Why can't I install sourcetree on a new computer to access my project?

[Toby Hefflin]

I have sourcetree on an old computer. I access my project to do my job everyday. I need to install sourcetree on a new computer. I don't know what bitbucket is.

Sourcetree on my old computer shows no drop-down for 'hosts' in the accounts setting. Installing on the new computer shows a drop-down with 'bitbucket' and 'github' and such. My project is hosted on github, why do I need bitbucket?

I need to do my job.

[Toby Hefflin · Accepted solution]

It took 2 engineers 10min to setup after I had installed the software. Not including the time to clone.

This is the worst software I've ever used.

[Mike Corsaro]

Hello! Sourcetree is made by Atlassian, who is also the provider of Bitbucket (just like how Microsoft is the owner of GitHub).

As Sourcetree is a free product, we require a one-time login with a Bitbucket account. After logging into Sourcetree you'll be able to add remote accounts for many different providers, which will allow you to use those projects with Sourcetree.