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Connect Projects to Bitbucket Data Center

Connect Builder Projects to your Bitbucket Data Center account.

Important setup considerations:

  • You must provide the exact username of the service account used for a PAT setup.
  • Bitbucket Data Center's default branch is typically `master`—ensure your repo's default branch name matches exactly, as PR creation will fail with mismatched branch names.
  • All requests flow through Builder's AI-services API.

For users behind firewalls: You may need to allowlist Builder's static IP address: 34.30.72.147.

In Bitbucket Data Center: get URL and token

To find your Personal Access Token from Bitbucket Data Center in your Bitbucket account, click your profile picture and go to Manage Account > Personal access tokens.

To find your Bitbucket Data Center Host URL, go to the repo you want to connect to Builder. Click the Clone button and in the dialogue that opens, copy the https URL.

In Builder: connect to your Bitbucket Data Center repo

To connect Builder Projects to Bitbucket Data Center:

  1. Go to Builder Projects.
  2. Click the dropdown on the Connect Repo button.
  3. Select Bitbucket.
  4. On the Connect Bitbucket Repository screen, click Connect to your own Bitbucket instance.
  5. In the form that opens, Edit Service Account Configuration, add your Bitbucket Host URL and your Personal Access Token (from Bitbucket).
  6. Click the Update Service Account button.
  7. Your Bitbucket Data Center repositories should display in Builder.

The video below shows configuring Builder to connect to Bitbucket Data Center:

Important considerations for on-premises deployments:

  • PR title and description updates run client-side, so wait for completion.
  • If using web containers and experiencing clone issues, use the Desktop app with local containers instead.

To create a net-new application from an existing repository:

  1. Go to the Projects page in the Builder app.
  2. Click the Connect Repo button, or click the down arrow to choose your version control platform.
  3. Choose an application from your linked repositories.
  4. Select Setup Visual Editing.
  5. Typically, you should select Start Auto Setup. If your application lacks configuration files or has a particularly complicated setup process, select Use Manual Setup.
  6. Builder's AI searches for configuration files and sets up your Project for you. In the meantime, add environment variables to the form on the right, if applicable.
  7. Click the Finish Setup button. This brings you to Builder's Visual Editor where you can prompt the AI for changes to your Project.

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