When Bitbucket Server is installed as a Windows service, the Bitbucket home directory location the setenv.bat is not used. This page outlines how to change this parameter when starting/stopping Bitbucket Server as a Windows service.

How to change BITBUCKET_HOME for the Windows service

• Stop the Bitbucket Server service.
• Open the command window from Start >> Run >> type in 'cmd' >> Enter
• cd to the bin directory the Bitbucket Server Installation (<Bitbucket Server Installation dir>/bin).

• Run from there:

  tomcat8w //ES//AtlassianBitbucket Server

• A window will pop up. Click on the Java tab to see the list of current start-up options. Under "Java Options:" form, input the value:

  -Datlassian.recovery.password=temporarypassword

• Restart Bitbucket Server Service. From here the service will use the parameter as defined above.