SimpleXNG is a simplified package of SearXNG to make it a single command to run for local use.
The official install options for SearXNG are a bit complex and assume admin privileges to set up. This can be simplified a lot if you’re just wanting to run it locally for your own use.
SimpleXNG is a tiny package to run SearXNG locally on macOS, Linux, or Windows.
I wrote this since a friend was asking me why it wasn’t easier to set up for “localhost” use or embedded use. I thought I’d see if it worked as a minimal, modern uv package.
Install uv if you haven’t already.
Install and run:
uv tool install --upgrade simplexng simplexng --open
Or if you’re in a hurry, in one line:
uvx --upgrade simplexng --open
This will install the latest version of SimpleXNG and open it in your browser.
See more options:
SimpleXNG uses uv to manage the Python dependencies.
It omits Apache, Nginx, and Docker setup.
It by default uses the minimal template settings with Redis and rate limiting turned off. (You can adjust the settings file if desired.)
Since SearXNG is distributed in Docker images only, we vendor a recent copy of SearXNG so it is all available in a single package from PyPI for quick installation.
On first run, it sets up a minimal config file (on macOS and Linux it will be ~/.config/simplexng/settings.yml), which you can edit and will be used on subsequent runs.
You can see the version of SearXNG being used with simplexng --version. If you want a newer or different build, you can clone this repo and run:
./scripts/clone_searxng.sh HEAD # Or pick a revision uv run simplexng
If this is useful or of interest or have feedback, file an issue or drop a comment on my post about SimpleXNG.
This code and SearXNG are AGPL-3.0 licensed.
For how to install uv and Python, see installation.md.
For development workflows, see development.md.
For instructions on publishing to PyPI, see publishing.md.
This project was built from simple-modern-uv.
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