Atlassian has announced that it will discontinue support for Bitbucket Server on February 15, 2024. Customers are urged to transition their operations to either Bitbucket Cloud or Bitbucket Data Center to ensure continued security, maintenance, and scalability.
- Bitbucket Server support ends Feb. 15, 2024
- Migration recommended to Cloud or Data Center
- Cloud offers automated security, scalability, and Jira integration
What happened
In 2020, Atlassian announced it would end support for Bitbucket Server and other server products in February 2024. Since then, the company has shifted resources to improve scalability and performance for Bitbucket Cloud and Bitbucket Data Center. This move is aimed at providing customers with modern, secure, and maintainable code management options beyond traditional on-premises server setups.
With the definitive cutoff date approaching, Atlassian is urging Bitbucket Server users to plan their migration paths immediately. Continued use of the unsupported server version risks exposing code repositories to security vulnerabilities and operational issues due to a lack of patches and fixes.
Why it matters
Staying on Bitbucket Server post end-of-support means no security updates or maintenance, putting organizations at risk of breaches and downtime. Migrating to Bitbucket Cloud or upgrading to Bitbucket Data Center ensures ongoing platform support, backed by a dedicated security team and service level agreements.
Bitbucket Cloud offers seamless integration with Atlassian's ecosystem, including Jira and Confluence, with built-in CI/CD through Bitbucket Pipelines. This integration facilitates automated workflows, faster feedback loops between development and operations teams, and advanced incident management capabilities, enhancing developer productivity and operational transparency.
What to watch next
Organizations using Bitbucket Server should evaluate their specific needs to choose between migrating to Bitbucket Cloud or upgrading to Bitbucket Data Center. Atlassian provides free migration tools and resources to support these transitions, emphasizing the importance of acting before the February 2024 deadline.
In addition, Atlassian continues to develop AI-assisted coding features accessible via integrations with partners like Tabnine and Codeium, as well as its own Atlassian Intelligence. These capabilities will aid developers during and after migration by providing advanced code suggestions and enhanced project management functionalities.