# Bitbucket/Get Started

To get started with Bitbucket, you will need to create a user account and then create a repository. In this article you will also use the web interface to create a README, add files and folders to the repository, and then delete files and delete the repository.

## Create a User Account

* Review Atlassian: Sign up for Bitbucket Cloud.
* Review YouTube: Introduction to Bitbucket.
* Visit Bitbucket: Create your account.
* Enter your email address, full name, and password.
* Confirm your email address.
* Select a username for your profile. Your username will be used to identify your repositories. For example, a username of Wikiversity would have URLs similar to https://bitbucket.org/wikiversity/repository_name.

## Create a Repository

* Review Atlassian: Create and Clone a Repository.
* Visit Bitbucket: Account Signin and log into Bitbucket.
* Select Repositories / Create repository.
* Enter Test for the repository name.
* Select the option to make it a private repository.
* Select Git as the repository type.
* Create the repository.

## Create a README

* Review Atlassian: Display README Text on the Overview.
* Create a README for the new repository. The README may contain anything you like. Because it is a private repository, only you and users you invite will be able to see this repository. Note: A README may automatically be created for you when creating the repository.
* Commit the change to create the README file.
* Observe the new front page for your repository.
* If desired, edit the README and commit additional changes now that you are able to see how the README will appear.

## Create a File

Bitbucket repositories are typically managed using the git command line or a git utility. But it is also possible to edit content directly using the Bitbucket website.
* In your Bitbucket repository on the left, select Source.
* On the right, select ... and Add file.
* Enter test.txt for the filename.
* Enter anything you wish for the file content.
* Commit the change.

## Edit a File

* In your Bitbucket repository on the left, select Source.
* On the right, select test.txt.
* Select Edit.
* Change the file content to anything you wish, but something different so you can see the change.
* Select View diff to see the change.
* Commit the change.

## Create a Folder and File

* In your Bitbucket repository on the left, select Source.
* On the right, select New file or Add file or ... and Add file.
* Enter My Folder/My File.txt for the filename.
* Enter anything you wish for the file content.
* Commit the change.

## Share Repository

* In your Bitbucket repository at the top, select ... and Share repository.
* Enter the email address of the Bitbucket user you would like to share your repository with in the text box under "Users".
* Select the permissions you would like the user to have from Read, Write, or Admin.
* Select Add to add the user to your repository.

## Delete a Folder and File

* In your Bitbucket repository on the left, select Source.
* On the right, select My Folder.
* Select My File.txt to view the file.
* On the right, select the down arrow beside Edit and select Delete.
* Commit the change.
* In your Bitbucket repository on the left, select Source.
* Observe that an empty folder is automatically removed from a git repository.

## Delete a Repository

* In your Bitbucket repository on the left, select Settings.
* Observe the repository options available.
* At the bottom of the page, select Delete repository.
* Delete your Test repository.

## Use Bitbucket

You are now ready to use Bitbucket and create your own repository.

## See Also

* Version Control