bitbucket: Import an existing, unversioned code project

 

Import code using the terminal

Import code from an existing project using the terminal by first cloning the repository to your local system and then pushing to an empty Bitbucket repository.

Import an existing, unversioned code project

If you have code on your local machine that is not under source control, you can put it under source control and import it into Bitbucket.

Assuming you have Git installed on your local machine, then:

1. Locally, change to the root directory of your existing source.

2. Initialize the project by running the following commands in the terminal:

   git init
   git add --all
   git commit -m "Initial Commit"

3. Log into Bitbucket and create a new repository.
4. Locate the clone URL in the nav panel on the left (for example:  https://username@your.bitbucket.domain:7999 /yourproject/repo.git).

5. Push your files to the repository by running the following commands in the terminal (change the URL accordingly):

   git remote add origin https://username@your.bitbucket.domain:7999/yourproject/repo.git 
   git push -u origin master

6. Done! Your repository is now available in Bitbucket.

Import an existing Git project 

You can import your existing Git repository into an empty repository in Bitbucket. When you do this, Bitbucket maintains your commit history.

1. Check out the repository from your existing Git host. Use the --bare parameter:

   git clone --bare https://username@bitbucket.org/exampleuser/old-repository.git

2. Log into Bitbucket and create a new repository (we've called it repo.git in this example).

3. Locate the clone URL in the nav panel on the left (for example:  https://username@your.bitbucket.domain:7999 /yourproject/repo.git).

4. Add Bitbucket as another remote in your local repository:

   cd old-repository
   git remote add bitbucket https://username@your.bitbucket.domain:7999/yourproject/repo.git

5. Push all branches and tags to the new repository:

   git push --all bitbucket
   git push --tags bitbucket

6. Remove your temporary local repository:

   cd ..
   rm -rf old-repository

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Mirror an existing Git repository

You can mirror an existing repository into a repository hosted in Bitbucket.

1. Check out the repository from your existing Git host. Use the --mirror parameter:

   git clone --mirror https://username@bitbucket.org/exampleuser/repository-to-mirror.git

2. Log into Bitbucket and create a new repository (we've called it repo.git in this example).

3. Locate the clone URL in the nav panel on the left (for example:  https://username@your.bitbucket.domain:7999 /yourproject/repo.git).

4. Add Bitbucket as another remote in your local repository:

   git remote add bitbucket https://username@your.bitbucket.domain:7999/yourproject/repo.git

5. Then push all branches and tags to Bitbucket:

   git push --all bitbucket
   git push --tags bitbucket

6. Use git fetch --prune origin  ('–prune' will remove any branches that no longer exist in the remote) followed by the git push commands from step 5 to update the Bitbucket mirror with new changes from the upstream repository.