You’re welcome!

I can have a look in my free time for fun. Will let you know if I manage to do it. 😅

Sorry for the delay in the reply.

No need to apologize! Thank you for working on this. :)

The only issue is that the app requires that the config file and blocklist and allowlists should be included within the docker hub. So the issue is that if a prebuilt image is provided, then is it possible to edit it within the docker container ?? If so then it is ok, otherwise it would still be good, but it would limit the usage to users who are by default satisfied by the default config. While others would still need to build the image manually, which is not very great.

I’m not familiar with the websurfix codebase, but I don’t see why it wouldn’t work.

I’m currently self-hosting SearXNG on a VPS, but I started by having it just locally. The important bit of that blog post is this:

docker run -d --rm \
              -d -p 8080:8080 \
              -v "${HOME}/searxng:/etc/searxng" \
              -e "BASE_URL=http://localhost:8080/" \
              searxng/searxng

I use the -v flag to mount a directory in my home to the config directory inside the docker container. SearXNG then writes the default config files there, and I can just edit them normally on ~/searxng/.

By using a mounted volume like this, the configs are persistent, so I can restart the docker container without losing them.

Ah cool, thanks!

Will definitely try it now. It’s good to have options (Searx just recently became unmaintained).

Are there any plans to have an official docker hub image? I’m asking because my workflow involves keeping the containers up to date with watchtower.

Interesting, I’ll be keeping an eye on this. Thanks for sharing!

I’m currently self hosting SearXNG. The must-have features for me are the custom filters and the actively maintained docker image. Will definitely give it a go if they get implemented.

If you don’t want to fully host it yourself (which I think it’s wise), then it’s a good solution.

If privacy is important to you, ProtonMail has a good reputation, but I haven’t been keeping up with the latest developments in the area (there might be other providers that suit your needs / budget).

Do you mean buying your own domain, and forward email sent to it to an email provider?

A lot of email providers have that option (with paid plans). For example

https://proton.me/support/custom-domain