A git user can identify themselves on their local computer using the following commands:
$ git config --global user.name "John Doe"
$ git config --global user.email [email protected]Or, for a specific repository:
$ git config user.name "John Doe"
$ git config user.email [email protected]Every commit is then associated with the configured user information.
Hosting services (like GitHub and Bitbucket, for example) try to match this data in commits with a particular account:
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If the email is unknown, the app displays the name from the commit.
If there is no Jira user associated with the email, Git Integration for Jira will use the author’s name from the commit and display this name without any associated links.
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If an email is configured in the local repository, the account is detected and displayed.
Git Integration for Jira uses the email from a commit and searches for a Jira user using this email. If a Jira user is found, the associated link to their Jira profile is displayed with the accompanying Jira avatar beside the name.
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Last updated: December 2025
