How do I use Git Extensions with a Bitbucket repository?

Question

I have repository on both github.com and bitbucket.org, and I am very familiar using Git Extensions for all repository functions... But when I started using bitbucket.org repositories I have to use TortoiseHg SVN for it ... so I want to ask that is there a way I can use Git Extensions for Bitbucket repositories?

Answer 1

I haven't fully tested it, but these steps allowed me to clone a Bitbucket repository in Git Extensions.

You can use PuTTY to generate a public/private SSH key, then add that key to Bitbucket.

1. Run GitExtensions\PuTTY\puttygen.exe
2. Click Generate
3. Click Save public key (as a text file)
4. Click Save private key (as a ppk file)
5. Run GitExtensions\PuTTY\pageant.exe C:\path\to\ppk-file.ppk
6. Log into Bitbucket
7. Go into Account settings (Settings → Security → SSH keys*)

8. Paste your public key into the SSH keys text input as (spaces are important, do not include square brackets around the public key):

   ssh-rsa [AA-YOUR-PUBLIC-KEY-ALL-ONE-LINE-SPACES-REMOVED-==] [email protected]

9. Click Add key
10. In Git Extensions, click Clone repository
11. Use the SSH repository link on Bitbucket as the repository to clone
12. Click Load SSH key
13. Browse to and load the ppk file
14. Click Clone