version: "3.8"
services:
searxng:
image: searxng/searxng:latest
container_name: searxng
environment:
- BASE_URL=
- SEARXNG_SECRET_KEY=change_me_to_a_long_random_value
volumes:
- ./searxng:/etc/searxng
ports:
- "8080:8080"
restart: unless-stopped

general:
instance_name: "My Private SearXNG"
server:
secret_key: "<same as env or longer>"
image_proxy: true
rate_limit: "60/minute"
search:
safe_search: 1 # 0 off, 1 moderate, 2 strict
autocomplete: "duckduckgo"
ui:
default_theme: "simple"
infinite_scroll: true
engines:
- name: duckduckgo
engine: duckduckgo
categories: .
### Quick Example
- Endpoint: `/search`
- Methods: GET or POST
- Parameters: `q` (query), `categories`, `language`, `format=json`, `time_range`, `safesearch`
```bash
curl "