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How To Start A Crawl

You can start a crawl using Capture Mode or from the Page Vault Portal.

Option 1: Page Vault Browser(Quick and Easy)

  1. Open the Page Vault Browser.

  2. Go to the website you want to crawl.

  3. Make sure to close any pop-ups or sign in if needed

  4. Click the Site Crawler button.

  5. Review the settings.

  6. Click Start to begin.

  7. You can close Capture Mode—your crawl will continue in the background.

  8. View the results later in the Site Crawler section of your portal.

Tip: Any cookies or login information are saved automatically when using Capture Mode.

Option 2: Portal

  1. Log in to your Page Vault Portal

  2. Click Site Crawler at the top.

  3. Select New Crawl.

  4. Enter the website URL.

  5. Add cookies manually (only if needed).

  6. Choose your crawl type:

    • Crawl and Capture – finds and saves each page.

    • Crawl Only – finds pages, but doesn’t save them yet.

  7. Set how deep to crawl (layers) and how many pages to include.

  8. Choose a folder to save your captures (optional).

  9. Click Start Crawl.