Connect to remote repository with plain HTTP

[Gianni Carrero]

We have an internal bitbucket server that we use with SourceTree.  It appears that we're no longer able to connect to the remote repository with plain HTTP.  Is there a way around this?  

When I click on the "Remote" icon it attempts to take me to the repository with https but it needs to be http.  Is this no longer an option?

[Martin Runge]

Hi @Gianni Carrero

Welcome to the Atlassian community.

I believe this isn't a Git limitation but how Sourcetree saves hosted account info. The Remote tab builds clone URLs from the base URL used when adding the account. I would remove and re-add the account. Go to Tools > Options > Authentication, delete the Bitbucket Server account, then add it again with the base URL starting explicitly with http://.

If you would rather not touch the saved account, skip Remote and use File > Clone / New > Clone Repository, pasting the plain http:// URL by hand.

Are you still able to access that same repository over plain HTTP from a browser or via curl, or does the server redirect to HTTPS as well?

Cheers,
Martin