Add a Sitecore source

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Source key characteristics
Add a Sitecore source
Assign a source to a project

A Sitecore source indexes content from a Sitecore XP or XM installation. The Coveo for Sitecore integration seamlessly creates Sitecore sources and uses the Push content retrieval method to index content from your Sitecore instance.

Manage Sitecore sources exclusively within the Sitecore instance using the Coveo for Sitecore Command Center or configuration files. Changes made to a Sitecore source and related Coveo organization resources via the Coveo Administration Console will often be overwritten when Coveo for Sitecore interacts with the Coveo Platform.
Don’t use a Sitecore source for Sitecore XC content (see Compatibility With Sitecore Commerce).

Members with the required privileges may only edit Sitecore JSON source configurations in the Coveo Administration Console on rare occasions following Coveo Support indications (see Edit a source JSON configuration).

Leading practice

The number of items that a source processes per hour (crawling speed) depends on various factors, such as network bandwidth and source configuration. See About crawling speed 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.

Features	Supported	Additional information
Sitecore XP and XM versions	9.1 to latest
Indexable content	Site items Media library items
Content update operations	Index on save/publish		All content update operations are initiated within Sitecore.
Re-index tree
Rebuild
Content security options	Same users and groups as in your content system
Specific users and groups
Everyone
Metadata collection		The Sitecore source automatically indexes default metadata. The Command Center allows you to specify Sitecore template fields you want to index as custom metadata.

Features

Supported

Additional information

Sitecore XP and XM versions

9.1 to latest

Indexable content

Site items
Media library items

Content update operations

Index on save/publish

All content update operations are initiated within Sitecore.

Re-index tree

Rebuild

Content security options

Same users and groups as in your content system

Specific users and groups

Everyone

Metadata collection

The Sitecore source automatically indexes default metadata.

The Command Center allows you to specify Sitecore template fields you want to index as custom metadata.

Add a Sitecore source

Follow the Coveo for Sitecore Deployment guide to install the Coveo for Sitecore package in your Sitecore instance.

Sitecore sources are automatically created in your Coveo organization 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 using the Coveo Administration Console.

On the Sources (platform-ca | platform-eu | platform-au) page, click your Sitecore source and then click Edit in the Action bar.
In the Configuration tab, click the Project drop-down menu, and then select the desired project(s).
Click Save.