Atlassian Connect Express: Credentials rejected at connect-ace.atlassian.net - jira

Question

I'm evaluating atlassian-connect-express and just created an app
boilerplate with "atlassian-connect new", and then deployed it via ngrok
to my Jira dev account.
That works fine, but when I try to use the file "credentials.json" with
my account data, the plug starts with the error message:
Failed to register with host https‍://michael%40...:[My
password]#connect-ace.atlassian.net (401)
Add-on not registered; no compatible hosts detected
I get a similar message when I go to the url connect-ace.atlassian.net
Here my atlassian-connect.json
{
"key": "my-add-on",
"name": "Ping Pong",
"description": "My very first add-on",
"vendor": {
"name": "Angry Nerds",
"url": "https://www.atlassian.com/angrynerds"
},
"baseUrl": "https://xxxxxxx.ngrok.io",
"links": {
"self": "https://xxxxxxxx.ngrok.io/atlassian-connect.json",
"homepage": "https://xxxxxxx.ngrok.io/atlassian-connect.json"
},
"authentication": {
"type": "jwt"
},
"lifecycle": {
"installed": "/installed"
},
"scopes": [
"READ"
],
"modules": {
"generalPages": [
{
"key": "hello-world-page-jira",
"location": "system.top.navigation.bar",
"name": {
"value": "Hello World"
},
"url": "/hello-world",
"conditions": [{
"condition": "user_is_logged_in"
}]
},
{
"key": "hello-world-page-confluence",
"location": "system.header/left",
"name": {
"value": "Hello World"
},
"url": "/hello-world",
"conditions": [{
"condition": "user_is_logged_in"
}]
}
]
}
}
and my credatials.json
{
"hosts": {
"connect-ace.atlassian.net": {
"product": "jira",
"username": "michael#---",
"password": "---password---"
}
}
}
How can I get my dev account working with connect-ace?

Answer 1

Two things to check:
1 - Check the if the credentials.json has correct values. host url should start with https://. Password is the api token generated from here.
{
"hosts": {
"https://<your atlassian site name>.atlassian.net": {
"product": "jira",
"username": "<jira user name>",
"password": "<Token created from https://id.atlassian.com/manage/api-tokens>"
}
}
}
2- Enable development mode at Settings -> Apps -> Manage Apps -> Settings. (This is required if the app is not published in marketplace)

Answer 2

This error is a default from atlas-connect
Print error image
In atlasssian-connect.json
replace this :
"lifecycle": {
"installed": "/installed"
},
for this:
"lifecycle": {
"installed": "installed"
},

Answer 3

Have you tried spawning your own cloud instance and testing it there? If not yet, try creating one here. Once successfully registered, in your credentials.json, change "connect-ace" with your baseUrl/sitename and with the right credentials, it should automatically install it for you.