Whoogle Search - A self-hosted, ad-free/AMP-free/tracking-free, privacy respecting alternative to Google Search
Get Google search results, but without any ads, javascript, AMP links, cookies, or IP address tracking. Easily deployable in one click as a Docker app, and customizable with a single config file. Quick and simple to implement as a primary search engine replacement on both desktop and mobile.
Hi everyone. I've been working on a project lately that allows super easy set up of a self-hosted Google search proxy, but with built in privacy enhancements and protections against tracking and data collection.
The project is open source and available with a lot of different options for setting up your own instance (for free): https://github.com/benbusby/whoogle-search
Since the app is meant to only ever be self-hosted, I intentionally built the tool to be as easy to deploy as possible for individuals of any background. It has deployment options ranging from a single-click deploy, to pip/pipx installs or temporary sandboxed runs, to manual setup with Docker or whatever you want. It's primarily meant to be useful for anyone who is (rightfully) skeptical of Google's privacy practices, but wants to continue to have access to Google search results and/or result formatting.
Here's a quick TL;DR of some current features:
* No ads or sponsored content
* No javascript
* No cookies
* No tracking/linking of your personal IP address
* No AMP links
* No URL tracking tags (i.e. utm=%s)
* No referrer header
* POST request search queries (when possible)
* View images at full res without site redirect (currently mobile only)
* Dark mode
* Randomly generated User Agent
* Easy to install/deploy
* Optional location-based searching (i.e. results near <city>)
* Optional NoJS mode to disable all Javascript on result pages
Happy to answer any questions if anyone has any. Hope you all enjoy!
https://www.reddit.com/r/degoogle/comments/ggrocn/whoogle_search_a_selfhosted/
#whoogle #Google #search #engine #selfhost #degoogle
Get Google search results, but without any ads, javascript, AMP links, cookies, or IP address tracking. Easily deployable in one click as a Docker app, and customizable with a single config file. Quick and simple to implement as a primary search engine replacement on both desktop and mobile.
Hi everyone. I've been working on a project lately that allows super easy set up of a self-hosted Google search proxy, but with built in privacy enhancements and protections against tracking and data collection.
The project is open source and available with a lot of different options for setting up your own instance (for free): https://github.com/benbusby/whoogle-search
Since the app is meant to only ever be self-hosted, I intentionally built the tool to be as easy to deploy as possible for individuals of any background. It has deployment options ranging from a single-click deploy, to pip/pipx installs or temporary sandboxed runs, to manual setup with Docker or whatever you want. It's primarily meant to be useful for anyone who is (rightfully) skeptical of Google's privacy practices, but wants to continue to have access to Google search results and/or result formatting.
Here's a quick TL;DR of some current features:
* No ads or sponsored content
* No javascript
* No cookies
* No tracking/linking of your personal IP address
* No AMP links
* No URL tracking tags (i.e. utm=%s)
* No referrer header
* POST request search queries (when possible)
* View images at full res without site redirect (currently mobile only)
* Dark mode
* Randomly generated User Agent
* Easy to install/deploy
* Optional location-based searching (i.e. results near <city>)
* Optional NoJS mode to disable all Javascript on result pages
Happy to answer any questions if anyone has any. Hope you all enjoy!
https://www.reddit.com/r/degoogle/comments/ggrocn/whoogle_search_a_selfhosted/
#whoogle #Google #search #engine #selfhost #degoogle
GitHub
GitHub - benbusby/whoogle-search: A self-hosted, ad-free, privacy-respecting metasearch engine
A self-hosted, ad-free, privacy-respecting metasearch engine - benbusby/whoogle-search