I love my private searxng. I used to host a public instance, but it became pretty much worthless pretty fast.
Apparently I'm not the only one annoyed by ads AI-generated content, SEO spam, and intrusive tracking on search engines. I just want to say that in 2025, a well-configured instance of SearXNG is a lifesaver. You can start by experimenting with a public instance like https://searx.bndkt.io/ and later run your own for ultimate customisability and privacy (docs at: https://docs.searxng.org/ ).
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Yeahp, public ones quickly get rate-limited, captchad, etc. But it's a nice way to get regular folks to try it (I'm crossposting this to LinkedIn 🤣). Zapping you for even trying to host a public instance for the larger public.