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Why is every Searx instance down when I try to use it? (kbin.social)

submitted 1 year ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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I want to use SearxNG as my daily driver, and I added three instances to my browser’s search engines list. However, I find that all three are down whenever I try to use it, and I inevitably have to look at the list of instances and click the top one just to perform one search. Is there a way to “auto-route” my search through the most reliable instance or something?

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[–] [email protected] 7 points 1 year ago

Doesn't this defeat the privacy of searx because it's coming from a single IP and a single user?