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.. SPDX-License-Identifier: AGPL-3.0-or-later
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.. _metasearch engine: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Metasearch_engine
.. _Installation guide: https://docs.searxng.org/admin/installation.html
.. _Configuration guide: https://docs.searxng.org/admin/settings/index.html
.. _CONTRIBUTING: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/searxng/searxng/refs/heads/master/CONTRIBUTING.rst
.. _LICENSE: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/searxng/searxng/refs/heads/master/LICENSE
.. figure:: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/searxng/searxng/master/client/simple/src/brand/searxng.svg
:target: https://docs.searxng.org/
:target: https://searxng.org
:alt: SearXNG
:width: 100%
:align: center
:width: 512px
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Privacy-respecting, hackable `metasearch engine`_
SearXNG is a `metasearch engine`_. Users are neither tracked nor profiled.
Searx.space_ lists ready-to-use running instances.
.. image:: https://img.shields.io/badge/organization-3050ff?style=flat-square&logo=searxng&logoColor=fff&cacheSeconds=86400
:target: https://github.com/searxng
:alt: Organization
A user_, admin_ and developer_ handbook is available on the homepage_.
.. image:: https://img.shields.io/badge/documentation-3050ff?style=flat-square&logo=readthedocs&logoColor=fff&cacheSeconds=86400
:target: https://docs.searxng.org
:alt: Documentation
|SearXNG install|
|SearXNG homepage|
|SearXNG wiki|
|AGPL License|
|Issues|
|commits|
|weblate|
|SearXNG logo|
.. image:: https://img.shields.io/github/license/searxng/searxng?style=flat-square&label=license&color=3050ff&cacheSeconds=86400
:target: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/searxng/searxng/refs/heads/master/LICENSE
:alt: License
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:target: https://github.com/searxng/searxng/commits/master/
:alt: Commits
.. _searx.space: https://searx.space
.. _user: https://docs.searxng.org/user
.. _admin: https://docs.searxng.org/admin
.. _developer: https://docs.searxng.org/dev
.. _homepage: https://docs.searxng.org/
.. _metasearch engine: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Metasearch_engine
.. |SearXNG logo| image:: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/searxng/searxng/master/client/simple/src/brand/searxng-wordmark.svg
:target: https://docs.searxng.org/
:width: 5%
.. |SearXNG install| image:: https://img.shields.io/badge/-install-blue
:target: https://docs.searxng.org/admin/installation.html
.. |SearXNG homepage| image:: https://img.shields.io/badge/-homepage-blue
:target: https://docs.searxng.org/
.. |SearXNG wiki| image:: https://img.shields.io/badge/-wiki-blue
:target: https://github.com/searxng/searxng/wiki
.. |AGPL License| image:: https://img.shields.io/badge/license-AGPL-blue.svg
:target: https://github.com/searxng/searxng/blob/master/LICENSE
.. |Issues| image:: https://img.shields.io/github/issues/searxng/searxng?color=yellow&label=issues
:target: https://github.com/searxng/searxng/issues
.. |PR| image:: https://img.shields.io/github/issues-pr-raw/searxng/searxng?color=yellow&label=PR
:target: https://github.com/searxng/searxng/pulls
.. |commits| image:: https://img.shields.io/github/commit-activity/y/searxng/searxng?color=yellow&label=commits
:target: https://github.com/searxng/searxng/commits/master
.. |weblate| image:: https://translate.codeberg.org/widgets/searxng/-/searxng/svg-badge.svg
.. image:: https://img.shields.io/weblate/progress/searxng?server=https%3A%2F%2Ftranslate.codeberg.org&style=flat-square&label=translated&color=3050ff&cacheSeconds=86400
:target: https://translate.codeberg.org/projects/searxng/
Contact
=======
Ask questions or chat with the SearXNG community (this not a chatbot) on
IRC
`#searxng on libera.chat <https://web.libera.chat/?channel=#searxng>`_
which is bridged to Matrix.
Matrix
`#searxng:matrix.org <https://matrix.to/#/#searxng:matrix.org>`_
:alt: Translated
Setup
=====
- A well maintained `Docker image`_, also built for ARM64 and ARM/v7
architectures.
- Alternatively there are *up to date* `installation scripts`_.
- For individual setup consult our detailed `Step by step`_ instructions.
- To fine-tune your instance, take a look at the `Administrator documentation`_.
To install SearXNG, see `Installation guide`_.
.. _Administrator documentation: https://docs.searxng.org/admin/index.html
.. _Step by step: https://docs.searxng.org/admin/installation-searxng.html
.. _installation scripts: https://docs.searxng.org/admin/installation-scripts.html
.. _Docker image: https://github.com/searxng/searxng-docker
To fine-tune SearXNG, see `Configuration guide`_.
Translations
============
Further information on *how-to* can be found `here <https://docs.searxng.org/admin/index.html>`_.
.. _Weblate: https://translate.codeberg.org/projects/searxng/searxng/
Connect
=======
Help translate SearXNG at `Weblate`_
.. figure:: https://translate.codeberg.org/widgets/searxng/-/multi-auto.svg
:target: https://translate.codeberg.org/projects/searxng/
If you have questions or want to connect with others in the community,
we have two official channels:
- `#searxng:matrix.org <https://matrix.to/#/#searxng:matrix.org>`_
- `#searxng @ libera.chat <https://web.libera.chat/?channel=#searxng>`_ (bridged to Matrix)
Contributing
============
.. _development quickstart: https://docs.searxng.org/dev/quickstart.html
.. _developer documentation: https://docs.searxng.org/dev/index.html
See `CONTRIBUTING`_ for more details.
Are you a developer? Have a look at our `development quickstart`_ guide, it's
very easy to contribute. Additionally we have a `developer documentation`_.
License
=======
Codespaces
==========
You can contribute from your browser using `GitHub Codespaces`_:
- Fork the repository
- Click on the ``<> Code`` green button
- Click on the ``Codespaces`` tab instead of ``Local``
- Click on ``Create codespace on master``
- VSCode is going to start in the browser
- Wait for ``git pull && make install`` to appear and then disappear
- You have `120 hours per month`_ (see also your `list of existing Codespaces`_)
- You can start SearXNG using ``make run`` in the terminal or by pressing ``Ctrl+Shift+B``
.. _GitHub Codespaces: https://docs.github.com/en/codespaces/overview
.. _120 hours per month: https://github.com/settings/billing
.. _list of existing Codespaces: https://github.com/codespaces
This project is licensed under the GNU Affero General Public License (AGPL-3.0).
See `LICENSE`_ for more details.