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Deprecating Atlassian account password for Bitbucket API and Git activity
Starting Sep 13, 2021, new Bitbucket users will not be able to use their personal Atlassian account password when using Basic authentication with the Bitbucket API or Git over HTTPS. They will need to use Bitbucket app passwords. Bitbucket users who created an Atlassian account before September 13, 2021 will be able to use their […]
An exciting update on diff and merge performance
Back in July I published Encountering some turbulence on Bitbucket’s journey to a new platform, sharing with the public for the first time that Bitbucket Cloud is in the final stages of a migration from our data center onto Atlassian’s cloud platform—the same internal platform underlying Jira Cloud, Confluence Cloud, Statuspage, and many other internal […]
It’s official! Announcing Runners in Bitbucket Pipelines
You’ve always been able to execute CI/CD workflows via Bitbucket Pipelines using Atlassian’s infrastructure. This is the easiest way to use Bitbucket Pipelines because you don’t need to host or manage any servers. We host it and manage it for you. But sometimes you need more control of your hardware, software, and the environment your […]
Changes to Bitbucket Pipelines due to crypto mining abuse
Over the last months, Bitbucket Pipelines has experienced a massive increase in abuse from bad actors taking advantage of the free minutes to mine cryptocurrencies. This has had a big impact on our CI/CD platform requiring our team to stay on top of this 24/7 to maintain the best quality of service for our customers […]
Encountering some turbulence on Bitbucket’s journey to a new platform
The past week has been a turbulent time for Bitbucket Cloud’s engineering and support teams as well as our customers. Some of you have expressed concern regarding our services’ performance and reliability in recent days. Fortunately, for the majority of Bitbucket users, our services have continued to perform smoothly. But given the number of developers […]
Deprecating Atlassian account password for Git and Bitbucket API activity
Starting Mar 1, 2022, Bitbucket users will no longer be able to use their Atlassian account password to interact with Bitbucket via Git over https and the Bitbucket API. Users will need to start using Bitbucket app passwords for Git commands, scripts, and integrating tools. As part of an ongoing effort to align with internal […]
What DevOps means to devs
It used to be simple: write code, test it locally, deploy to prod, everything runs perfectly forever. Right? Wrong! Software development is messy, and growing more complex every day. Doing DevOps isn’t just committing code once it has passed a prescribed set of unit tests on your machine. Adopting the benefits of DevOps means you’re […]
How Statuspage deploys continuously with Bitbucket and Sleuth
This post was written by Michael Knighten, Founder & COO of Sleuth What it takes to deploy continuously There are some similarities between deploying continuously and driving in the fast lane. When driving, you need to be always on the alert, proactively looking down the road for potential hazards. When you see them, you need […]
Extinguishing our performance fires and rebuilding for the future
I stepped into the role of Head of Engineering for Bitbucket Cloud in late 2020, having served as one of the team’s senior engineering managers for several years. It is an honor and a privilege to lead this team, and I couldn’t be prouder of the hard work we’ve done and continue to do each […]
Integrate security into development with Snyk, now a seamless part of Bitbucket Cloud
Even small vulnerabilities can cost a team a lot. All too frequently we see news reports of organisations that mishandled their code & build level security, causing customer data to be exposed. The high publicity of these mistakes proves that security is now table-stakes in the DevOps world. Today, teams need to be able to […]
Editing Pull Requests just got a little easier
Bitbucket Cloud’s code review experience is highlighted by the pull request view – a central place to view and discuss proposed changes, create actionable tasks from discussion, and reach a consensus on the changes making their way to your codebase. Old way of making changes As an author of a pull request, you may want […]
We are rolling out Docker v20 to Pipelines in June 2021
Docker v20 was officially released a few months ago, bringing new features that will make your builds faster and more secure. We will be progressively rolling out the new version to Bitbucket Pipelines throughout the month of June 2021. Actions required We do not expect the majority of the builds to be impacted by this […]
Skipping artifact downloads in Bitbucket Pipelines
Allowing pipelines steps to skip downloading artifacts has been a highly requested feature from our customers. You can now disable artifact downloading on certain steps that do not require any artifacts, which will allow faster builds and can reduce your costs as a result. Disabling artifact downloads during a step is as easy as switching […]
Automate (and scale) your Android deployment with Bitbucket Pipelines
We’ve launched a new Android template in Bitbucket Pipelines. This template helps you automate building and testing an Android project in a Docker container, using Gradle as your build tool. Access the template code here or go to the Pipelines tab of your repo and select the Android template. This blog walks you through how […]
Bitbucket Pipelines and OpenID Connect: No more secret management
Bitbucket Pipelines now allows you to talk to your favorite third-party applications without an access token or secret. You no longer need to store your secrets in Bitbucket Pipelines. You can generate an OpenID Connect token in Bitbucket Pipelines, and use that to talk to any third-party application that supports OpenID Connect. Why use OpenID […]