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+Welcome to searx
+================
+
+Search without being tracked.
+
+Searx is a free internet metasearch engine which aggregates results from more than 70 search services. Users are neither tracked nor profiled. Additionally, searx can be used over Tor for online anonymity.
+
+Get started with searx by using one of the `public instances`_. If you don't trust anyone, you can set up your own, see :ref:`installation`.
+
+.. _public instances: https://github.com/asciimoo/searx/wiki/Searx-instances
+
+Features
+--------
+
+ - Self hosted
+ - No user tracking
+ - No user profiling
+ - About 70 supported search engines
+ - Easy integration with any search engine
+ - Cookies are not used by default
+ - Secure, encrypted connections (HTTPS/SSL)
+ - Hosted by organisations, such as La Quadrature du Net, which promote digital rights
+
+
+User documentation
+------------------
+
+.. toctree::
+ :maxdepth: 1
+
+ user/search_syntax
+ user/own-instance
+
+Administrator documentation
+---------------------------
+
+.. toctree::
+ :maxdepth: 1
+
+ dev/install/installation
+ admin/api
+ admin/filtron
+ admin/morty
+
+Developer documentation
+-----------------------
+
+.. toctree::
+ :maxdepth: 1
+
+ dev/quickstart
+ dev/contribution_guide
+ dev/engine_overview
+ dev/search_api
+ dev/plugins
+ dev/translation