Using Bitbucket on Windows using TortoiseGit

Install TortoiseGit

TortoiseGit is a Windows GIU for using Git on Windows, integrating nicely with Windows Explorer.

Download TortoiseGit and install it.

Install and set up PuTTYgen

PuTTYgen is a program used to create SSH keys on Windows, the Public-Private-Key encryption used by SSH in place of passwords, you’ll need these to authenticate with Bitbucket.

Download PuTTYgen and install it.

Once installed, you’ll need to set up a public and private key. Open PuTTYgen from your Start menu/screen and follow the instructions on the screen. Once you’ve generate the key, save both the Prive and Public keys to your computer.

Add your keys to Bitbucket

• Log in to Bitbucket navigate to Manage Account > SSH Keys > Add Key
• Right-click your public key file and open in a text editor
• Remove the lines beginning with -- and the Comment line
• Remove any remaining line breaks
• Prepend the key with "ssh-rsa " - including the space
• Paste this into the Key field

Clone the repository

• Right-click a folder in Explorer > Git Clone
• Copy the repository access from the Repository's main page, on the right next to the SSH button
• Paste this into the URL field of TortoiseGit
• Tick Load Putty Key, and add your Private key from PuTTYgen

Switching Branches

• Enter your local repository's folder
• Right-click an empty space > TortoiseGit > Switch/Checkout...
• Select your branch from the dropdown

Committing changes

• Right-click an empty space
• Click Git Commit -> "branchname"
• Add a commit message

When you’re ready to push your changes to Bitbucket

• Right-click an empty space
• Click TortoiseGit > Push...