Could not resolve host: bitbucket.org; nodename nor servname provided, or not known

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This error comes up every time I try clone any repo from Bitbucket using terminal:

$ git clone https://me@bitbucket.org/me/myrepo.git
Cloning into 'blog'...
fatal: unable to access 'https://me@bitbucket.org/me/myrepo.git': Could not 
resolve host: bitbucket.org; nodename nor servname provided, or not known

I had the same problem with GitHub resolved by replacing 'http' with 'git' protocol which was great! But when I tried that on Bitbucket I got this:

git clone git://me@bitbucket.org/me/myrepo.git
Cloning into 'blog'...
fatal: Unable to look up me@bitbucket.org (port 9418) (nodename nor servname 
provided, or not known)

So I removed 'me@', making it the same as the actual webpage, and the operation just times out. Help?

bitbucket usually provides a link for cloning your repo through https or ssh, just go to your repo on bitbucket click the clone repo and copy/paste — ermagana, Sep 21 '13 at 03:59
does this link help any? https://answers.atlassian.com/questions/172218/error-could-not-resolve-host — ermagana, Sep 21 '13 at 04:03
The error `Could not resolve host: bitbucket.org` is probably due to issues with the DNS. — Antoan Milkov, Sep 21 '13 at 04:03
Try to clone with the IP instead the domain name bitbucket.org: 131.103.20.167. — Pigueiras, Sep 21 '13 at 05:47

score 1 · Answer 1 · answered Apr 04 '14 at 21:44

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In your ~/.gitconfig, is there an [http] section with a proxy entry in it? If so, that may be the source of your trouble. (I extracted this idea from a help page link posted above.)

answered Apr 04 '14 at 21:44

Paul Bissex

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For more information re the proxy see http://stackoverflow.com/questions/783811/getting-git-to-work-with-a-proxy-server/19213999#19213999 – Andy Robinson Sep 02 '14 at 13:18

score -3 · Answer 2 · answered Dec 28 '15 at 19:12

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When cloning from Bitbucket via a terminal on mac osx, only http is supported, not https.

You should be able to use the exact same command just using http.

The Bitbucket repository overview webpage gives a clone command that includes https. On Mac, just remove the 's'.

answered Dec 28 '15 at 19:12

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We do not support http, only https and ssh (irrespective of OS). As mentioned by @antoan-milkov, this looks like a client-side DNS resolution issue. – Erik van Zijst Dec 30 '15 at 19:32
I just tried it again. The fact is it works when running git clone and using the http url. – Avishai Jan 07 '16 at 03:26
That's because we redirect you back to https. – Erik van Zijst Jan 08 '16 at 19:33

Could not resolve host: bitbucket.org; nodename nor servname provided, or not known

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