Bitbucket Cloud Setup

Bitbucket Cloud is Atlassian’s Git-based source code repository hosting service. This guide provides step-by-step instructions for setting up a Bitbucket Cloud repository, managing teams, and integrating with Jira and other CI/CD tools.

1. Creating an Atlassian Account

2. Setting Up Your Bitbucket Cloud Repository

  1. Select Bitbucket:
    • After logging into Atlassian, choose Bitbucket as your product.
  2. Create a Repository:
    • Click on Create Repository.
    • Name your repository and choose whether it will be public or private.
    • Select a repository type (e.g., Git).
  3. Repository Settings:
    • Configure your repository settings, including access controls, branching model, and merge strategies.
    • Set up branch permissions to protect key branches like main or release.
  4. User and Team Management:
    • Invite collaborators and assign them roles (e.g., Admin, Developer, Reviewer).
    • Set up teams and group repositories by projects or functions.
  5. Integrate with Jira:
    • Link your Bitbucket repository to Jira to enable issue tracking directly from code commits.
    • Go to Repository Settings -> Jira Issue Linking and connect your Jira instance.

3. Configuring Bitbucket for CI/CD

  1. Pipelines Setup:
    • Enable Bitbucket Pipelines to automate your CI/CD process.
    • Create a bitbucket-pipelines.yml file in the root of your repository.
    • Define your build steps, environments, and deployment procedures in the YAML file.
  2. Pipelines Best Practices:
    • Use caching to speed up builds by reusing dependencies between builds.
    • Set up environment variables for secure handling of secrets and credentials.
    • Implement multi-step pipelines to separate build, test, and deploy stages.
  3. Webhooks and Integrations:
    • Set up webhooks to trigger external services or notifications on specific repository events (e.g., push, pull request).
    • Integrate with tools like Slack, Jenkins, or Docker for enhanced DevOps workflows.
  4. Code Quality and Reviews:
    • Enable Pull Request Checks to enforce code quality standards before merging.
    • Use Code Insights to integrate static analysis tools and get reports directly in your pull requests.

4. Best Practices and Tips

  1. Branching Strategy:
    • Implement a clear branching strategy (e.g., GitFlow, feature branching) to manage your development workflow.
    • Use branch permissions to enforce rules like mandatory pull request reviews for critical branches.
  2. Code Reviews:
    • Encourage regular code reviews to maintain code quality and share knowledge across the team.
    • Use Default Reviewers to automatically assign reviewers for pull requests.
  3. Repository Organization:
    • Group related repositories into projects for better organization.
    • Use tags and releases to manage versioning and track progress over time.
  4. Security and Compliance:
    • Regularly audit repository access and permissions.
    • Implement Two-Factor Authentication (2FA) for all team members.

5. Resources