> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://docs.packagesss.com/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Profiles

> What are Cloud Browser Profiles?

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Our Profile feature allows you to create a "profile" for the Cloud Browser so you can perform automations against your logged in account(s) — on any site.

## What is a profile?

A profile is a snapshot of a browser session that includes cookies, local storage, browser history and other data that is encrypted. This data persists between executions.

## How do I create a profile?

<Warning>Note: Cloud Browser Profiles are only available on Premium accounts.</Warning>

<Steps>
  <Step title="Go to the Keys page">
    Head to the [Keys](https://packagesss.com/home/keys) page in packages.
  </Step>

  <Step title="Add a new key">
    Click the green plus button to add a new key.

    <GridImage img_width={600} height={400} src={'/images/green-plus.png'} />
  </Step>

  <Step title="Choose Chrome and Give your key a name">
    Your Profile "pretty name" should be something that helps you associate who or what the key is for.

    This could be a project name, a client name, or anything else that helps you remember.

    <GridImage img_width={300} height={400} src={'/images/add-browser-screen.png'} />
  </Step>
</Steps>

<Check>Nice — you just created a browser profile!</Check>

Now you need to login to all the sites you want to automate with that profile.

## Logging into sites

After you create a profile, you need to login to the site(s) you want to automate against. This will save your login information to the profile.

<Steps>
  <Step title="Go to the Keys page">
    Head to the [Keys](https://packagesss.com/home/keys) page in packages.
  </Step>

  <Step title="Press the green eye next to your profile">
    Find the profile you wish to use and press the green eye to open the browser.

    <GridImage img_width={300} height={400} src={'/images/green-eye.png'} />
  </Step>

  <Step title="When the browser opens, go to the site(s) and login">
    Login and navigate to any site like you would normally. Once you login, it will save your login information to the profile.

    In the example below, we're logging into Quora.

    <GridImage img_width={300} height={400} src={'/images/quora-browser.png'} />
  </Step>

  <Step title="Once logged in, click Save Cookies at the top right">
    Clicking "Save Cookies" is the fastest and most reliable way to make sure your cookies are saved to the profile.

    <GridImage img_width={500} height={400} src={'/images/save-cookies.png'} />
  </Step>
</Steps>

<Check>Okay rockstar — you created a profile, and logged into a few sites. Now it's time to use the profile!</Check>

## Setting up a proxy

Proxies are recommended when using cloud profiles.

You can add a proxy by clicking the "Settings Cogwheel" icon on your browser profile.

<GridImage img_width={300} height={400} src={'/images/browser-settings-cogwheel.png'} />

Once you've clicked the settings icon, an overlay will appear.

Turn on the proxy by choosing from the advanced proxy, or simple proxy.

<GridImage img_width={300} height={400} src={'/images/choose-proxy.png'} />

## How do I use a profile?

So you've added a profile, logged into to all your sites — now what?

Using a profile is as simple as selecting it from the dropdown before you run any package.

It will automatically use that profile for any Cloud Browser it encounters during a package run.

<GridImage img_width={400} height={400} src={'/images/profile-chooser.png'} />

## Video

This video is available on [Loom](https://www.loom.com/share/390e69f550e24d70bfa25ccac0238e6d?sid=515a72c2-0fe2-4360-9f35-001c970552f0). You can watch it there as well.

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