# Connect Bitbucket Data Center

Aikido lets you connect Bitbucket Data Center to scan your repositories.

#### Step 1. Sign in to Aikido

Log in to Aikido with **Google** or **Microsoft**.

#### Step 2. Choose Bitbucket Data Center

On the SCM selection screen, choose **Bitbucket Data Center**.

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#### Step 3. Add your Bitbucket details

Enter your `Bitbucket Data Center URL` and `HTTP access token`.

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You can find the `HTTP access token` under **Profile** → **Manage account** → **HTTP access tokens** → **Create token**.

**Required token permissions**

Aikido requests the following token permissions for your Bitbucket on-premises instance:

* **Project:** Write
* **Repository:** Write

**Why Write access?**

Write access is required to support the full Aikido feature set, including AutoFix (creating merge-ready PRs) and PR checks (posting status checks and comments on pull requests).

**If you only need scanning**

If your team only uses Aikido for repository scanning and AI Pentesting, **Read permissions** are sufficient. You can configure a token with Read-only access and all scanning functionality will work as expected.

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#### Step 4. Select a project

Choose the Bitbucket project you want to connect.

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#### Step 5. Select repositories and finish

Choose the repositories you want Aikido to scan.

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Finish the setup to start scanning.