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2025-12-29 [mod] settings.yml: set engines that require an api key to inactive by defaultTommaso Colella
2025-12-02[mod] client/simple: client plugins (#5406)Ivan Gabaldon
* [mod] client/simple: client plugins Defines a new interface for client side *"plugins"* that coexist with server side plugin system. Each plugin (e.g., `InfiniteScroll`) extends the base `ts Plugin`. Client side plugins are independent and lazy‑loaded via `router.ts` when their `load()` conditions are met. On each navigation request, all applicable plugins are instanced. Since these are client side plugins, we can only invoke them once DOM is fully loaded. E.g. `Calculator` will not render a new `answer` block until fully loaded and executed. For some plugins, we might want to handle its availability in `settings.yml` and toggle in UI, like we do for server side plugins. In that case, we extend `py Plugin` instancing only the information and then checking client side if [`settings.plugins`](https://github.com/inetol/searxng/blob/1ad832b1dc33f3f388da361ff2459b05dc86a164/client/simple/src/js/toolkit.ts#L134) array has the plugin id. * [mod] client/simple: rebuild static
2025-11-20[mod] docs: add acknowledgements section (#5449)Ivan Gabaldon
* [mod] docs: add acknowledgements section Moves all images into a `assets/` folder. * [fix] docs: normalize brands svg
2025-10-10docs: remove unsupported `--replace` flag from Docker command (#5288)Mehmet Sait Cubukcu
2025-10-10[mod] brand - partial migration of settings to msgspec.Struct (#5280)Markus Heiser
The settings are currently an untyped key/value structure, whose types are dynamically built at runtime. The construction process of this structure is *hand-crafted*. In the long term, we want a static typing of this structure, based on a standard tool. The ``msgspec.Struct`` structures are suitable as a standard tool. This patch makes a first step towards static typing and implements the "brand" section using ``msgspec.Struct`` structures. BTW: searx/settings_defaults.py - ``git_url`` and ``git_branch`` had been removed in aee613d256, this is a leftover. Signed-off-by: Markus Heiser <markus.heiser@darmarit.de>
2025-09-23[enh] container: custom certificates (#5238)Ivan Gabaldon
Let container instance administrators to add custom certificates: https://docs.searxng.org/admin/installation-docker.html#custom-certificates Closes https://github.com/searxng/searxng/issues/5206
2025-08-27[fix] typo in the docs about HTML method POST versus GETMarkus Heiser
2025-08-26[doc] fix missing link in ``default_http_headers`` descriptionMarkus Heiser
Signed-off-by: Markus Heiser <markus.heiser@darmarit.de> Format: reST
2025-08-26[doc] adds the missing documentation of the `server.method` settings.Markus Heiser
TL;DR; For all the issues that comes with HTTP POST I recommend instance maintainers to switch to GET and lock the property in the preferences: ```yaml server: method: GET preferences: lock: - method ``` We don't want this in the defaults of the SearXNG distributions for the pros vs cons listed in this discussion: - https://github.com/searxng/searxng/pull/3619
2025-08-07[enh] container: tidy builds (#5086)Ivan Gabaldon
Building the container currently does not work properly. When rebuilding several times with `make container`, `version_frozen.py` is recreated, which wouldn't be an issue if the file’s timestamp was constant. Now, when creating `version_frozen.py`, it will have the same timestamp as the commit when it was created. (`version_frozen.py` is moved to a dedicated layer). Reusing "builder" cache when building "dist" could be slow (CD reports 2 seconds, but locally I've seen it take up to 10 seconds), so the Dockerfile is now split and we save a couple steps by importing the "builder" image directly. The last changes made it possible to remove the layer cache in "builder", since the overhead is now greater than building the layers from scratch. Until now, all "dist" layers were squashed into a single layer, which in most cases is a good idea (except for storage/delivery pricing/overhead), but in our case, since we manage the entire pipeline, we can ignore this and share layers between builds. This means (for example) that if we change files unrelated to the container in several consecutive commits (documentation changes), we don't have to push the entire image to registry, but only the different layers (`version_frozen.py` in this example). The same applies when pulling, as only the layers that have changed compared to the local layers will be downloaded (that's the theory, we'll see if this works as expected or if we need to tweak something else).
2025-07-26[fix] cleanup: rename `searx` leftovers to `SearXNG` (#5049)Markus Heiser
Signed-off-by: Markus Heiser <markus.heiser@darmarit.de>
2025-07-16[fix] custom `plugins:` settings must not be merged.Markus Heiser
In customizing it should be decided which plugin modules should be loaded and which should not. Signed-off-by: Markus Heiser <markus.heiser@darmarit.de>
2025-07-11[mod] remove option ui.static_use_hash (cache busting) (#5004)Markus Heiser
Cache busting has caused serious problems for users in the past, here are two examples: - https://github.com/searxng/searxng/issues/4419 - https://github.com/searxng/searxng/issues/4481 And it makes development and deployment significantly more complex because it binds the client side to the server side: - https://github.com/searxng/searxng/pull/4466 In the light of a decoupled development of the WEB clients from the server side: - https://github.com/searxng/searxng/pull/4988 is it appropriate to abandon this feature. In fact, it has been ineffective since #4436 anyway. However, the benefit has always been questionable, since at best only a few kB of data are saved (at least in the context of an image_proxy, the effect is below the detection limit). Ultimately, the client is responsible for caching. Related: https://github.com/searxng/searxng/issues?q=label%3A%22clear%20browser%20cache%22 Closes: https://github.com/searxng/searxng/pull/4466 Closes: https://github.com/searxng/searxng/issues/1326 Closes: https://github.com/searxng/searxng/issues/964 Signed-off-by: Markus Heiser <markus.heiser@darmarit.de>
2025-07-09[mod] migrate from Redis to Valkey (#4795)Gaspard d'Hautefeuille
This patch migrates from `redis==5.2.1` [1] to `valkey==6.1.0` [2]. The migration to valkey is necessary because the company behind Redis has decided to abandon the open source license. After experiencing a drop in user numbers, they now want to run it under a dual license again. But this move demonstrates once again how unreliable the company is and how it treats open source developers. To review first, read the docs:: $ make docs.live Follow the instructions to remove redis: - http://0.0.0.0:8000/admin/settings/settings_redis.html Config and install a local valkey DB: - http://0.0.0.0:8000/admin/settings/settings_valkey.html [1] https://pypi.org/project/redis/ [2] https://pypi.org/project/valkey/ Co-authored-by: HLFH <gaspard@dhautefeuille.eu> Co-authored-by: Markus Heiser <markus.heiser@darmarit.de>
2025-07-04[mod] container: replace uWSGI with Granian (#4820)Ivan Gabaldon
* [mod] container: replace uWSGI with Granian The configuration in Granian is handled with ENVs, much more convenient and practical for updating. The settings have been tested for over two months in a production instance, being usable on small to somewhat large instances without having to modify anything. It also removes the patch functions and ENVs abstraction from the entrypoint, this makes it possible to run the container with immutable configuration. In some setups, It may be desired to have the volumes/files under a specific uid/gid (other than searxng:searxng), if the entrypoint has root permissions it will chown automatically on every start, which may not be desired. Explicitly setting the new ENV `FORCE_OWNERSHIP=false` will prevent ownership from being modified. No manual migration is necessary **unless** the user has changed the default uWSGI configuration or has a very specific setup. Closes https://github.com/searxng/searxng/issues/4894 Closes https://github.com/searxng/searxng/issues/4818 Closes https://github.com/searxng/searxng/issues/4802 Supersedes https://github.com/searxng/searxng/pull/4596 Related https://github.com/searxng/searxng/discussions/4479 * [mod] docs: add container/granian All container documentation has been recreated. A new documentation page has been created for Granian. * [enh] misc: apply suggestions Minor documentation changes. Suggested https://github.com/searxng/searxng/pull/4820#discussion_r2134539259 Suggested https://github.com/searxng/searxng/pull/4820#discussion_r2134538610 Suggested https://github.com/searxng/searxng/pull/4820#discussion_r2134827964 Suggested https://github.com/searxng/searxng/pull/4820#discussion_r2134544300 Suggested https://github.com/searxng/searxng/pull/4820#discussion_r2149387388 --------- Signed-off-by: Markus Heiser <markus.heiser@darmarit.de> Co-authored-by: Ivan Gabaldon <igabaldon@inetol.net> Co-authored-by: Markus Heiser <markus.heiser@darmarit.de>
2025-06-25[fix] restore startpage autocompleteruseralias
Changes: - Undo deletions of the autocompleter in settings and logic - Add fixed autocomplete function in autocomplete.py Related: - https://github.com/searxng/searxng/issues/4334
2025-06-25[docs] Docker's entrypoint.sh does no longer have an help option -hMarkus Heiser
The new Docker entrypoint.sh script implemented in PR: - https://github.com/searxng/searxng/pull/4793 does no longer have a `-h` option [1]. When building the `make docs` a warming is shown:: WARNING: Unexpected return code 2 from command Command(command=('../container/entrypoint.sh', '-h') .. (output='../container/entrypoint.sh: 152: SEARXNG_VERSION: parameter not set') [1] https://github.com/searxng/searxng/pull/4793/files#diff-694a402a03e8de5aa227b1c0294ffdc072b6bac09b4dcbe144dc7d97d4e07159L35 Signed-off-by: Markus Heiser <markus.heiser@darmarit.de>
2025-05-21[feat] engines: add Naver engine (#4573)Zhijie He
Refactor Naver engine (Web, News, Images, Videos, Autocomplete) - ref: https://search.naver.com/ - lang: `ko` - Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q485639 Co-authored-by: Bnyro <bnyro@tutanota.com>
2025-05-20[mod] container: refactor entrypoint scriptIvan Gabaldon
That entrypoint is prone to screw things up, especially with permission handling. The new script handles initialization better and fixes some issues like delayed settings update via ENVs and timestamp overwriting, also adjusts what should be copied into the container. Related https://github.com/searxng/searxng/pull/4721#issuecomment-2850272129
2025-05-13[enh] tidy: clean old morty, filtron, searx referencesIvan Gabaldon
Everyone should have already switched from legacy methods
2025-05-11[mod] rework container deployment (#4764)Ivan Gabaldon
container.yml will run after integration.yml COMPLETES successfully and in master branch. Style changes, cleanup and improved integration with CI by leveraging the use of shared cache between all workflows. * Podman is now supported to build the container images (Docker also received a refactor, merging both build and buildx) * Container images are being built by Buildah instead of Docker BuildKit. * Container images are tested before release. * Splitting "modern" (amd64 & arm64) and "legacy" (armv7) arches on different Dockerfiles allowing future optimizations.
2025-05-03[mod] ExpireCache - sqlite based key/value cache with expire timeMarkus Heiser
2025-05-02[docs] fix link searx/languages.py to new file searx/sxng_locales.pyMarkus Heiser
The language settings page in the documentation reference languages.py which was removed in commit c9cd376 Closes: https://github.com/searxng/searxng/issues/4690 Signed-off-by: Markus Heiser <markus.heiser@darmarit.de>
2025-05-02[feat] engine ChinaSo: support source filter for ChinaSo-NewsBrandonStudio
* filtering ChinaSo-News results by source, option ``chinaso_news_source`` * add ChinaSo engine to the online docs https://docs.searxng.org/dev/engines/online/chinaso.html * fix SearXNG categories in the settings.yml * deactivate ChinaSo engines ``inactive: true`` until [1] is fixed * configure network of the ChinaSo engines [1] https://github.com/searxng/searxng/issues/4694 Signed-off-by: @BrandonStudio Co-authored-by: Markus Heiser <markus.heiser@darmarit.de>
2025-04-23[mod] include SEARXNG_METHOD environment variableAadniz
2025-04-22[fix] issues when launching a local development serverMarkus Heiser
A local development server can be launched by one of these command lines:: $ flask --app searx.webapp run $ python -m searx.webapp The different ways of starting the server should lead to the same result, which is generally the case. However, if the modules are reloaded after code changes (reload option), it must be avoided that the application is initialized twice at startup. We have already discussed this in 2022 [1][2]. Further information on this topic can be found in [3][4][5]. To test a bash in the ./local environment was started and the follwing commands had been executed:: $ ./manage pyenv.cmd bash --norc --noprofile (py3) SEARXNG_DEBUG=1 flask --app searx.webapp run --reload (py3) SEARXNG_DEBUG=1 python -m searx.webapp Since the generic parts of the docs also initialize the app to generate doc from it, the build of the docs was also tested:: $ make docs.clean docs.live [1] https://github.com/searxng/searxng/pull/1656#issuecomment-1214198941 [2] https://github.com/searxng/searxng/pull/1616#issuecomment-1206137468 [3] https://flask.palletsprojects.com/en/stable/api/#flask.Flask.run [4] https://github.com/pallets/flask/issues/5307#issuecomment-1774646119 [5] https://stackoverflow.com/a/25504196 Signed-off-by: Markus Heiser <markus.heiser@darmarit.de>
2025-04-17[fix] settings.yml files: doc & obsolete settings in the templateMarkus Heiser
Signed-off-by: Markus Heiser <markus.heiser@darmarit.de>
2025-04-16[fix] doc of setting server.base_url, env is SEARXNG_BASE_URLMarkus Heiser
Related: - https://github.com/searxng/searxng/issues/4634 Signed-off-by: Markus Heiser <markus.heiser@darmarit.de>
2025-03-31[feat] add Quark autocomplete supportZhijie He
Co-authored-by: Bnyro <bnyro@tutanota.com>
2025-03-29[refactor] migrate plugins from "module" to class SXNGPluginMarkus Heiser
This patch brings two major changes: - ``Result.filter_urls(..)`` to pass a filter function for URL fields - The ``enabled_plugins:`` section in SearXNG's settings do no longer exists. To understand plugin development compile documentation: $ make docs.clean docs.live and read http://0.0.0.0:8000/dev/plugins/development.html There is no longer a distinction between built-in and external plugin, all plugins are registered via the settings in the ``plugins:`` section. In SearXNG, plugins can be registered via a fully qualified class name. A configuration (`PluginCfg`) can be transferred to the plugin, e.g. to activate it by default / *opt-in* or *opt-out* from user's point of view. built-in plugins ================ The built-in plugins are all located in the namespace `searx.plugins`. .. code:: yaml plugins: searx.plugins.calculator.SXNGPlugin: active: true searx.plugins.hash_plugin.SXNGPlugin: active: true searx.plugins.self_info.SXNGPlugin: active: true searx.plugins.tracker_url_remover.SXNGPlugin: active: true searx.plugins.unit_converter.SXNGPlugin: active: true searx.plugins.ahmia_filter.SXNGPlugin: active: true searx.plugins.hostnames.SXNGPlugin: active: true searx.plugins.oa_doi_rewrite.SXNGPlugin: active: false searx.plugins.tor_check.SXNGPlugin: active: false external plugins ================ SearXNG supports *external plugins* / there is no need to install one, SearXNG runs out of the box. - Only show green hosted results: https://github.com/return42/tgwf-searx-plugins/ To get a developer installation in a SearXNG developer environment: .. code:: sh $ git clone git@github.com:return42/tgwf-searx-plugins.git $ ./manage pyenv.cmd python -m \ pip install -e tgwf-searx-plugins To register the plugin in SearXNG add ``only_show_green_results.SXNGPlugin`` to the ``plugins:``: .. code:: yaml plugins: # ... only_show_green_results.SXNGPlugin: active: false Result.filter_urls(..) ====================== The ``Result.filter_urls(..)`` can be used to filter and/or modify URL fields. In the following example, the filter function ``my_url_filter``: .. code:: python def my_url_filter(result, field_name, url_src) -> bool | str: if "google" in url_src: return False # remove URL field from result if "facebook" in url_src: new_url = url_src.replace("facebook", "fb-dummy") return new_url # return modified URL return True # leave URL in field unchanged is applied to all URL fields in the :py:obj:`Plugin.on_result` hook: .. code:: python class MyUrlFilter(Plugin): ... def on_result(self, request, search, result) -> bool: result.filter_urls(my_url_filter) return True Signed-off-by: Markus Heiser <markus.heiser@darmarit.de>
2025-03-15container: add default support for IPv6 (#4448)Ivan Gabaldon
* Initial update * update docs and test files
2025-03-07[doc] add missing docs for the search.max_page settingMarkus Heiser
Signed-off-by: Markus Heiser <markus.heiser@darmarit.de>
2025-03-02[feat] add Sogou engine for searxngZhijie He
Co-authored-by: Bnyro <bnyro@tutanota.com>
2025-03-02[feat] add 360search engine for searxngZhijie He
Co-authored-by: Bnyro <bnyro@tutanota.com>
2025-03-01[doc] minor improvements to the favicon docs (cache.db_url)Markus Heiser
Related: - https://github.com/searxng/searxng/issues/4405 Signed-off-by: Markus Heiser <markus.heiser@darmarit.de>
2025-02-28[web-client] integrate the migrated theme in the development workflowsMarkus Heiser
Signed-off-by: Markus Heiser <markus.heiser@darmarit.de>
2025-02-26[fix] various issues in the documentationMarkus Heiser
Closes: https://github.com/searxng/searxng/issues/4370 Signed-off-by: Markus Heiser <markus.heiser@darmarit.de>
2025-02-17[fix] autocomplete: remove broken startpage backendMarkus Heiser
as long we don't have a solution for #4334 we can't offer startpage as autocomplete backend. Related: - https://github.com/searxng/searxng/issues/4334 Signed-off-by: Markus Heiser <markus.heiser@darmarit.de>
2025-01-28[refactor] typification of SearXNG (initial) / result items (part 1)Markus Heiser
Typification of SearXNG ======================= This patch introduces the typing of the results. The why and how is described in the documentation, please generate the documentation .. $ make docs.clean docs.live and read the following articles in the "Developer documentation": - result types --> http://0.0.0.0:8000/dev/result_types/index.html The result types are available from the `searx.result_types` module. The following have been implemented so far: - base result type: `searx.result_type.Result` --> http://0.0.0.0:8000/dev/result_types/base_result.html - answer results --> http://0.0.0.0:8000/dev/result_types/answer.html including the type for translations (inspired by #3925). For all other types (which still need to be set up in subsequent PRs), template documentation has been created for the transition period. Doc of the fields used in Templates =================================== The template documentation is the basis for the typing and is the first complete documentation of the results (needed for engine development). It is the "working paper" (the plan) with which further typifications can be implemented in subsequent PRs. - https://github.com/searxng/searxng/issues/357 Answer Templates ================ With the new (sub) types for `Answer`, the templates for the answers have also been revised, `Translation` are now displayed with collapsible entries (inspired by #3925). !en-de dog Plugins & Answerer ================== The implementation for `Plugin` and `Answer` has been revised, see documentation: - Plugin: http://0.0.0.0:8000/dev/plugins/index.html - Answerer: http://0.0.0.0:8000/dev/answerers/index.html With `AnswerStorage` and `AnswerStorage` to manage those items (in follow up PRs, `ArticleStorage`, `InfoStorage` and .. will be implemented) Autocomplete ============ The autocompletion had a bug where the results from `Answer` had not been shown in the past. To test activate autocompletion and try search terms for which we have answerers - statistics: type `min 1 2 3` .. in the completion list you should find an entry like `[de] min(1, 2, 3) = 1` - random: type `random uuid` .. in the completion list, the first item is a random UUID Extended Types ============== SearXNG extends e.g. the request and response types of flask and httpx, a module has been set up for type extensions: - Extended Types --> http://0.0.0.0:8000/dev/extended_types.html Unit-Tests ========== The unit tests have been completely revised. In the previous implementation, the runtime (the global variables such as `searx.settings`) was not initialized before each test, so the runtime environment with which a test ran was always determined by the tests that ran before it. This was also the reason why we sometimes had to observe non-deterministic errors in the tests in the past: - https://github.com/searxng/searxng/issues/2988 is one example for the Runtime issues, with non-deterministic behavior .. - https://github.com/searxng/searxng/pull/3650 - https://github.com/searxng/searxng/pull/3654 - https://github.com/searxng/searxng/pull/3642#issuecomment-2226884469 - https://github.com/searxng/searxng/pull/3746#issuecomment-2300965005 Why msgspec.Struct ================== We have already discussed typing based on e.g. `TypeDict` or `dataclass` in the past: - https://github.com/searxng/searxng/pull/1562/files - https://gist.github.com/dalf/972eb05e7a9bee161487132a7de244d2 - https://github.com/searxng/searxng/pull/1412/files - https://github.com/searxng/searxng/pull/1356 In my opinion, TypeDict is unsuitable because the objects are still dictionaries and not instances of classes / the `dataclass` are classes but ... The `msgspec.Struct` combine the advantages of typing, runtime behaviour and also offer the option of (fast) serializing (incl. type check) the objects. Currently not possible but conceivable with `msgspec`: Outsourcing the engines into separate processes, what possibilities this opens up in the future is left to the imagination! Internally, we have already defined that it is desirable to decouple the development of the engines from the development of the SearXNG core / The serialization of the `Result` objects is a prerequisite for this. HINT: The threads listed above were the template for this PR, even though the implementation here is based on msgspec. They should also be an inspiration for the following PRs of typification, as the models and implementations can provide a good direction. Why just one commit? ==================== I tried to create several (thematically separated) commits, but gave up at some point ... there are too many things to tackle at once / The comprehensibility of the commits would not be improved by a thematic separation. On the contrary, we would have to make multiple changes at the same places and the goal of a change would be vaguely recognizable in the fog of the commits. Signed-off-by: Markus Heiser <markus.heiser@darmarit.de>
2025-01-26[docs] settings_search.rst: add missing autocompletion providersBnyro
2024-12-01[feat] search: add url formatting preferenceBnyro
2024-11-24[feat] metrics: support for open metricsBnyro
2024-10-05[doc] documentation of the favicons infrastructureMarkus Heiser
Run ``make docs.live`` and visit http://0.0.0.0:8000/admin/searx.favicons.html Signed-off-by: Markus Heiser <markus.heiser@darmarit.de>
2024-10-05[mod] Revision of the favicon solutionMarkus Heiser
All favicons implementations have been documented and moved to the Python package: searx.favicons There is a configuration (based on Pydantic) for the favicons and all its components: searx.favicons.config A solution for caching favicons has been implemented: searx.favicon.cache If the favicon is already in the cache, the returned URL is a data URL [1] (something like `data:image/png;base64,...`). By generating a data url from the FaviconCache, additional HTTP roundtripps via the favicon_proxy are saved: favicons.proxy.favicon_url The favicon proxy service now sets a HTTP header "Cache-Control: max-age=...": favicons.proxy.favicon_proxy The resolvers now also provide the mime type (data, mime): searx.favicon.resolvers [1] https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/HTTP/Basics_of_HTTP/Data_URLs Signed-off-by: Markus Heiser <markus.heiser@darmarit.de>
2024-10-05[feat] add favicons to result urlsBrock Vojkovic
2024-10-03[feat] simple theme: pure black theme styleBnyro
2024-09-15[fix] Removes ``/>`` ending tags for void HTML elementsGrant Lanham
Removes ``/>`` ending tags for void elements [1] and replaces them with ``>``. Part of the larger cleanup to cleanup invalid HTML throughout the codebase [2]. [1] https://html.spec.whatwg.org/multipage/syntax.html#void-elements [2] https://github.com/searxng/searxng/issues/3793
2024-07-14[mod] revision of the settings_loaderMarkus Heiser
The intention of this PR is to modernize the settings_loader implementations. The concept is old (remember, this is partly from 2014), back then we only had one config file, meanwhile we have had a folder with config files for a very long time. Callers can now load a YAML configuration from this folder as follows :: settings_loader.get_yaml_cfg('my-config.yml') - BTW this is a fix of #3557. - Further the `existing_filename_or_none` construct dates back to times when there was not yet a `pathlib.Path` in all Python versions we supported in the past. - Typehints have been added wherever appropriate At the same time, this patch should also be downward compatible and not introduce a new environment variable. The localization of the folder with the configurations is further based on: SEARXNG_SETTINGS_PATH (wich defaults to /etc/searxng/settings.yml) Which means, the default config folder is `/etc/searxng/`. ATTENTION: intended functional changes! If SEARXNG_SETTINGS_PATH was set and pointed to a not existing file, the previous implementation silently loaded the default configuration. This behavior has been changed: if the file or folder does not exist, an EnvironmentError exception will be thrown in future. Closes: https://github.com/searxng/searxng/issues/3557 Signed-off-by: Markus Heiser <markus.heiser@darmarit.de>
2024-06-14[feat] docker: add env vars for common public instance settingsholysoles
2024-06-13Change 'his/her' to 'them'Ember