Platform Notice: Cloud Only - This article only applies to Atlassian products on the cloud platform.

Summary

The purpose of this KB is to explain how to create a new Bitbucket Cloud account in detailed steps.

Creating a new Bitbucket Cloud account has 2 options:

You may also take note of the following outcomes for each signup process:

The outcome of a normal signup process

No workspace is created automatically; You will have to either join or create a workspace.
If you have an existing personal workspace, you can choose to delete it if desired. You can follow the steps in this documentation on how to Delete a Bitbucket Cloud workspace.

The outcome of signing up with Jira Software bundled

Workspace will be created with the site name as workspace ID, you may access it with the following URL
- For Jira Software instance: https://sitename.atlassian.net
- For Bitbucket Cloud workspace: https://bitbucket.org/sitename
The newly created workspace is automatically connected to your Jira Software instance.
- You can check that under your workspace Settings > Click Jira (Under ATLASSIAN INTEGRATIONS)
You can also check the following links to get started
- Get started with Bitbucket Cloud
- Get started with Jira Software Cloud

Signing up for a normal Bitbucket Cloud account

To sign up for a new Bitbucket Cloud account without a Jira Software instance, you can follow the below steps:

Go to http://bitbucket.org/
Click Get it free
Click Next
Enter your email address and click Sign up
1. Answer the captcha challenge question for verification that you are not a robot
Verify your account by clicking the verification link sent to your email address
Enter your full name and create a password
Click Sign up
1. Answer the captcha challenge question for verification that you are not a robot
Enter a unique username and click Continue
Join an existing workspace or create a new one

To sign up for a new Bitbucket Cloud account with a Jira Software instance, you can follow the below steps:

Go to http://bitbucket.org/
Click Get it free
To add a Jira Software instance bundled to your signup process, click Add
Click Next
Enter your email and full name
Click Agree
Verify your account by clicking the verification link sent to your email address
Enter your desired password
Click Sign up
Enter your desired Jira Software instance or site name
1. You must use a unique instance or site name
2. A new workspace will be automatically created using the same unique instance or site name you've provided
Click Agree
You'll be redirected to your newly created workspace that is already connected to your new Jira Software instance