Configure a Metadata Repository in BitBucket for your Project

For each biGENIUS Project, you need a repository to store the Project’s metadata. This guide explains how to create and configure a metadata repository in BitBucket, enabling you to manage your Project's metadata with Git version control. 

Create a repository in BitBucket

To create a repository in BitBucket:

  • Connect to BitBucket with your account

Before creating a new repository in Bitbucket, ensure that your Bitbucket account has an existing workspace and is ready to create a repository.

  • In the top bar, click on the Create menu, then on the Repository menu entry:
  • Fill in the following information:
      1. Project name: fill in a name for the new project (it can be the same as the repository name)
      2. Repository name: fill in a name for the new repository
      3. Access level: keep the Private repository box checked
      4. Include a README?: this is not required, you can select No
      5. Include .gitignore?: this is not required, you can select No
    • Click on the Create repository button
    • Your new repository is created:

You can now create a Project using the HTTPS URL of this metadata repository.

The valid metadata repository HTTPS URL starts with https://.

Please remove the words git clone when creating the Project.

Demonstration video