.. _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`
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.. _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
<https://docs.searxng.org/donate.html>`_. Set value to ``true`` to use your
own donation page written in the :ref:`searx/info/en/donate.md
<searx.infopage>` 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 <make 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 <make buildenv>`)
``port`` & ``bind_address``: ``$SEARXNG_PORT`` & ``$SEARXNG_BIND_ADDRESS`` :ref:`buildenv <make 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 <make buildenv>`)
``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 <https://github.com/searx/searx/issues/715>`__
.. _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 <searx/static/themes/simple/src/less/definitions.less>`)
.. 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.
``language`` : optional
If you want to use another language for a specific engine, you can define it
by using the full ISO code of language and country, like ``fr_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 <utils/templates/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 <private engines>` 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']
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