Enable continuous crawls in SharePoint 2013 using powershell script

Enable continuous crawls in SharePoint 2013 using powershell script

Execute below command in powershell console for every 10 minutes

$searchServiceContentSource = "NameofContentsource"

$crawlInterval = 10

$ssa = Get-SPEnterpriseSearchServiceApplication

$cs1 = Get-SPEnterpriseSearchCrawlContentSource -SearchApplication $ssa -Identity $searchServiceContentSource

Set-SPEnterpriseSearchCrawlContentSource -Identity $cs1 -EnableContinuousCrawls $True

$ssa.SetProperty("ContinuousCrawlInterval", $crawlInterval)

$ssa.Update()

Note- If you have multiple search service app, mention name of search service app infront of $ssa.

Check Central administration and confirm if continuous crawls are enabled and set to run every 10 mins.