Git Integration for Jira Cloud Documentation

Edit repository settings

HOSTED EXTERNAL

On the Manage repositories page, click Actions ➜ Edit repository for the selected repository to open its repository configuration page where you can change connection settings.


Use the options below to configure repository settings.

 

Connection Settings

Option Description Repository type
Enable this integration Toggle to enable/disable this repository for use with Jira. SINGLE
INTEGRATION
Display Name This is the alias that appears in the Repository column. SINGLE
INTEGRATION
Repository Origin This is the URL path to a clone of the repository. INTEGRATION
Username, Password/Token Displays username used for this repository configuration. Enter a new password/token if the password/token has changed since the last configuration. SINGLE
Private SSH Key If the private SSH key was changed, enter the new private SSH key in the provided box or upload the new private SSH key. SINGLE
Optional SSH Key Passphrase If the configured private SSH key has a passphrase, enter it in the provided box. SINGLE
SSL Verify VSTS/AZURE GITLAB GITHUB
Set to enabled/disabled for the current git host integration.

The SSL Verify option is set to Enabled by default. If set to Disabled, Git Integration for Jira ignores verification of SSL certificates when connecting to a git server.

The SSL Verify setting is available in Jira Server, Data Center, and Jira Cloud. This option is not available for non-fetched repositories.
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Feature Settings

Option Description Repository type
Main Branch Set the main branch. The default setting is master. SINGLE,
INTEGRATION
Indexing triggers Displays the indexing triggers URL for this repository. Click the adjacent copy icon to send the indexing triggers URL to the system clipboard. Use this URL to set up webhook to your git host service. SINGLE,
INTEGRATION
Tags Set whether to show all tags or show only tags with matching regex pattern. For more information on git tags, see Git tags. SINGLE,
INTEGRATION
Smart Commits & Workflow Triggers Enable/disable this setting to allow users to use the smart commits feature. SINGLE,
INTEGRATION
Project Permissions: Restrict to projects The default setting is Associate with all projects. You can restrict access to the Repository Browser and Git Commit tabs (Advanced) for the selected repository by setting the project associations. SINGLE,
INTEGRATION
Web Linking Optional.

The web linking feature adds links to your git hosting provider directly into the Git Commits tab. For special integrations (Auto-Connect), this feature is configured automatically. For more information, see Web linking.

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Click Save to save the changes and apply the settings.

Click Cancel to return to the manage git configuration page and discard the changes.

 


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Next: Edit nested repository settings

 

More Related Topics About Managing Repository/Integration Configuration

Managing integration or repository configuration (Git Integration for Jira Cloud)

Managing integrations via Actions (Jira Cloud) (Git Integration for Jira Cloud)

Edit integration settings

Edit repository settings (this page)

Edit nested repository settings (Git Integration for Jira Cloud)

SSL verify (Git Integration for Jira Cloud)

View repository indexing logs (Git Integration for Jira Cloud)

Disconnect an integration or repository configuration (Git Integration for Jira Cloud)

Disconnect a nested repository configuration (Git Integration for Jira Cloud)

Associating project permissions (Git Integration for Jira Cloud)

 

Last updated: December 2025

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