Request (PR)

1. Go to Bitbucket > Repository > Pull Requests.

2. Select the source branch (feature/new-feature).

3. Select the target branch (develop).

4. Add reviewers and submit PR.

6. Bitbucket Pipelines (CI/CD)

Example: Deploying to AWS S3

image: atlassian/default-image:latest

pipelines:

default:

- step:

name: Deploy to S3

script:

- aws s3 sync . s3://my-bucket-name --delete

✅ Supports Docker, AWS, GCP, Kubernetes, Helm, Terraform, and

more.

7. Bitbucket Security Best Practices

✔ Enable Two-Factor Authentication (2FA)

✔ Use SSH Keys Instead of Passwords
✔ Restrict Branch Permissions (Protect main & develop branches)
✔ Use IP Whitelisting for Secure Access
✔ Integrate SonarQube for Code Quality Checks
✔ Scan Repositories for Secrets & Credentials

8. Bitbucket Pricing

Plan Features Price

5 Users, Unlimited private repos, 50 CI/CD

Free $0
minutes

Standa Unlimited users, 2,500 CI/CD minutes, $3/

rd Permissions user

Premiu Security features, IP Whitelisting, 3,500 $6/

m CI/CD minutes user

✅ Bitbucket Server (Self-hosted) and Bitbucket Data Center are

also available for enterprises.

9. Bitbucket Integrations & Add-ons

 Jira – Track issues & commits linked to stories.

 Slack & Teams – Get repo activity notifications.

 AWS, GCP, Azure – Cloud deployment integrations.

 Terraform, Kubernetes – Infrastructure as Code (IaC)

support.

 SonarQube & Snyk – Security scanning for vulnerabilities.

10. Common Bitbucket Issues & Fixes

Issue Cause Solution

Authentication Incorrect Use SSH keys or Personal

failed credentials Access Tokens (PAT)

Multiple edits in Resolve conflicts using git

Merge conflicts
the same file merge

CI/CD pipeline Validate .bitbucket-

YAML syntax error
failing pipelines.yml
🚀 Need help with Bitbucket CI/CD, security, or best practices?
Let's discuss! 😊

Bitbucket Overview 🚀

1. What is Bitbucket?

Bitbucket is a Git-based code hosting and collaboration platform

developed by Atlassian. It provides version control, CI/CD pipelines, and
integration with Atlassian tools like Jira and Confluence.

✅ Supports Git & Mercurial (Mercurial support was removed in 2020).

✅ Private Repositories – Unlimited private repositories.
✅ Integrated CI/CD – Bitbucket Pipelines for automation.
✅ Branch Permissions – Secure access control for teams.
✅ Jira & Trello Integration – Track issues and project management.
✅ Self-Hosted & Cloud – Available as Bitbucket Cloud & Bitbucket
Server (Data Center).

2. Bitbucket Features

🔹 Repository Management

 Unlimited Private Repos – Store your Git repositories securely.

 Branching Strategy – Supports GitFlow, feature branches, and

hotfixes.

 Code Review & Pull Requests – Built-in PR approvals and inline

comments.

🔹 Bitbucket Pipelines (CI/CD)

 Built-in Continuous Integration & Deployment.

 Uses YAML configuration (bitbucket-pipelines.yml).

 Supports Docker, Kubernetes, AWS, GCP, Azure deployments.

🔹 Access & Security

 Branch Permissions – Restrict write access to specific branches.

 Two-Factor Authentication (2FA) – Adds extra security.

 IP Whitelisting – Restrict repository access to specific IPs.

 SSH Keys – Secure authentication for automated access.

🔹 DevOps Integrations

 Jira – Link issues directly from commits.

  Trello – Manage tasks alongside your code.

 Slack, Microsoft Teams – Receive repo activity updates.

 SonarQube – Perform code quality analysis on Bitbucket

Pipelines.

3. Bitbucket vs. GitHub vs. GitLab

Feature Bitbucket GitHub GitLab

Bitbucket
CI/CD GitHub Actions GitLab CI/CD
Pipelines

Jira & Atlassian Open-source & Self-hosted

Best For
users general use DevOps

Free Private
✅ Unlimited ✅ Unlimited ✅ Unlimited
Repos

GitLab Self-
Self-Hosting Bitbucket Server GitHub Enterprise
Managed

Branch
✅ Yes ✅ Yes ✅ Yes
Permissions

4. Bitbucket Branching Strategy

 Main Branch (main or master) – The stable production-ready

branch.

 Develop Branch (develop) – Active development branch.

 Feature Branches (feature/*) – For new features.

 Hotfix Branches (hotfix/*) – For urgent bug fixes.

 Release Branches (release/*) – Pre-release testing.

5. Bitbucket Workflow (Git Commands)

🔹 Cloning a Repository

git clone https://bitbucket.org/user/repository.git

🔹 Creating & Switching Branches

git checkout -b feature/new-feature

🔹 Staging & Committing Changes

git add .

git commit -m "Added new feature"

🔹 Pushing Changes

git push origin feature/new-feature

🔹 Creating a Pull Request (PR)

1. Go to Bitbucket > Repository > Pull Requests.

2. Select the source branch (feature/new-feature).

3. Select the target branch (develop).

4. Add reviewers and submit PR.

6. Bitbucket Pipelines (CI/CD)

Example: Deploying to AWS S3

image: atlassian/default-image:latest

pipelines:

default:

- step:

name: Deploy to S3

script:

- aws s3 sync . s3://my-bucket-name --delete

✅ Supports Docker, AWS, GCP, Kubernetes, Helm, Terraform, and

more.

7. Bitbucket Security Best Practices

✔ Enable Two-Factor Authentication (2FA)

✔ Use SSH Keys Instead of Passwords
✔ Restrict Branch Permissions (Protect main & develop branches)
✔ Use IP Whitelisting for Secure Access
✔ Integrate SonarQube for Code Quality Checks
✔ Scan Repositories for Secrets & Credentials
8. Bitbucket Pricing

Plan Features Price

5 Users, Unlimited private repos, 50 CI/CD

Free $0
minutes

Standa Unlimited users, 2,500 CI/CD minutes, $3/

rd Permissions user

Premiu Security features, IP Whitelisting, 3,500 CI/CD $6/

m minutes user

✅ Bitbucket Server (Self-hosted) and Bitbucket Data Center are

also available for enterprises.

9. Bitbucket Integrations & Add-ons

 Jira – Track issues & commits linked to stories.

 Slack & Teams – Get repo activity notifications.

 AWS, GCP, Azure – Cloud deployment integrations.

 Terraform, Kubernetes – Infrastructure as Code (IaC) support.

 SonarQube & Snyk – Security scanning for vulnerabilities.

10. Common Bitbucket Issues & Fixes

Issue Cause Solution

Authentication Use SSH keys or Personal Access

Incorrect credentials
failed Tokens (PAT)

Multiple edits in the

Merge conflicts Resolve conflicts using git merge
same file

CI/CD pipeline
YAML syntax error Validate .bitbucket-pipelines.yml
failing

🚀 Need help with Bitbucket CI/CD, security, or best practices?

Let's discuss! 😊