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Ensure that the system is running and go to https://localhost:8081.
By default the system is configured to store data in `run/node-1/samples`.
With the default test configuration, the system is configured to
store data in `run/node-1/samples`.
### Specifications
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system does not know of any links. To bootstrap a crawl, a crawl specification can be created.
You need a list of known domains. This is just a text file with one domain name per line,
with blanklines and comments starting with `#` ignored. Make it available over HTTP(S).
with blank lines and comments starting with `#` ignored. Make it available over HTTP(S).
Go to
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## Crawling
Refresh the specification list in the operator's gui. You should see your new specification in the list.
Click the link and select `[Crawl]` under `Actions`.
Click the link, then select `[Crawl]` under `Actions`.
Depending on the size of the specification, this may take anywhere between a few minutes to a few weeks.
You can follow the progress in the `Overview` view. It's fairly common for the crawler to get stuck at
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## Recrawling (IMPORTANT)
The work flow with a crawl spec was a one-off process to bootstrap the search engine. To keep the search engine up to date,
it is preferrable to do a recrawl. This will try to reduce the amount of data that needs to be fetched.
it is preferable to do a recrawl. This will try to reduce the amount of data that needs to be fetched.
To trigger a Recrawl, ensure your crawl data is set to active, and then go to Actions -> Trigger Recrawl,
and click `[Trigger Recrawl]`. This will behave much like the old crawling step. Once done, it needs to be