SearXNG is a free Internet metasearch engine which aggregates results from more than 70 search services. Users are neither tracked, nor profiled. It’s similar to SearX and Whoogle. SearXNG development has been started in the middle of 2021 as a fork of the SearX project. In this step by step guide I will show you how to install SearXNG on your Synology NAS using Docker.

💡Note: Check out my new guide on how to Install SearXNG Using Portainer.

• 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 searxng. 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 image below.

• STEP 5

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

1. General: In the Task field type in Install SearXNG. Uncheck the “Enabled” option. Select root User.
2. Schedule: Select Run on the following date then select “Do not repeat“.
3. 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=searxng \
-p 5147:8080 \
-v /volume1/docker/searxng:/etc/searxng \
--restart always \
searxng/searxng

• 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 SearXNG” Task then click the “Run” tab. You will be asked to run Install SearXNG – click OK. Follow the instructions in the image below.

• STEP 8

Go back to STEP 1 or you will deal with karma 🙂

• 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:5147 Click on Preferences at the top right of the page to personalize your settings. Follow the instructions in the image below.

• STEP 10

After you add your favorite settings, click Save. Follow the instructions in the image below.

• STEP 11

Start to search something. Follow the instructions in the image below.

Enjoy SearXNG!

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If you encounter issues by using this container, make sure to check out the Common Docker issues article.

Note: If you want to run the SearXNG container over HTTPS, check How to Run Docker Containers Over HTTPS. In order to make SearXNG work via HTTPS, it’s mandatory to activate WebSocket.

Note: Can I run Docker on my Synology NAS? See the supported models.
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Note: SearXNG alternatives include Whoogle and SearX.
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This post was updated on Wednesday / March 6th, 2024 at 12:22 PM