Searx - Self-hosted meta search engine

I've recently started using a self hosted SearXNG instance but I'm still using the search engines enabled by default (google, duckduckgo and qwant). What search engines do you have enabled or which ones do you feel you've gotten the best results with?

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I want a search engine that indexes and displays only the sites I ask it to (my bookmarks). I often come across insanely good articles and resources, but because I don’t really need them at that moment, I forget about them and can’t find them when I need them. Maybe there is a search engine at which you can throw good websites you find, and then use if you think you came across it before. I am not sure if SearX will be able to help here, but I am sure someone will have advice... Currently I am just storing everything into a Notion database, but then I either have to write down what that website is, or I will never find it. Thanks and have a great day.

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cross-posted from: https://fapsi.be/post/2989 > I've managed to include lemmy.ml and fapsi.be search results in my public searx instance on [search.bka.li](https://search.bka.li) > > To do the same, open the `settings.yml` file of your searx installation, search for the `engines:` part and add the following lines: > > ```yaml > - name : lemmy > engine : json_engine > search_url : https://lemmy.ml/api/v3/search?q={query}&page={pageno}&type_=Posts > results_query : posts > url_query : post/ap_id > title_query : post/name > content_query : post/body > categories : general, social media > shortcut : le > paging : True > disabled : False > ``` > > After restart, you're able to see and select lemmy at the searx preferences page under the tabs `general` and `social media`. A search would look like this: > ![](https://fapsi.be/pictrs/image/VWLCpbKSIk.png) > Source: [search.bka.li](https://search.bka.li/search?q=what%20is%20lemmy&categories=social+media&language=en-US) > > You can also add comments: > ```yaml > - name : lemmy comments > engine : json_engine > search_url : https://lemmy.ml/api/v3/search?q={query}&page={pageno}&type_=Comments > results_query : comments > url_query : post/ap_id > title_query : post/name > content_query : post/body > categories : general, social media > shortcut : lec > paging : True > disabled : False > ``` > > As well as communities: > ```yaml > - name : lemmy communities > engine : json_engine > search_url : https://lemmy.ml/api/v3/search?q={query}&page={pageno}&type_=Communities > results_query : communities > url_query : post/ap_id > title_query : post/name > content_query : post/body > categories : general, social media > shortcut : leco > paging : True > disabled : False > ``` > > User search is possible too, but adding this would only support bullying and stalking. For ethical reasons, I decline to post an example of this as well. > **Be careful:** Never use the same `shortcut` for different engines. When your searx will not load or time out, check the `shortcut` first.

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