HaleyHalcyonJun 25, 2023

Why is every Searx instance down when I try to use it?

I want to use SearxNG as my daily driver, and I added three instances to my browser’s search engines list. However, I find that all three are down whenever I try to use it, and I inevitably have to look at the list of instances and click the top one just to perform one search. Is there a way to “auto-route” my search...

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Why is every Searx instance down when I try to use it? - foss - kbin.social

I want to use SearxNG as my daily driver, and I added three instances to my browser’s search engines list. However, I find that all three are down whenever I try to use it, and I inevitably have to look at the list of instances and click the top one just to perform one search. Is there a way to “auto-route” my search...

Show threadDrWeevilJammerJun 25, 2023
My solution to this was to run my own private instance. It's very easy with docker-compose.
searxng-docker/searxng/settings.yml at master · searxng/searxng-docker

The docker-compose files for setting up a SearXNG instance with docker. - searxng-docker/searxng/settings.yml at master · searxng/searxng-docker

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Show threadHaleyHalcyon
Can that be done on a mobile device?
Jun 25, 2023 at 2:28amWeb
Show threadcnnrduncanJun 25, 2023
You could in theory but hosting it on dedicated hardware will be a much better experience.