> ## Knowledge Base Index
> Fetch the complete knowledge base index at: https://help.serverfreak.com/sitemap.xml
> Use this file to discover available pages before exploring further.
> Pure-Markdown content can be obtained by appending a '.md' suffix to the content URLs listed in the sitemap (without the trailing slash).

# How to Submit Your Sitemap to Search Engines (Google, Bing, Yandex)

You can submit your website Sitemaps to 3 major search engines: **Google** , **Bing** and **Yandex**

Instructions for each can be found below:




### a) Google Search Console (Formerly Google Webmaster Tools)

1) Sign in to [Google Search Console](https://www.google.com/webmasters/tools).

2) On your Search Console home page, select your website.

3) In the left sidebar, click **Crawl** and then **Sitemaps**.

4) Remove outdated or invalid sitemaps like sitemap.xml

5) Click the **Add/Test Sitemap** button in the top right.

6) Enter _sitemap_index.xml_ into the text box that appears.

7) Click **Submit**.





### b) Bing Webmaster Tools

1) Sign in to [Bing Webmaster Tools](https://www.bing.com/toolbox/webmaster/).

2) On the **My Sites** page, select your website.

3) In the left sidebar, click **Configure My Site** and then **Sitemaps**.

4) Remove outdated or invalid sitemaps like [http://example.com/sitemap.xml](http://example.com/sitemap.xml)

5) Enter your sitemap URL into the text box at the top. Your sitemap URL will look like something like this: http://example.com/sitemap_index.xml.

6) Click **Submit**.





### c) Yandex Webmaster

1) Sign in to [Yandex Webmaster](https://webmaster.yandex.com).

2) On the home page, select your website.

3) In the left sidebar, click **Indexing Options** and then **Sitemap** files.

4) Remove outdated or invalid sitemaps like _http://example.com/sitemap.xml_

5) Enter your sitemap URL into the text box at the top. Your sitemap URL will look like something like this: http://example.com/sitemap_index.xml.

6) Click **Add**.