CompletedSearXNGDockerAWS+1 more
Host My Own Search Engine using SearXNG
A privacy-focused, self-hosted meta search engine using SearXNG.
Timeline
2025
Role
Backend / DevOps Engineer
Team
Solo
Status
CompletedTechnology Stack
SearXNG
Docker
AWS
Metasearch
Key Challenges
- Deploying and securing SearXNG
- Managing Docker infrastructure
- Ensuring user privacy
Key Learnings
- Self-hosted search engines
- Privacy-first system design
- Docker-based deployments
Overview
This project focuses on hosting a privacy-respecting search engine using SearXNG.
Unlike Google or Bing, SearXNG does not track users and acts as a meta-search engine.
What I Did
- Deployed SearXNG using Docker
- Configured multiple search backends
- Hardened privacy and security settings
- Hosted on cloud infrastructure
Why This Matters
Search engines collect massive amounts of user data.
This project helped me understand:
- Privacy-first architectures
- Self-hosting critical infrastructure
- DevOps + backend deployment workflows