diff --git a/searx/settings.py b/searx/settings.py
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-port = 8888
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-secret_key = "ultrasecretkey" # change this!
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-debug = True
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-request_timeout = 5.0 # seconds
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-weights = {} # 'search_engine_name': float(weight) | default is 1.0
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-blacklist = [] # search engine blacklist
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-categories = {} # custom search engine categories
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-base_url = None # "https://your.domain.tld/" or None (to use request parameters)