From 84f380794857296db32a36ee24cecdfbf0d32081 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: sijanec Date: Sun, 4 Apr 2021 15:50:25 +0200 Subject: 0.0.3 --- debian/README.Debian | 30 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 30 insertions(+) create mode 100644 debian/README.Debian (limited to 'debian/README.Debian') diff --git a/debian/README.Debian b/debian/README.Debian new file mode 100644 index 0000000..76cabab --- /dev/null +++ b/debian/README.Debian @@ -0,0 +1,30 @@ +sear.c for Debian + +sear.c is used as a lightweight replacement for SearX that proxies and caches +search results from the Google web search engine. The main advantages over +SearX are speed and simplicity. + +* run the daemon - it starts listening on HTTP port 7327 (remember it by + picturing phone keyboard buttons with letters SEAR (; ) +* optional: create a reverse proxy for HTTPS +* navigate to http://localhost:7327 and do a couple of searches to see if + everything works +* the horseshoe button redirects directly to the first result without wasting + time on the results page. use if you feel lucky. (BP) +* check logs by navigating to /logs.html + +It's not recommended to run a public instance of sear.c yet, as google likes +to prevent spam by using a captcha. + +It's expected that I'll write a simple captcha forwarder so that users of public +instances will solve captchas that are presented and keep the instance healthy. + +Currently it's recommended to run private instances, protected by a password +using a reverse HTTP proxy. + +systemd users can start with service sear.c start + +please also read the README.md file in the git repository or via web: + http://git.sijanec.eu/sijanec/sear.c/src/branch/master/README.md + + -- Anton Luka Šijanec Sun, 04 Apr 2021 16:00:00 +0200 -- cgit v1.2.3