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2− <h1>About <a href="{{ url_for('index') }}">searx</a></h1>
2+ <h1>About <a href="{{ url_for('index') }}">searx</a></h1>
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4− <p>Searx is a <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Metasearch_engine">metasearch engine</a>, aggregating the results of other <a href="{{ url_for('preferences') }}">search engines</a> while not storing information about its users.
5− </p>
6− <h2>Why use searx?</h2>
7− <ul>
8− <li>searx may not offer you as personalised results as Google, but it doesn't generate a profile about you</li>
9− <li>searx doesn't care about what you search for, never shares anything with a third party, and it can't be used to compromise you</li>
10− <li>searx is free software, the code is 100% open and you can help to make it better. See more on <a href="https://github.com/asciimoo/searx">github</a></li>
11− </ul>
12− <p>If you do care about privacy, want to be a conscious user, or otherwise believe
13− in digital freedom, make searx your default search engine or run it on your own server</p>
4+ <p>
5+ Searx is a <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Metasearch_engine">metasearch engine</a>,
6+ aggregating the results of other <a href="{{ url_for('preferences') }}">search engines</a>
7+ while not storing information about its users.
8+ </p>
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15−<h2>Technical details - How does it work?</h2>
10+ <p>More about searx ...</p>
1611
17−<p>Searx is a <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Metasearch_engine">metasearch engine</a>,
18−inspired by the <a href="https://beniz.github.io/seeks/">seeks project</a>.<br />
19−It provides basic privacy by mixing your queries with searches on other platforms without storing search data. Queries are made using a POST request on every browser (except chrome*). Therefore they show up in neither our logs, nor your url history. In case of Chrome* users there is an exception, searx uses the search bar to perform GET requests.<br />
20−Searx can be added to your browser's search bar; moreover, it can be set as the default search engine.
21−</p>
22−
23−<h2>How can I make it my own?</h2>
24−
25−<p>Searx appreciates your concern regarding logs, so take the <a href="https://github.com/asciimoo/searx">code</a> and run it yourself! <br />Add your Searx to this <a href="{{ brand.PUBLIC_INSTANCES }}">list</a> to help other people reclaim their privacy and make the Internet freer!
26−<br />The more decentralized the Internet is, the more freedom we have!</p>
27−
28−
29−<h2>More about searx</h2>
30−
31−<ul>
12+ <ul>
3213 <li><a href="https://github.com/asciimoo/searx">github</a></li>
3314 <li><a href="https://twitter.com/Searx_engine">twitter</a></li>
3415 <li>IRC: #searx @ freenode (<a href="https://kiwiirc.com/client/irc.freenode.com/searx">webclient</a>)</li>
3516 <li><a href="https://www.transifex.com/projects/p/searx/">transifex</a></li>
36−</ul>
37−
38−
39−<hr />
40−
41−<h2 id="faq">FAQ</h2>
42−
43−<h3>How to add to firefox?</h3>
44−<p><a href="#" onclick="window.external.AddSearchProvider(window.location.protocol + '//' + window.location.host + '{{ url_for('opensearch') }}');">Install</a> searx as a search engine on any version of Firefox! (javascript required)</p>
45−
46−<h2 id="dev_faq">Developer FAQ</h2>
47−
48−<h3>New engines?</h3>
49−<ul>
50− <li>Edit your <a href="https://github.com/asciimoo/searx/blob/master/searx/settings.yml">settings.yml</a></li>
51− <li>Create your custom engine module, check the <a href="https://github.com/asciimoo/searx/blob/master/examples/basic_engine.py">example engine</a></li>
52−</ul>
53−<p>Don't forget to restart searx after config edit!</p>
54−
55−<h3>Installation/WSGI support?</h3>
56−<p>See the <a href="{{ brand.DOCS_URL }}/admin/installation.html#uwsgi">installation and uwsgi setup</a></p>
57−
58−<h3>How to debug engines?</h3>
59−<p><a href="{{ url_for('stats') }}">Stats page</a> contains some useful data about the engines used.</p>
17+ </ul>
18+
19+ <hr />
20+
21+ <h2>Technical details - How does it work?</h2>
22+
23+ <p>
24+ Searx is a <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Metasearch_engine">metasearch engine</a>,
25+ inspired by the <a href="https://beniz.github.io/seeks/">seeks project</a>.
26+
27+ It provides basic privacy by mixing your queries with searches on other
28+ platforms without storing search data. Queries are made using a POST request
29+ on every browser (except chrome*). Therefore they show up in neither our
30+ logs, nor your url history. In case of Chrome* users there is an exception,
31+ searx uses the search bar to perform GET requests.
32+
33+ Searx can be added to your browser's search bar; moreover, it can be set as
34+ the default search engine.
35+ </p>
36+
37+ <h2>Why use searx?</h2>
38+
39+ <ul>
40+ <li>
41+ Searx may not offer you as personalised results as Google, but it doesn't
42+ generate a profile about you.
43+ </li>
44+ <li>
45+ Searx doesn't care about what you search for, never shares anything with a
46+ third party, and it can't be used to compromise you.
47+ </li>
48+ <li>
49+ Searx is free software, the code is 100% open and you can help to make it
50+ better. See more on <a href="https://github.com/asciimoo/searx">github</a>.
51+ </li>
52+ </ul>
53+ <p>
54+ If you do care about privacy, want to be a conscious user, or otherwise
55+ believe in digital freedom, make searx your default search engine or run it
56+ on your own server
57+ </p>
58+
59+ <h2 id='add to browser'>Can it be set as the default search engine?</h2>
60+
61+ <dt>Firefox</dt>
62+
63+ <dd>
64+ <a href="#" onclick="window.external.AddSearchProvider(window.location.protocol + '//' + window.location.host + '{{ url_for('opensearch') }}');">Install</a>
65+ searx as a search engine on any version of Firefox! (javascript required)
66+ </dd>
67+
68+ <h2>How to debug engines?</h2>
69+
70+ <p>
71+ <a href="{{ url_for('stats') }}">Stats page</a> contains some useful data about the engines used.
72+ </p>
73+
74+ <h2>How can I make it my own?</h2>
75+
76+ <p>
77+ Searx appreciates your concern regarding logs, so take the
78+ code from the <a href="https://github.com/asciimoo/searx">orgin searx projekct</a> and
79+ run it yourself!
80+ </p>
81+ <p>
82+ Add your searx instance to this <a href="{{ brand.PUBLIC_INSTANCES }}"> list
83+ of public searx instances</a> to help other people reclaim their privacy and
84+ make the Internet freer! The more decentralized the Internet is, the more
85+ freedom we have!
86+ </p>
87+
88+ <h2>Where are the docs & code of this instance?</h2>
89+
90+ <p>
91+ See the <a href="{{ brand.DOCS_URL }}">{{ brand.DOCS_URL }}</a>
92+ and <a href="{{ brand.GIT_URL }}">{{ brand.GIT_URL }}</a>
93+ </p>
6094
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