JGit authentification with Http token

In this guide I will show you how to set up JGIT using a http token:

Why use HTTP?

HTTP is useful for occasional Git access, environments where SSH is blocked, or cloud-based CI/CD services using personal access tokens. It requires less setup and works well when managing multiple machines without SSH keys. While less secure and convenient for frequent use, it remains a simple alternative where SSH is impractical.

HTTP Configuration

First of all we need to import the maven dependencies:

<dependency>
   <groupId>org.eclipse.jgit</groupId>
   <groupId>org.eclipse.jgit</groupId>
   <artifactId>org.eclipse.jgit</artifactId>
   <version>6.8.0.202311291450-r</version>
</dependency>

Than we can clone the repository:

var repository = "https://github.com/eclipse-jgit/jgit.git";
var directory = "./directory";
var directory = "./directory";
var token = "ThisIsTheToken


Git.cloneRepository()
   ​.setURI(repository)
​   .setCredentialsProvider(new UsernamePasswordCredentialsProvider("token", token))
​   .setDirectory(new File(directory))
   ​​.call();