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title: "Adding Your First Site — Lemwatch Help"
description: "Step-by-step guide to adding a website for monitoring."
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# Adding Your First Site

> Step-by-step guide to adding a website for monitoring.

## Adding Your First Site

### Step 1: Click "Add Site"

 From your dashboard, click the **"Add Site"** button in the top-right corner, or use the keyboard shortcut **N**.

### Step 2: Enter Your URL

 LemWatch accepts any format:

- Full URL: https://www.example.com

- Domain only: example.com (we add https:// automatically)

- Subdomains: blog.example.com , app.example.com

### Step 3: Auto-Detection

 LemWatch automatically detects:

- CMS — WordPress, Shopify, Wix, etc.

- Hosting provider — AWS, Cloudflare, Vercel, Netlify

- Robots.txt and sitemap locations

- SSL certificate details

### Step 4: Configure (Optional)

- Check frequency — Depends on your plan (60min free, 15min Pro, 5min Agency)

- Tags — Organise with labels like "production", "staging", "client"

- Groups — Assign to a group for batch management

### Step 5: First Results

 Your first comprehensive check runs within 2 minutes. You'll immediately see:

- Health score with category breakdown

- Any critical issues flagged with "FIX FIRST" badges

- Actionable recommendations sorted by impact

### Adding Multiple Sites

- Bulk import (Pro+): Go to Settings → Import Sites and upload a CSV with one URL per row

- Quick add: Use the N keyboard shortcut to rapidly add sites one after another

### What Happens After Adding

 LemWatch schedules recurring checks at your plan's interval. You'll receive alerts if any metric degrades below your configured thresholds.


## Related

- [Help centre](https://lemwatch.com/help)
- [Quick Start Guide](https://lemwatch.com/help/quick-start-guide)
- [Organising Sites with Groups](https://lemwatch.com/help/site-groups)
- [Bulk Importing Sites](https://lemwatch.com/help/bulk-import)
- [Understanding Your Dashboard](https://lemwatch.com/help/understanding-dashboard)
- [Lemwatch pricing](https://lemwatch.com/pricing)
- [Advanced Monitoring Fields](https://lemwatch.com/help/advanced-monitoring-fields)
- [Activity Log](https://lemwatch.com/help/activity-log)