## **🧭 Overview**

Search Atlas connects to your website primarily through your public URL, which means static sites built with Next.js are generally supported — whether you use **Static Site Generation (SSG)**, **Incremental Static Regeneration (ISR)**, or a fully exported static build via `next export`. No server-side rendering is required for integration.

This article covers two aspects of the original topic: **connecting your Next.js site to Search Atlas** and **compliance certification questions** that may arise during or after that process.

## **✅ Before You Begin**

Make sure the following are in place before connecting your Next.js site:

- Your site is deployed and publicly accessible via a live domain (e.g., **https://yoursite.com**).
- You have admin or owner access to your Search Atlas workspace.
- You have access to your site's codebase or hosting platform if any verification steps are required.

## **🚀 Step 1 — Add Your Site to Search Atlas**

Log in to your **Search Atlas** account and locate the option to add a new site within your workspace. Enter your full domain URL (include **https://**) and proceed through the prompts shown in the platform.

## **🔍 Step 2 — Verify Site Ownership**

Search Atlas will present you with a verification method during the site setup flow. Follow the on-screen instructions provided at that step to confirm ownership of your domain. The exact verification options available to you will be displayed within the platform during setup.

For Next.js sites, a common approach is to place any required verification code inside your project's **`<head>`** section — for example in **pages/\_document.js** (Pages Router) or your root **layout.tsx** (App Router) — and then redeploy your site before confirming in Search Atlas.

## **🗺️ Step 3 — Submit Your Sitemap**

Next.js does not generate a sitemap automatically in all configurations. Once your site is added, submit your sitemap so Search Atlas can crawl your full page inventory:

1. Confirm your sitemap is publicly accessible (e.g., at **https://yoursite.com/sitemap.xml**). If you do not yet have one, the **next-sitemap** package is a common solution for Next.js projects.
2. In Search Atlas, locate the sitemap submission option within your site's settings in the platform.
3. Enter your sitemap URL and submit it.

## **📋 Compliance Certifications**

If your question involves **compliance certifications** (for example, questions about whether Search Atlas holds SOC 2, GDPR, or similar certifications, or whether your site's integration meets certain compliance requirements), this is handled on a case-by-case basis by the Search Atlas team. There are no self-serve compliance certificate downloads available in the platform at this time.

When escalating a compliance certification question, please have the following ready:

- The specific certification or compliance standard you are asking about (e.g., SOC 2 Type II, GDPR, ISO 27001).
- Your company name and Search Atlas workspace details.
- Any deadline or legal context that applies to your request.

If you need further assistance, open the chat widget in the bottom-right corner of the platform and type **human teammate** to be connected with a member of our team.