How can I set up Screaming Frog to crawl a massive client site without blowing through my limited RAM or crashing my cheap laptop?
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Fan-out diagram
The searches the AI actually ran for this prompt.
SEED QUERY
How can I set up Screaming Frog to crawl a massive client site without blowing through my limited RAM or crashing my cheap laptop?
2 real searches · 1 real-search pass
Badge and edge weight = share of passes that produced the query. Hover a query for its intent and routing format.
Query classes
Google's semantic query class for every sub-query: what kind of answer each search is after, simulated vs real.
ChatGPT real searches (2)
Classes come from the query-classifier (a local Laya model). 2 of 2 calls are low-confidence (under 50%) — hover a query in the table to see its confidence.
Searches and sources
ChatGPT2 real searches · gpt-6
Screaming Frog SEO Spider official guide database storage mode memory storage RAM configuration crawl limits Google ↗
site:screamingfrog.co.uk/seo-spider/user-guide/ Screaming Frog memory allocation database storage crawl configuration Google ↗
- SEO Spider General · screamingfrog.co.uk
- SEO Spider Getting Started Guide · screamingfrog.co.uk
- SEO Spider FAQ · screamingfrog.co.uk
- How To Crawl Large Websites · screamingfrog.co.uk
- SEO Spider Configuration · screamingfrog.co.uk
Queries
2 queries · click a column to sort
| Query / type | Search | Intent | Query class | Routing format | Cluster | Freq ↓ | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Screaming Frog SEO Spider official guide database storage mode memory storage RAM configuration crawl limits OBSERVED | Google ↗ AI Mode ↗ | — | Other / navigational | — | — | 1x of 1 | |
site:screamingfrog.co.uk/seo-spider/user-guide/ Screaming Frog memory allocation database storage crawl configuration OBSERVED | Google ↗ AI Mode ↗ | — | Other / navigational | — | — | 1x of 1 |