> ## Documentation Index
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> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Replicating a Domain

> Create a secure replica of your website using WebOrion Restorer.

A replica is a crawled, secured copy of your website that WebOrion Restorer can serve in place of your original server when needed. The replication process downloads your site's content and applies security hardening before saving it as a standby replica.

## Starting a replication

Go to **Replication → Replicate Domain** from the top navigation menu.

## Required fields

| Field            | Description                                                                                       |
| ---------------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| **Webpage URL**  | The base URL to replicate. The Restorer crawls downward from this URL — it will not crawl upward. |
| **Replica Name** | A label to identify this replica                                                                  |

## Crawl settings

| Setting                     | Description                                                                                                                                                                                 |
| --------------------------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| **User Agent**              | The browser identity the crawler uses when downloading your site                                                                                                                            |
| **Recursive Level**         | How many levels deep to crawl. e.g. `https://www.cloudsine.tech` is Level 1, `https://www.cloudsine.tech/adopt/` is Level 2. Most sites have at most 20 levels. Redirects count as 1 level. |
| **External File Level**     | Depth at which to download files from external domains                                                                                                                                      |
| **Max Connection**          | Total connections used to download files                                                                                                                                                    |
| **Number of Retries**       | How many times to retry failed downloads                                                                                                                                                    |
| **Max File Size**           | Maximum file size to download (in KB)                                                                                                                                                       |
| **Ignore robots.txt**       | Ignore crawler restrictions specified in the site's robots.txt                                                                                                                              |
| **Force HTTP 1.0 Requests** | Use HTTP 1.0 if the web server doesn't support HTTP 1.1                                                                                                                                     |
| **IP Protocol**             | Choose between IPv4, IPv6, or both                                                                                                                                                          |

## Secure Replica settings

Secure Replica settings strip or disable potentially dangerous HTML elements from the replica, reducing the attack surface of the served copy. Expand **Secure Replica Settings** to configure:

| Setting                                     | Effect                                                                         |
| ------------------------------------------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ |
| Disable iFrames                             | Removes `<iframe>` tags                                                        |
| Disable Buttons                             | Disables buttons                                                               |
| Disable Forms                               | Disables forms and shows an error popup on submit                              |
| Disable Javascripts with AJAX Requests      | Removes Javascript with AJAX/XMLHttpRequest calls (supports jQuery)            |
| Remove Base Tags                            | Removes `<base>` tags                                                          |
| Remove Applet Tags                          | Removes applets                                                                |
| Remove Object Tags                          | Removes external resources that are added to the webpage using `<object>` tags |
| Remove Embed Tags                           | Removes external `<embed>` tags                                                |
| Remove XML Tags                             | Removes XML tags                                                               |
| Disable Select Tags                         | Disables `<select>` tags                                                       |
| Prevent Browsers From Caching Mirrored Site | Adds a meta tag to discourage browser caching                                  |
| Disable Input Fields                        | Disables input fields                                                          |
| Disable Text Areas                          | Removes text areas                                                             |
| Disable Javascripts                         | Removes all Javascript                                                         |
| Disable Cascading Style Sheets              | Removes all CSS                                                                |
| Disable Images                              | Removes all images                                                             |
| Disable Anchor Links                        | Removes all links                                                              |

<Warning>
  Custom Options at the bottom of the form should only be used when specifically advised by the Cloudsine support team.
</Warning>

## Starting the replication

Click **Replicate**. A confirmation prompt will appear warning that the initial replication can be time-consuming and will generate significant network traffic. Click **OK** to proceed.

<Note>
  Replication downloads your entire site — schedule it during off-peak hours to minimise impact on live traffic.
</Note>

## Checking replication status

The status of your replication can be tracked on the Replica Management page under **Replication → List of Replicated Websites**. Once complete, the status will show as **Completed**. See [Managing Replicas](/restorer/managing-replicas/managing-replicas) for details.