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.. _openhub: https://www.openhub.net/p/searx
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.. _openhub: https://www.openhub.net/p/searx
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.. _twitter: https://twitter.com/Searx_engine
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.. _twitter: https://twitter.com/Searx_engine
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# Frequently asked questions
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## Is searx in maintenance mode?
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No, searx is accepting new features, including new engines. We are also adding
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engine fixes or other bug fixes when needed. Also, keep in mind that searx is
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maintained by volunteers who work in their free time. So some changes might take
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some time to be merged.
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We reject features that might violate the privacy of users. If you really want
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such a feature, it must be disabled by default and warn users about the consequances
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of turning it off.
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## What is the difference between searx and SearxNG?
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TL;DR: If you want to run a public instance, go with SearxNG. If you want to
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self host your own instance, choose searx.
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SearxNG is a fork of searx, created by a former maintainer of searx. The fork
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was created because the majority of the maintainers at the time did not find
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the two new proposed features privacy respecting enough. Those two features are
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engine metrics and the new theme.
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Searx is built for privacy conscious users. It comes a unique set of
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challanges. One of the problems we face is that users rather not report bugs,
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because they do not want to publicly share what engines they use or what search
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query triggered a problem. It is a challange we accepted.
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The new metrics feature collects more information to make engine maintenance easier.
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We could have had better and more error reports to benefit searx maintainers.
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However, we believe that the users of searx must come first, not the
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software. We are willing to compromise on the lack of issue reports to avoid
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violating the privacy of users.
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Also, everyone who has eyes knows that the UI of searx should be improved. Thus, we
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wanted to update it. One of the promises of searx is that it works
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without Javascript by default. However, the new user interface does not. So
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we wanted to make the new design opt-in, not default.
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## Is searx for me?
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Are you privacy conscious user? Then yes.
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In searx we decided to double down on being privacy respecting. We are picking
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engine changes from SearxNG, but we are not implementing engine detailed
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monitoring and not adding a new UI that relies on Javascript.
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If you are willing to give up some privacy respecting features, we encourage you to
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adopt SearxNG. Searx is targeted for privacy conscious users who run their
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instances locally, instead of using public instances.
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## Why should I use SearxNG?
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SearxNG has rolling releases, depencencies updated more frequently, and engines are fixed
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faster. It is easy to set up your own public instance, and monitor its
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perfomance and metrics. It is simple to maintain as an instance adminstrator.
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As a user, it provides a prettier user interface and nicer experience.
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