sam
Following instructions from https://www.reddit.com/r/termux/comments/1r8cx4a/searxng/

I was able to get searxng running locally in termux and I'm getting pretty good results and fast searches.

#searxng #termux #selfhosted


Mar 9 at 6:38pmWeb
Show threadAnonInfoMar 9
@sam May have to give this a try.
Show threadsam Mar 9
I have also ~/bin/searxng.sh


#!/data/data/com.termux/files/usr/bin/bash

cd ~
source searxng-pyenv/bin/activate
export SEARXNG_SETTINGS_PATH="$HOME/.config/searxng/settings.yml"
cd ~/searxng-src
valkey-server &
python searx/webapp.py

and start that from ~/.termux/boot/start-services (needs termux-boot installed)

then set your default search engine to http://127.0.0.1:8888/search?q=%s


edit: not sure if I need the valkey-server, but installed it and started it because I was getting error messages before
Show threadroughnecksMar 9

@sam hey, I just followed the guide and got it working on my LAN (changed from localhost to private IP address). It's not the fastest guy, but..

Thanks!

Show threadsam Mar 10
Mine sometimes takes 2.5-3 seconds, but not always. It's not terrible, at least in my opinion. I mean, for me, 0.3 seconds or 2.5 seconds doesn't make any difference as long as I'm getting good results.
Show threadroughnecksMar 10
@sam mine says the same on the right sidebar, but it feels like more than that. Not a problem though, having this "thing" running is already a win-win situation :)
Show threadsam Mar 10
I set up another instance of searxng, with similar settings.yml, but on a hosted Debian server. It looks like sometimes the search provider tried to give me a Captcha (search was quicker though)


Show threadroughnecksMar 10
@sam had searxng running on a vps for some time, a while ago, but had to shut it down eventually, because it was often considered as bot activity.. different engine failures and I gave up.
Show threadsam Mar 10
was anybody else using it? I'm wondering if I'll have less problems with just me and my wife and son using it (maybe not so many requests)
Show threadroughnecksMar 10
@sam well, think yes, it was a public instance, even if I hadn't advertised it very much (not on the official list of public instances)
Show threadroughnecksMar 9
@sam How does it fare behind a residential IP?
Show threadsam Mar 9
I've not had any issues so far except for a couple times when I was connected to a VPN. Then, some of the providers say "timeout" but I still got results from the others.


Show threadroughnecksMar 9
@sam maybe I'll give it a go myself :)
thanks for sharing