searxng default install not working #1029

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opened 2026-02-04 22:41:15 +03:00 by OVERLORD · 7 comments
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Originally created by @Externalnet on GitHub (May 29, 2025).

Originally assigned to: @CrazyWolf13 on GitHub.

Have you read and understood the above guidelines?

yes

📜 What is the name of the script you are using?

searxng

📂 What was the exact command used to execute the script?

bash -c "$(curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/community-scripts/ProxmoxVE/main/ct/searxng.sh)"

⚙️ What settings are you using?

  • Default Settings
  • Advanced Settings (I use advanced settings to be able to use vlans)

🖥️ Which Linux distribution are you using?

Debian 12

📝 Provide a clear and concise description of the issue.

I installed the searxng script, the script gives no errors and succesfully installs searxng.
When opening searxng on http://:8888 I see the searxng page.
When typing someting in the search bar I can see autocomplete is working

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I have connectiviriy to internet, DNS lookups are working I can telnet google.com on port 443

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When I try to use searchxng and search for something, nothing happens

🔄 Steps to reproduce the issue.

Install the script in proxmox
Make sure the LXC container has internet access (DNS port 80 443 etc)
Try to use searxng to search something

p.s.

I use firefox webbrowser

Paste the full error output (if available).

No error available searxng does nothing

🖼️ Additional context (optional).

No response

Originally created by @Externalnet on GitHub (May 29, 2025). Originally assigned to: @CrazyWolf13 on GitHub. ### ✅ Have you read and understood the above guidelines? yes ### 📜 What is the name of the script you are using? searxng ### 📂 What was the exact command used to execute the script? bash -c "$(curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/community-scripts/ProxmoxVE/main/ct/searxng.sh)" ### ⚙️ What settings are you using? - [ ] Default Settings - [x] Advanced Settings (I use advanced settings to be able to use vlans) ### 🖥️ Which Linux distribution are you using? Debian 12 ### 📝 Provide a clear and concise description of the issue. I installed the searxng script, the script gives no errors and succesfully installs searxng. When opening searxng on http://<IPADDRESS>:8888 I see the searxng page. When typing someting in the search bar I can see autocomplete is working ![Image](https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/6add4004-3f64-4976-8d36-33538d8e4d7d) I have connectiviriy to internet, DNS lookups are working I can telnet google.com on port 443 ![Image](https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/95a9245a-67a6-487e-b0da-9c151eec2281) When I try to use searchxng and search for something, nothing happens ### 🔄 Steps to reproduce the issue. Install the script in proxmox Make sure the LXC container has internet access (DNS port 80 443 etc) Try to use searxng to search something p.s. I use firefox webbrowser ### ❌ Paste the full error output (if available). No error available searxng does nothing ### 🖼️ Additional context (optional). _No response_
OVERLORD added the buginvestigation labels 2026-02-04 22:41:15 +03:00
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@MickLesk commented on GitHub (May 29, 2025):

Report this to searxng Repo, not to us. We only provide the Script - and the Script is Just working. All other need to reported to there repo

@MickLesk commented on GitHub (May 29, 2025): Report this to searxng Repo, not to us. We only provide the Script - and the Script is Just working. All other need to reported to there repo
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@Externalnet commented on GitHub (May 29, 2025):

Ok I will do that thanks for the quick reply

@Externalnet commented on GitHub (May 29, 2025): Ok I will do that thanks for the quick reply
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@Externalnet commented on GitHub (May 29, 2025):

Ok please remove the searxng proxmox community script. The script it is not supported (only docker) or ask the Matrix room

https://github.com/searxng/searxng/issues/4870#issuecomment-2919888702

@Externalnet commented on GitHub (May 29, 2025): Ok please remove the searxng proxmox community script. The script it is not supported (only docker) or ask the Matrix room https://github.com/searxng/searxng/issues/4870#issuecomment-2919888702
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@MickLesk commented on GitHub (May 29, 2025):

@community-scripts/contributor

@MickLesk commented on GitHub (May 29, 2025): @community-scripts/contributor
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@Bnyro commented on GitHub (May 29, 2025):

You're missing the limiter.toml file I think. Either disable the limiter at https://github.com/community-scripts/ProxmoxVE/blob/main/install/searxng-install.sh#L57 or copy the file from the searxng repo to the searxng config path.

With my comment in https://github.com/searxng/searxng/issues/4870#issuecomment-2919888702 I meant to say that we don't support other kind of setups in our issue tracker and thus the discussion should have been moved to the community matrix room, not that support for it has to be dropped here.

@Bnyro commented on GitHub (May 29, 2025): You're missing the `limiter.toml` file I think. Either disable the limiter at https://github.com/community-scripts/ProxmoxVE/blob/main/install/searxng-install.sh#L57 or copy the file from the searxng repo to the searxng config path. With my comment in https://github.com/searxng/searxng/issues/4870#issuecomment-2919888702 I meant to say that we don't support other kind of setups in our issue tracker and thus the discussion should have been moved to the community matrix room, not that support for it has to be dropped here.
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@CrazyWolf13 commented on GitHub (May 29, 2025):

@Bnyro
Thanks for joining it, we totally understand that not everyone can support custom installs, that's why we are still always thankful for hints like these. ^^

I just changed our scripts to not use a limiter by default, if a user likes to use one, its pretty easy to set up in /etc/searxng/by creating the limiter file, changing the settings.yml, by setting limiter to true and change the searnx config path in the service file.

Edit: PR is merged, feel free to run the update command or re-run the script inside LXC to apply the fix.
Let me know @Externalnet if that fixes your issues.

@CrazyWolf13 commented on GitHub (May 29, 2025): @Bnyro Thanks for joining it, we totally understand that not everyone can support custom installs, that's why we are still always thankful for hints like these. ^^ I just changed our scripts to not use a limiter by default, if a user likes to use one, its pretty easy to set up in `/etc/searxng/`by creating the limiter file, changing the settings.yml, by setting limiter to true and change the searnx config path in the service file. Edit: PR is merged, feel free to run the `update` command or re-run the script inside LXC to apply the fix. Let me know @Externalnet if that fixes your issues.
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@Externalnet commented on GitHub (May 29, 2025):

It is indeed working perfectly now
Bnyro, Crazywolf13, MickLesk thank you all for the combined effort fixing this
Thank you all for your time

Kind regards

@Externalnet commented on GitHub (May 29, 2025): It is indeed working perfectly now Bnyro, Crazywolf13, MickLesk thank you all for the combined effort fixing this Thank you all for your time Kind regards
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Reference: starred/ProxmoxVE#1029