whoogle-search/README.md

Whoogle search, light version, without TOR.

G) Manual (Docker)

1. Ensure the Docker daemon is running, and is accessible by your user account

• To add user permissions, you can execute sudo usermod -aG docker yourusername
• Running docker ps should return something besides an error. If you encounter an error saying the daemon isn't running, try sudo systemctl start docker (Linux) or ensure the docker tool is running (Windows/macOS).

2. Clone and deploy the docker app using a method below:

Docker CLI

Note: For ARM machines, use the buildx-experimental Docker tag.

Through Docker Hub:

docker pull benbusby/whoogle-search
docker run --publish 5000:5000 --detach --name whoogle-search benbusby/whoogle-search:latest

or with docker-compose:

git clone https://github.com/benbusby/whoogle-search.git
cd whoogle-search
docker-compose up

or by building yourself:

git clone https://github.com/benbusby/whoogle-search.git
cd whoogle-search
docker build --tag whoogle-search:1.0 .
docker run --publish 5000:5000 --detach --name whoogle-search whoogle-search:1.0

Optionally, you can also enable some of the following environment variables to further customize your instance:

docker run --publish 5000:5000 --detach --name whoogle-search \
  -e WHOOGLE_USER=username \
  -e WHOOGLE_PASS=password \
  -e WHOOGLE_PROXY_USER=username \
  -e WHOOGLE_PROXY_PASS=password \
  -e WHOOGLE_PROXY_TYPE=socks5 \
  -e WHOOGLE_PROXY_LOC=ip \
  whoogle-search:1.0

Usage

Same as most search engines, with the exception of filtering by time range.

To filter by a range of time, append ":past " to the end of your search, where can be hour, day, month, or year. Example: coronavirus updates :past hour

Extra Steps

Set Whoogle as your primary search engine

Note: If you're using a reverse proxy to run Whoogle Search, make sure the "Root URL" config option on the home page is set to your URL before going through these steps.

Browser settings:

• Firefox (Desktop)
  • Version 89+
    • Navigate to your app's url, right click the address bar, and select "Add Search Engine".
  • Previous versions
    • Navigate to your app's url, and click the 3 dot menu in the address bar. At the bottom, there should be an option to "Add Search Engine".
  • Once you've added the new search engine, open your Firefox Preferences menu, click "Search" in the left menu, and use the available dropdown to select "Whoogle" from the list.
  • Note: If your Whoogle instance uses Firefox Containers, you'll need to go through the steps here to get it working properly.
• Firefox (iOS)
  • In the mobile app Settings page, tap "Search" within the "General" section. There should be an option titled "Add Search Engine" to select. It should prompt you to enter a title and search query url - use the following elements to fill out the form:
    • Title: "Whoogle"
    • URL: http[s]://\<your whoogle url\>/search?q=%s
• Firefox (Android)
  • Version <79.0.0
    • Navigate to your app's url
    • Long-press on the search text field
    • Click the "Add Search Engine" menu item
      • Select a name and click ok
    • Click the 3 dot menu in the top right
    • Navigate to the settings menu and select the "Search" sub-menu
    • Select Whoogle and press "Set as default"
  • Version >=79.0.0
    • Click the 3 dot menu in the top right
    • Navigate to the settings menu and select the "Search" sub-menu
    • Click "Add search engine"
    • Select the 'Other' radio button
      • Name: "Whoogle"
      • Search string to use: https://\<your whoogle url\>/search?q=%s
• Alfred (Mac OS X)

  1. Go to Alfred Preferences > Features > Web Search and click Add Custom Search. Then configure these settings

     • Search URL: `https://<your whoogle url>/search?q={query}
     • Title: Whoogle for '{query}' (or whatever you want)
     • Keyword: whoogle

  2. Go to Default Results and click the Setup fallback results button. Click + and add Whoogle, then drag it to the top.

• Chrome/Chromium-based Browsers
  • Automatic
    • Visit the home page of your Whoogle Search instance -- this may automatically add the search engine to your list of search engines. If not, you can add it manually.
  • Manual
    • Under search engines > manage search engines > add, manually enter your Whoogle instance details with a <whoogle url>/search?q=%s formatted search URL.