How to Install SearX on Your Synology NAS

Searx is a free metasearch engine, available under the GNU Affero General Public License version 3, with the aim of protecting the privacy of its users. To this end, Searx does not share users’ IP addresses or search history with the search engines from which it gathers results. In this step by step guide I will show you how to install SearX on your Synology NAS using Docker.

💡Note: This guide works perfectly with the latest SearX v1.1.0 release.

STEP 1

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STEP 2

Install Container Manager via Synology “Package Center”. If you run an older DSM version (under 7.2), search for Docker instead of Container Manager.

STEP 3

Go to File Station and open the docker folder. Inside the docker folder, create one new folder and name it searx. Follow the instructions in the image below.
Note: Be careful to enter only lowercase, not uppercase letters.

STEP 4

Go to Control Panel / Task Scheduler / Create / Scheduled Task / User-defined script. Follow the instructions in the images below.

STEP 5

Once you click on User-defined script a new window will open. Follow the instructions below:

General: In the Task field type in Install SearX. Uncheck “Enabled” option. Select root User.
Schedule: Select Run on the following date then select “Do not repeat“.
Task Settings: Check “Send run details by email“, add your email then copy paste the code below in the Run command area. After that click OK.

docker run -d --name=searx \
-p 5146:8080 \
-v /volume1/docker/searx:/etc/searx \
--restart always \
searx/searx

STEP 6

After you click OK on STEP 5 a new warning pop up window will open. Click OK.

After you click OK, type in your DSM Password then click Submit. Follow the instructions in the image below.

STEP 7

After you click Submit on STEP 6, select your “Install SearX” Task then click the “Run” tab. You will be asked to run Install SearX – click OK. Follow the instructions in the image below.

STEP 8

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STEP 9

The installation process can take up to a few seconds/minutes. It will depend on your Internet speed connection. Now open your browser and type in http://Synology-ip-address:5146