I’m looking into self-hosting a SearXNG instance for my own use. One thing I don’t get is how the results are aggregated if I’m using a local instance. Is it just going to all the configured search engines and making requests? If that’s the case, what’s the benefit of using SearXNG instead of just going to that search engine myself from a privacy perspective?
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yeah, I’m well aware of these features. Just didn’t get the benefit of running a private instance vs. using a trusted public instance, which would hide my IP from the search engines.
You never know when this public instance is going away and don’t have a say in additional custom search engines.
I run this on a Raspberry Pi at home. My ISP bumps me to a different IP address every few days. So no worries there for me.