Configure a crawler schedule

To keep your index up-to-date with your original content, you can set up an automated crawl schedule where Sitecore Search periodically syncs with your original content. This ensures that your index is always current without the need for constant manual recrawls.

To create a crawler schedule:

1. On the menu bar, click Sources.

2. Click the source that you want to want to schedule crawls for.

3. On the Source Settings page, click Edit next to Crawler Scheduler.

4. To configure when you want Search to start scheduled crawls, click a value in the STARTS drop-down menu. If you want the schedule to start as soon as possible, select Anytime. If you want the crawl to start on a particular date, click Specific Date, and click a date in the date picker.

5. To have the crawl run on a regular schedule, in the REPEAT drop-down menu, click Yes.

   Tip

   To schedule a crawl to happen just once on a future date, in the REPEAT drop-down menu, click DOES NOT REPEAT. With this configuration, a crawl will happen on the date you selected in Step 4 and will not repeat.

6. To define the frequency of crawls, click values next to the Repeats every field. You can click any value from 1 to 99 as the interval and either days, weeks, or (for production domains only) hours as the unit of time. For example, if you want a crawl to run every four weeks, click 4 and weeks.

7. To define the time at which you want crawls to start, click a value in the RUN TIME drop-down menu. For example, if you want the crawl to start at midnight, click 12:00 AM. The time displayed is automatically adjusted to your timezone.

8. To configure when you want the crawler schedule to end, click a value in the END DATE drop-down menu. If you want the schedule to continue indefinitely, select Never. If you want the crawl to end on a particular date, click Specific Date, and click a date in the date picker.

9. Click Save.