Getting Started

This guide walks you through setting up your first performance audit in Xcelera.

1. Create an account

Sign up at the login page. You can use email/password or sign in with GitHub.

2. Add a page

From your dashboard, click Add Page and fill in:

• Name — a label for this page (e.g. "Homepage")
• URL — the full URL to audit (e.g. https://example.com)
• Schedule — how often to run audits: hourly, daily, or weekly

Each page gets a unique ref (a short slug) you'll use when triggering audits via the API.

3. Run your first audit

Once a page is added, Xcelera will queue an audit on the next scheduled interval. You can also trigger one immediately from the page detail view.

An audit runs Lighthouse against your URL and produces a Build containing one or more Runs with performance scores.

4. Read the results

The dashboard shows your page's score history over time. Click into any build to see individual run metrics — Performance, Accessibility, Best Practices, and SEO scores along with detailed statistics.

5. Credits

Each audit consumes one credit. Free accounts start with a limited number of credits per billing period. You can see your remaining credits in the account settings.