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title: Add a Sitecore source
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# Add a Sitecore source
A Sitecore [source](https://docs.coveo.com/en/246/) [indexes](https://docs.coveo.com/en/204/) content from a [Sitecore XP or XM installation](https://doc.sitecore.com/xp).
The [Coveo for Sitecore](https://docs.coveo.com/en/2709/) integration seamlessly creates Sitecore sources and uses the [Push content retrieval method](https://docs.coveo.com/en/1612/) to index content from your Sitecore instance.

> **Important**
>
> * Manage Sitecore sources exclusively within the Sitecore instance using the Coveo for Sitecore [Command Center or configuration files](https://docs.coveo.com/en/2205/).
> Changes made to a Sitecore source and related [Coveo organization](https://docs.coveo.com/en/185/) resources via the [Coveo Administration Console](https://docs.coveo.com/en/183/) will often be overwritten when [Coveo for Sitecore interacts with the Coveo Platform](https://docs.coveo.com/en/2554/).
> 
> * Don't use a Sitecore source for [Sitecore XC content](https://docs.coveo.com/en/2169/).

Members with the [required privileges](https://docs.coveo.com/en/3151/) may only edit Sitecore [JSON source configurations](https://docs.coveo.com/en/1685/) in the [Coveo Administration Console](https://docs.coveo.com/en/183/) on rare occasions following Coveo Support indications.

> **Leading practice**
>
> The number of [items](https://docs.coveo.com/en/210/) that a source processes per hour (crawling speed) depends on various factors, such as network bandwidth and source configuration.
> See [About crawling speed](https://docs.coveo.com/en/2078/) for information on what can impact crawling speed, as well as possible solutions.

## Source key characteristics

The following table presents the main characteristics of a Sitecore source.

[%header,cols="4"]
|===
2+|Features
^|Supported
|Additional information

2+|Sitecore XP and XM versions
^a|9.1 to latest
|

2+|Indexable content
a|* Site items
* Media library items
|

.3+|Content update operations
|[Index on save/publish](https://docs.coveo.com/en/2218/)
^|[check]
.3+|All content update operations are [initiated within Sitecore](https://docs.coveo.com/en/2426/).

|[Re-index tree](https://docs.coveo.com/en/2426#re-indexing-a-section-of-your-content-tree-in-the-content-editor)
^|[check]

|[Rebuild](https://docs.coveo.com/en/2426#rebuilding-a-search-index-manually)
^|[check]

.3+|[Content security](https://docs.coveo.com/en/1779/) options
|[Same users and groups as in your content system](https://docs.coveo.com/en/1779#same-users-and-groups-as-in-your-content-system)
^|[check]
|

|[Specific users and groups](https://docs.coveo.com/en/1779#specific-users-and-groups)
^|[check]
|

|[Everyone](https://docs.coveo.com/en/1779#everyone)
^|[check]
|

2+|Metadata extraction
^|[check]
a|The Sitecore source automatically indexes default [metadata](https://docs.coveo.com/en/218/).  
  
The [Command Center](https://docs.coveo.com/en/2540/) allows you to [specify Sitecore template fields](https://docs.coveo.com/en/2566#fields) you want to index as custom metadata.
|===

## Add a Sitecore source

Follow the Coveo for Sitecore [Deployment guide](https://docs.coveo.com/en/2206/) to install the Coveo for Sitecore package in your Sitecore instance.

Sitecore sources are automatically created in your [Coveo organization](https://docs.coveo.com/en/185/) as you use Coveo for Sitecore.
Typically, this includes two sources: one for content from the `master` database of your Sitecore instance and another for content from the `web` database.

## Assign a source to a project

You can assign a Sitecore source to one or multiple [projects](https://docs.coveo.com/en/n7ef0517/) using the [Coveo Administration Console](https://docs.coveo.com/en/183/).

. On the [**Sources**](https://platform.cloud.coveo.com/admin/#/orgid/content/sources/) ([platform-ca](https://platform-ca.cloud.coveo.com/admin/#/orgid/content/sources/) | [platform-eu](https://platform-eu.cloud.coveo.com/admin/#/orgid/content/sources/) | [platform-au](https://platform-au.cloud.coveo.com/admin/#/orgid/content/sources/)) page, click your Sitecore source and then click **Edit** in the Action bar.

. On the **Configuration** tab, click the **Project** drop-down menu, and then select the desired projects.

. Click **Save**.