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# About [searxng][url_for:index]
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SearXNG is a fork from the well-known [searx] [metasearch engine], aggregating
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the results of other [search engines][url_for:preferences] while not storing
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information about its users.
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More about SearXNG ...
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* [SearXNG sources][brand.git_url]
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* [weblate]
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## Why use it?
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* SearXNG may not offer you as personalised results as Google,
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but it doesn't generate a profile about you.
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* SearXNG doesn't care about what you search for, never shares anything
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with a third party, and it can't be used to compromise you.
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* SearXNG is free software, the code is 100% open and you can help
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to make it better. See more on [SearXNG sources][brand.git_url].
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If you do care about privacy, want to be a conscious user, or otherwise
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believe in digital freedom, make SearXNG your default search engine or run
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it on your own server
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## Technical details - How does it work?
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SearXNG is a [metasearch engine], inspired by the [seeks project]. It provides
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basic privacy by mixing your queries with searches on other platforms without
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storing search data. Queries are made using a POST request on every browser
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(except Chromium-based browsers*). Therefore they show up in neither our logs,
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nor your url history. In the case of Chromium-based browser users there is an
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exception: searx uses the search bar to perform GET requests. SearXNG can be
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added to your browser's search bar; moreover, it can be set as the default
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search engine.
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<span id='add to browser'></span>
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## How to set as the default search engine?
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SearXNG supports [OpenSearch]. For more information on changing your default
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search engine, see your browser's documentation:
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* [Firefox](https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/add-or-remove-search-engine-firefox)
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* [Microsoft Edge](https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/help/4028574/microsoft-edge-change-the-default-search-engine)
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* Chromium-based browsers [only add websites that the user navigates to without a path.](https://www.chromium.org/tab-to-search)
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## Where to find anonymous usage statistics of this instance ?
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[Stats page][url_for:stats] contains some useful data about the engines used.
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## How can I make it my own?
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SearXNG appreciates your concern regarding logs, so take the code from
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the [SearXNG project][brand.git_url] and run it yourself!
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Add your instance to this [list of public instances][brand.public_instances] to
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help other people reclaim their privacy and make the Internet freer! The more
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decentralized the Internet is, the more freedom we have!
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## Where are the docs & code of this instance?
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See the [SearXNG docs][brand.docs_url] and [SearXNG sources][brand.git_url]
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[searx]: https://github.com/searx/searx
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[metasearch engine]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Metasearch_engine
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[weblate]: https://weblate.bubu1.eu/projects/searxng/
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[seeks project]: https://beniz.github.io/seeks/
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[OpenSearch]: https://github.com/dewitt/opensearch/blob/master/opensearch-1-1-draft-6.md
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