My previous guide for SearXNG involved the use of Task Scheduler. Today I’m offering a recommended and excellent alternative for installing the latest SearXNG version via Portainer. 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 & Portainer.

• STEP 1

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• STEP 2

Install Portainer using my step by step guide. If you already have Portainer installed on your Synology NAS, skip this STEP. Attention: Make sure you have installed the latest Portainer version.

• 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

Log into Portainer using your username and password. On the left sidebar in Portainer, click on Stacks then + Add stack. Follow the instructions in the image below.

• STEP 5

In the Name field type in searxng. Follow the instructions in the image below.

Note: Copy Paste the code below in the Portainer Stacks Web editor.

version: '3.9'
services:
  searxng:
    image: searxng/searxng
    container_name: SearXNG
    mem_limit: 8g
    cpu_shares: 2048
    security_opt:
      - no-new-privileges:true
    volumes:
      - /volume1/docker/searxng:/etc/searxng:rw 
    restart: on-failure:5
    ports:
      - 5147:8080

• STEP 6

Scroll down on the page until you see a button named Deploy the stack. Click on it. Follow the instructions in the image below. The installation process can take up to a few minutes. It will depend on your Internet speed connection.

• STEP 7

If everything goes right, you will see the following message at the top right of your screen: “Success Stack successfully deployed“.

• 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.
Note: How to Back Up Docker Containers on your Synology NAS.
Note: Find out how to update the SearXNG container with the latest image.
Note: How to Free Disk Space on Your NAS if You Run Docker.
Note: How to Schedule Start & Stop For Docker Containers.
Note: How to Activate Email Notifications.
Note: How to Add Access Control Profile on Your NAS.
Note: How to Change Docker Containers Restart Policy.
Note: How to Use Docker Containers With VPN.
Note: Convert Docker Run Into Docker Compose.
Note: How to Clean Docker.
Note: How to Clean Docker Automatically.
Note: Best Practices When Using Docker and DDNS.
Note: Some Docker Containers Need WebSocket.
Note: Find out the Best NAS Models For Docker.
Note: Activate Gmail SMTP For Docker Containers.

This post was updated on Wednesday / March 6th, 2024 at 12:22 PM