.. _settings.yml: ================ ``settings.yml`` ================ This page describe the options possibilities of the :origin:`searx/settings.yml` file. .. sidebar:: Further reading .. - :ref:`use_default_settings.yml` - :ref:`search API` .. contents:: Contents :depth: 2 :local: :backlinks: entry .. _settings location: settings.yml location ===================== The initial ``settings.yml`` we be load from these locations: 1. the full path specified in the ``SEARXNG_SETTINGS_PATH`` environment variable. 2. ``/etc/searxng/settings.yml`` If these files don't exist (or are empty or can't be read), SearXNG uses the :origin:`searx/settings.yml` file. Read :ref:`settings use_default_settings` to see how you can simplify your *user defined* ``settings.yml``. .. _settings global: Global Settings =============== .. _settings brand: ``brand:`` ---------- .. code:: yaml brand: issue_url: https://github.com/searxng/searxng/issues docs_url: https://docs.searxng.org public_instances: https://searx.space wiki_url: https://github.com/searxng/searxng/wiki ``issue_url`` : If you host your own issue tracker change this URL. ``docs_url`` : If you host your own documentation change this URL. ``public_instances`` : If you host your own https://searx.space change this URL. ``wiki_url`` : Link to your wiki (or ``false``) .. _settings general: ``general:`` ------------ .. code:: yaml general: debug: false instance_name: "SearXNG" privacypolicy_url: false donation_url: https://docs.searxng.org/donate.html contact_url: false enable_metrics: true ``debug`` : ``$SEARXNG_DEBUG`` Allow a more detailed log if you run SearXNG directly. Display *detailed* error messages in the browser too, so this must be deactivated in production. ``donation_url`` : At default the donation link points to the `SearXNG project `_. Set value to ``true`` to use your own donation page written in the :ref:`searx/info/en/donate.md ` and use ``false`` to disable the donation link altogether. ``privacypolicy_url``: Link to privacy policy. ``contact_url``: Contact ``mailto:`` address or WEB form. ``enable_metrics``: Enabled by default. Record various anonymous metrics availabled at ``/stats``, ``/stats/errors`` and ``/preferences``. .. _settings search: ``search:`` ----------- .. code:: yaml search: safe_search: 0 autocomplete: "" default_lang: "" ban_time_on_fail: 5 max_ban_time_on_fail: 120 suspended_times: SearxEngineAccessDenied: 86400 SearxEngineCaptcha: 86400 SearxEngineTooManyRequests: 3600 cf_SearxEngineCaptcha: 1296000 cf_SearxEngineAccessDenied: 86400 recaptcha_SearxEngineCaptcha: 604800 formats: - html ``safe_search``: Filter results. - ``0``: None - ``1``: Moderate - ``2``: Strict ``autocomplete``: Existing autocomplete backends, leave blank to turn it off. - ``dbpedia`` - ``duckduckgo`` - ``google`` - ``startpage`` - ``swisscows`` - ``qwant`` - ``wikipedia`` ``default_lang``: Default search language - leave blank to detect from browser information or use codes from :origin:`searx/languages.py`. ``languages``: List of available languages - leave unset to use all codes from :origin:`searx/languages.py`. Otherwise list codes of available languages. The ``all`` value is shown as the ``Default language`` in the user interface (in most cases, it is meant to send the query without a language parameter ; in some cases, it means the English language) Example: .. code:: yaml languages: - all - en - en-US - de - it-IT - fr - fr-BE ``ban_time_on_fail``: Ban time in seconds after engine errors. ``max_ban_time_on_fail``: Max ban time in seconds after engine errors. ``suspended_times``: Engine suspension time after error (in seconds; set to 0 to disable) ``SearxEngineAccessDenied``: 86400 For error "Access denied" and "HTTP error [402, 403]" ``SearxEngineCaptcha``: 86400 For error "CAPTCHA" ``SearxEngineTooManyRequests``: 3600 For error "Too many request" and "HTTP error 429" Cloudflare CAPTCHA: - ``cf_SearxEngineCaptcha``: 1296000 - ``cf_SearxEngineAccessDenied``: 86400 Google CAPTCHA: - ``recaptcha_SearxEngineCaptcha``: 604800 ``formats``: Result formats available from web, remove format to deny access (use lower case). - ``html`` - ``csv`` - ``json`` - ``rss`` .. _settings server: ``server:`` ----------- .. code:: yaml server: base_url: http://example.org/location # change this! port: 8888 bind_address: "127.0.0.1" secret_key: "ultrasecretkey" # change this! limiter: false image_proxy: false default_http_headers: X-Content-Type-Options : nosniff X-XSS-Protection : 1; mode=block X-Download-Options : noopen X-Robots-Tag : noindex, nofollow Referrer-Policy : no-referrer ``base_url`` : ``$SEARXNG_URL`` :ref:`buildenv ` The base URL where SearXNG is deployed. Used to create correct inbound links. If you change the value, don't forget to rebuild instance's environment (:ref:`utils/brand.env `) ``port`` & ``bind_address``: ``$SEARXNG_PORT`` & ``$SEARXNG_BIND_ADDRESS`` :ref:`buildenv ` Port number and *bind address* of the SearXNG web application if you run it directly using ``python searx/webapp.py``. Doesn't apply to a SearXNG services running behind a proxy and using socket communications. If you change the value, don't forget to rebuild instance's environment (:ref:`utils/brand.env `) ``secret_key`` : ``$SEARXNG_SECRET`` Used for cryptography purpose. .. _limiter: ``limiter`` : Rate limit the number of request on the instance, block some bots. The :ref:`limiter plugin` requires a :ref:`settings redis` database. .. _image_proxy: ``image_proxy`` : Allow your instance of SearXNG of being able to proxy images. Uses memory space. .. _HTTP headers: https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/HTTP/Headers ``default_http_headers`` : Set additional HTTP headers, see `#755 `__ .. _settings ui: ``ui:`` ------- .. _cache busting: https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/HTTP/Headers/Cache-Control#caching_static_assets_with_cache_busting .. code:: yaml ui: static_use_hash: false default_locale: "" query_in_title: false infinite_scroll: false center_alignment: false cache_url: https://web.archive.org/web/ default_theme: simple theme_args: simple_style: auto .. _static_use_hash: ``static_use_hash`` : Enables `cache busting`_ of static files. ``default_locale`` : SearXNG interface language. If blank, the locale is detected by using the browser language. If it doesn't work, or you are deploying a language specific instance of searx, a locale can be defined using an ISO language code, like ``fr``, ``en``, ``de``. ``query_in_title`` : When true, the result page's titles contains the query it decreases the privacy, since the browser can records the page titles. ``infinite_scroll``: When true, automatically loads the next page when scrolling to bottom of the current page. ``center_alignment`` : default ``false`` When enabled, the results are centered instead of being in the left (or RTL) side of the screen. This setting only affects the *desktop layout* (:origin:`min-width: @tablet `) .. cache_url: ``cache_url`` : ``https://web.archive.org/web/`` URL prefix of the internet archive or cache, don't forgett trailing slash (if needed). The default is https://web.archive.org/web/ alternatives are: - https://webcache.googleusercontent.com/search?q=cache: - https://archive.today/ ``default_theme`` : Name of the theme you want to use by default on your SearXNG instance. ``theme_args.simple_style``: Style of simple theme: ``auto``, ``light``, ``dark`` ``results_on_new_tab``: Open result links in a new tab by default. .. _settings redis: ``redis:`` ---------- .. _Redis.from_url(url): https://redis-py.readthedocs.io/en/stable/connections.html#redis.client.Redis.from_url A redis DB can be connected by an URL, in :py:obj:`searx.redisdb` you will find a description to test your redis connection in SerXNG. When using sockets, don't forget to check the access rights on the socket:: ls -la /usr/local/searxng-redis/run/redis.sock srwxrwx--- 1 searxng-redis searxng-redis ... /usr/local/searxng-redis/run/redis.sock In this example read/write access is given to the *searxng-redis* group. To get access rights to redis instance (the socket), your SearXNG (or even your developer) account needs to be added to the *searxng-redis* group. ``url`` URL to connect redis database, see `Redis.from_url(url)`_ & :ref:`redis db`:: redis://[[username]:[password]]@localhost:6379/0 rediss://[[username]:[password]]@localhost:6379/0 unix://[[username]:[password]]@/path/to/socket.sock?db=0 .. admonition:: Tip for developers To set up a local redis instance, first set the socket path of the Redis DB in your YAML setting: .. code:: yaml redis: url: unix:///usr/local/searxng-redis/run/redis.sock?db=0 Then use the following commands to install the redis instance :: $ ./manage redis.build $ sudo -H ./manage redis.install $ sudo -H ./manage redis.addgrp "${USER}" # don't forget to logout & login to get member of group .. _settings outgoing: ``outgoing:`` ------------- Communication with search engines. .. code:: yaml outgoing: request_timeout: 2.0 # default timeout in seconds, can be override by engine max_request_timeout: 10.0 # the maximum timeout in seconds useragent_suffix: "" # information like an email address to the administrator pool_connections: 100 # Maximum number of allowable connections, or null # for no limits. The default is 100. pool_maxsize: 10 # Number of allowable keep-alive connections, or null # to always allow. The default is 10. enable_http2: true # See https://www.python-httpx.org/http2/ # uncomment below section if you want to use a custom server certificate # see https://www.python-httpx.org/advanced/#changing-the-verification-defaults # and https://www.python-httpx.org/compatibility/#ssl-configuration # verify: ~/.mitmproxy/mitmproxy-ca-cert.cer # # uncomment below section if you want to use a proxyq see: SOCKS proxies # https://2.python-requests.org/en/latest/user/advanced/#proxies # are also supported: see # https://2.python-requests.org/en/latest/user/advanced/#socks # # proxies: # all://: # - http://proxy1:8080 # - http://proxy2:8080 # # using_tor_proxy: true # # Extra seconds to add in order to account for the time taken by the proxy # # extra_proxy_timeout: 10.0 # ``request_timeout`` : Global timeout of the requests made to others engines in seconds. A bigger timeout will allow to wait for answers from slow engines, but in consequence will slow SearXNG reactivity (the result page may take the time specified in the timeout to load). Can be override by :ref:`settings engine` ``useragent_suffix`` : Suffix to the user-agent SearXNG uses to send requests to others engines. If an engine wish to block you, a contact info here may be useful to avoid that. ``keepalive_expiry`` : Number of seconds to keep a connection in the pool. By default 5.0 seconds. .. _httpx proxies: https://www.python-httpx.org/advanced/#http-proxying ``proxies`` : Define one or more proxies you wish to use, see `httpx proxies`_. If there are more than one proxy for one protocol (http, https), requests to the engines are distributed in a round-robin fashion. ``source_ips`` : If you use multiple network interfaces, define from which IP the requests must be made. Example: * ``0.0.0.0`` any local IPv4 address. * ``::`` any local IPv6 address. * ``192.168.0.1`` * ``[ 192.168.0.1, 192.168.0.2 ]`` these two specific IP addresses * ``fe80::60a2:1691:e5a2:ee1f`` * ``fe80::60a2:1691:e5a2:ee1f/126`` all IP addresses in this network. * ``[ 192.168.0.1, fe80::/126 ]`` ``retries`` : Number of retry in case of an HTTP error. On each retry, SearXNG uses an different proxy and source ip. ``retry_on_http_error`` : Retry request on some HTTP status code. Example: * ``true`` : on HTTP status code between 400 and 599. * ``403`` : on HTTP status code 403. * ``[403, 429]``: on HTTP status code 403 and 429. ``enable_http2`` : Enable by default. Set to ``false`` to disable HTTP/2. .. _httpx verification defaults: https://www.python-httpx.org/advanced/#changing-the-verification-defaults .. _httpx ssl configuration: https://www.python-httpx.org/compatibility/#ssl-configuration ``verify``: : ``$SSL_CERT_FILE``, ``$SSL_CERT_DIR`` Allow to specify a path to certificate. see `httpx verification defaults`_. In addition to ``verify``, SearXNG supports the ``$SSL_CERT_FILE`` (for a file) and ``$SSL_CERT_DIR`` (for a directory) OpenSSL variables. see `httpx ssl configuration`_. ``max_redirects`` : 30 by default. Maximum redirect before it is an error. ``categories_as_tabs:`` ----------------------- A list of the categories that are displayed as tabs in the user interface. Categories not listed here can still be searched with the :ref:`search-syntax`. .. code-block:: yaml categories_as_tabs: general: images: videos: news: map: music: it: science: files: social media: .. _settings engine: Engine settings =============== .. sidebar:: Further reading .. - :ref:`configured engines` - :ref:`engines-dev` In the code example below a *full fledged* example of a YAML setup from a dummy engine is shown. Most of the options have a default value or even are optional. .. code:: yaml - name: example engine engine: example shortcut: demo base_url: 'https://{language}.example.com/' send_accept_language_header: false categories: general timeout: 3.0 api_key: 'apikey' disabled: false language: en_US tokens: [ 'my-secret-token' ] weigth: 1 display_error_messages: true about: website: https://example.com wikidata_id: Q306656 official_api_documentation: https://example.com/api-doc use_official_api: true require_api_key: true results: HTML enable_http: false enable_http2: false retries: 1 retry_on_http_error: true # or 403 or [404, 429] max_connections: 100 max_keepalive_connections: 10 keepalive_expiry: 5.0 proxies: http: - http://proxy1:8080 - http://proxy2:8080 https: - http://proxy1:8080 - http://proxy2:8080 - socks5://user:password@proxy3:1080 - socks5h://user:password@proxy4:1080 ``name`` : Name that will be used across SearXNG to define this engine. In settings, on the result page... ``engine`` : Name of the python file used to handle requests and responses to and from this search engine. ``shortcut`` : Code used to execute bang requests (in this case using ``!bi``) ``base_url`` : optional Part of the URL that should be stable across every request. Can be useful to use multiple sites using only one engine, or updating the site URL without touching at the code. ``send_accept_language_header`` : Several engines that support languages (or regions) deal with the HTTP header ``Accept-Language`` to build a response that fits to the locale. When this option is activated, the language (locale) that is selected by the user is used to build and send a ``Accept-Language`` header in the request to the origin search engine. ``categories`` : optional Define in which categories this engine will be active. Most of the time, it is defined in the code of the engine, but in a few cases it is useful, like when describing multiple search engine using the same code. ``timeout`` : optional Timeout of the search with the current search engine. **Be careful, it will modify the global timeout of SearXNG.** ``api_key`` : optional In a few cases, using an API needs the use of a secret key. How to obtain them is described in the file. ``disabled`` : optional To disable by default the engine, but not deleting it. It will allow the user to manually activate it in the settings. ``inactive``: optional Remove the engine from the settings (*disabled & removed*). ``language`` : optional If you want to use another language for a specific engine, you can define it by using the ISO code of language (and region), like ``fr``, ``en-US``, ``de-DE``. ``tokens`` : optional A list of secret tokens to make this engine *private*, more details see :ref:`private engines`. ``weigth`` : default ``1`` Weighting of the results of this engine. ``display_error_messages`` : default ``true`` When an engine returns an error, the message is displayed on the user interface. ``network`` : optional Use the network configuration from another engine. In addition, there are two default networks: - ``ipv4`` set ``local_addresses`` to ``0.0.0.0`` (use only IPv4 local addresses) - ``ipv6`` set ``local_addresses`` to ``::`` (use only IPv6 local addresses) .. note:: A few more options are possible, but they are pretty specific to some engines, and so won't be described here. Example: Multilingual Search ---------------------------- SearXNG does not support true multilingual search. You have to use the language prefix in your search query when searching in a different language. But there is a workaround: By adding a new search engine with a different language, SearXNG will search in your default and other language. Example configuration in settings.yml for a German and English speaker: .. code-block:: yaml search: default_lang : "de" ... engines: - name : google english engine : google language : en ... When searching, the default google engine will return German results and "google english" will return English results. .. _settings use_default_settings: use_default_settings ==================== .. sidebar:: ``use_default_settings: true`` - :ref:`settings location` - :ref:`use_default_settings.yml` - :origin:`/etc/searxng/settings.yml ` The user defined ``settings.yml`` is loaded from the :ref:`settings location` and can relied on the default configuration :origin:`searx/settings.yml` using: ``use_default_settings: true`` ``server:`` In the following example, the actual settings are the default settings defined in :origin:`searx/settings.yml` with the exception of the ``secret_key`` and the ``bind_address``: .. code-block:: yaml use_default_settings: true server: secret_key: "ultrasecretkey" # change this! bind_address: "0.0.0.0" ``engines:`` With ``use_default_settings: true``, each settings can be override in a similar way, the ``engines`` section is merged according to the engine ``name``. In this example, SearXNG will load all the default engines, will enable the ``bing`` engine and define a :ref:`token ` for the arch linux engine: .. code-block:: yaml use_default_settings: true server: secret_key: "ultrasecretkey" # change this! engines: - name: arch linux wiki tokens: ['$ecretValue'] - name: bing disabled: false ``engines:`` / ``remove:`` It is possible to remove some engines from the default settings. The following example is similar to the above one, but SearXNG doesn't load the the google engine: .. code-block:: yaml use_default_settings: engines: remove: - google server: secret_key: "ultrasecretkey" # change this! engines: - name: arch linux wiki tokens: ['$ecretValue'] ``engines:`` / ``keep_only:`` As an alternative, it is possible to specify the engines to keep. In the following example, SearXNG has only two engines: .. code-block:: yaml use_default_settings: engines: keep_only: - google - duckduckgo server: secret_key: "ultrasecretkey" # change this! engines: - name: google tokens: ['$ecretValue'] - name: duckduckgo tokens: ['$ecretValue']