searxng-search

SearXNG is a privacy-respecting metasearch engine that you can run locally. It aggregates results from multiple search engines and package repositories, returning clean JSON output. Start SearXNG: This will: Stop SearXNG: Custom port: Run to see all categories: Notable categories: See package-engine-status.md for comprehensive package search testing results. Cargo/Rust crates: npm packages: PyPI packages (workaround - see below): IT/Tech search: GitHub repositories: Get top 3 results: Check which engines returned results: Get answer boxes/infoboxes: Since PyPI is not returning results in SearXNG (despite being enabled), use these alternatives: See references/pypi-direct-search.md for more details. Create a helper function: Usage: Check SearXNG config: Check for engine errors: Test specific engine: The start-searxng script creates a minimal configuration automatically: Default config includes: Your config directory should contain settings.yml . See SearXNG Settings Documentation for all options. Minimal config to add JSON output to defaults: - Auto-detect podman or docker - Create a minimal config with JSON output enabled - Start SearXNG on - Wait until ready - general : General web search (default) - cargo : Rust crates from crates.io - packages : Multi-repo (npm, rubygems, haskell/hoogle, hex, packagist, metacpan, pub.dev, pkg.go.dev, docker hub, alpine, etc.) - it : IT/tech...