Table of Contents Table of Contents Changelog Preface Safety Yacy What is… Usage Self-Hosting SearXNG What is… Usage Self-Hosting Config Files General SearXNG Gluetun Changelog 2026-03-10 Initial publication Preface This blog post is the result of two humans bringing up self-hosted search within days of each other. I was curious and ended up dancing with the Red Queen. This post will discuss two options I find useful for self-hosted search and my thoughts regarding both. However, it must be noted: this is a wholly different approach to search than going to some big name (Google / Bing / Duck Duck Go / Others) search engine and casting about the internet.