diff --git a/docs/dev/install/installation.rst b/docs/dev/install/installation.rst
index 50b33a324..239ce0704 100644
--- a/docs/dev/install/installation.rst
+++ b/docs/dev/install/installation.rst
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
.. _installation:
+============
Installation
============
@@ -7,37 +8,44 @@ Installation
:depth: 3
Basic installation
-------------------
+==================
-Step by step installation for Debian/Ubuntu with virtualenv. For Ubuntu, be sure to have enable universe repository.
+Step by step installation for Debian/Ubuntu with virtualenv. For Ubuntu, be sure
+to have enable universe repository.
Install packages:
.. code:: sh
- sudo apt-get install git build-essential libxslt-dev python-dev python-virtualenv python-babel zlib1g-dev libffi-dev libssl-dev
+ $ sudo -H apt-get install \
+ git build-essential libxslt-dev \
+ python-dev python-virtualenv python-babel \
+ zlib1g-dev libffi-dev libssl-dev
Install searx:
.. code:: sh
cd /usr/local
- sudo git clone https://github.com/asciimoo/searx.git
- sudo useradd searx -d /usr/local/searx
- sudo chown searx:searx -R /usr/local/searx
+ sudo -H git clone https://github.com/asciimoo/searx.git
+ sudo -H useradd searx -d /usr/local/searx
+ sudo -H chown searx:searx -R /usr/local/searx
Install dependencies in a virtualenv:
.. code:: sh
- sudo -u searx -i
cd /usr/local/searx
- virtualenv searx-ve
- . ./searx-ve/bin/activate
- ./manage.sh update_packages
+ sudo -H -u searx -i
+
+.. code:: sh
+
+ (searx)$ virtualenv searx-ve
+ (searx)$ . ./searx-ve/bin/activate
+ (searx)$ ./manage.sh update_packages
Configuration
--------------
+==============
.. code:: sh
@@ -46,7 +54,7 @@ Configuration
Edit searx/settings.yml if necessary.
Check
------
+=====
Start searx:
@@ -68,18 +76,19 @@ You can exit the virtualenv and the searx user bash (enter exit command
twice).
uwsgi
------
+=====
Install packages:
.. code:: sh
- sudo apt-get install uwsgi uwsgi-plugin-python
+ sudo -H apt-get install \
+ uwsgi uwsgi-plugin-python
-Create the configuration file /etc/uwsgi/apps-available/searx.ini with
-this content:
+Create the configuration file ``/etc/uwsgi/apps-available/searx.ini`` with this
+content:
-::
+.. code:: ini
[uwsgi]
# Who will run the code
@@ -119,22 +128,22 @@ Activate the uwsgi application and restart:
/etc/init.d/uwsgi restart
Web server
-----------
+==========
with nginx
-^^^^^^^^^^
+----------
If nginx is not installed (uwsgi will not work with the package
nginx-light):
.. code:: sh
- sudo apt-get install nginx
+ sudo -H apt-get install nginx
Hosted at /
-"""""""""""
+~~~~~~~~~~~
-Create the configuration file /etc/nginx/sites-available/searx with this
+Create the configuration file ``/etc/nginx/sites-available/searx`` with this
content:
.. code:: nginx
@@ -154,20 +163,20 @@ Create a symlink to sites-enabled:
.. code:: sh
- sudo ln -s /etc/nginx/sites-available/searx /etc/nginx/sites-enabled/searx
+ sudo -H ln -s /etc/nginx/sites-available/searx /etc/nginx/sites-enabled/searx
Restart service:
.. code:: sh
- sudo service nginx restart
- sudo service uwsgi restart
+ sudo -H service nginx restart
+ sudo -H service uwsgi restart
from subdirectory URL (/searx)
-""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""
+~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Add this configuration in the server config file
-/etc/nginx/sites-enabled/default:
+``/etc/nginx/sites-enabled/default``:
.. code:: nginx
@@ -183,10 +192,8 @@ Add this configuration in the server config file
}
-OR
-
-using reverse proxy
-(Please, note that reverse proxy advised to be used in case of single-user or low-traffic instances.)
+**OR** using reverse proxy (Please, note that reverse proxy advised to be used
+in case of single-user or low-traffic instances.)
.. code:: nginx
@@ -200,9 +207,9 @@ using reverse proxy
}
-Enable base\_url in searx/settings.yml
+Enable ``base_url`` in ``searx/settings.yml``
-::
+.. code:: yaml
base_url : http://your.domain.tld/searx/
@@ -210,18 +217,18 @@ Restart service:
.. code:: sh
- sudo service nginx restart
- sudo service uwsgi restart
+ sudo -H service nginx restart
+ sudo -H service uwsgi restart
disable logs
-~~~~~~~~~~~~
+^^^^^^^^^^^^
for better privacy you can disable nginx logs about searx.
-how to proceed: below ``uwsgi_pass`` in
-/etc/nginx/sites-available/default add
+how to proceed: below ``uwsgi_pass`` in ``/etc/nginx/sites-available/default``
+add:
-::
+.. code:: nginx
access_log /dev/null;
error_log /dev/null;
@@ -230,19 +237,19 @@ Restart service:
.. code:: sh
- sudo service nginx restart
+ sudo -H service nginx restart
with apache
-^^^^^^^^^^^
+-----------
Add wsgi mod:
.. code:: sh
- sudo apt-get install libapache2-mod-uwsgi
- sudo a2enmod uwsgi
+ sudo -H apt-get install libapache2-mod-uwsgi
+ sudo -H a2enmod uwsgi
-Add this configuration in the file /etc/apache2/apache2.conf:
+Add this configuration in the file ``/etc/apache2/apache2.conf``:
.. code:: apache
@@ -252,27 +259,26 @@ Add this configuration in the file /etc/apache2/apache2.conf:
uWSGISocket /run/uwsgi/app/searx/socket
-Note that if your instance of searx is not at the root, you should
-change ```` by the location of your instance, like
-````.
+Note that if your instance of searx is not at the root, you should change
+```` by the location of your instance, like ````.
Restart Apache:
.. code:: sh
- sudo /etc/init.d/apache2 restart
+ sudo -H /etc/init.d/apache2 restart
disable logs
-""""""""""""
+~~~~~~~~~~~~
For better privacy you can disable Apache logs.
-WARNING: not tested
+.. warning::
-WARNING: you can only disable logs for the whole (virtual) server not
-for a specific path.
+ You can only disable logs for the whole (virtual) server not for a specific
+ path.
-Go back to /etc/apache2/apache2.conf and above ```` add:
+Go back to ``/etc/apache2/apache2.conf`` and above ```` add:
.. code:: apache
@@ -282,24 +288,30 @@ Restart Apache:
.. code:: sh
- sudo /etc/init.d/apache2 restart
+ sudo -H /etc/init.d/apache2 restart
How to update
--------------
+=============
.. code:: sh
cd /usr/local/searx
- sudo -u searx -i
- . ./searx-ve/bin/activate
- git stash
- git pull origin master
- git stash apply
- ./manage.sh update_packages
- sudo service uwsgi restart
+ sudo -H -u searx -i
+
+.. code:: sh
+
+ (searx)$ . ./searx-ve/bin/activate
+ (searx)$ git stash
+ (searx)$ git pull origin master
+ (searx)$ git stash apply
+ (searx)$ ./manage.sh update_packages
+
+.. code:: sh
+
+ sudo -H service uwsgi restart
Docker
-------
+======
Make sure you have installed Docker. For instance, you can deploy searx like this:
@@ -308,22 +320,22 @@ Make sure you have installed Docker. For instance, you can deploy searx like thi
docker pull wonderfall/searx
docker run -d --name searx -p $PORT:8888 wonderfall/searx
-Go to http://localhost:$PORT.
+Go to ``http://localhost:$PORT``.
-See https://hub.docker.com/r/wonderfall/searx/ for more informations.
-
-It's also possible to build searx from the embedded Dockerfile.
+See https://hub.docker.com/r/wonderfall/searx/ for more informations. It's also
+possible to build searx from the embedded Dockerfile.
.. code:: sh
- git clone https://github.com/asciimoo/searx.git
- cd searx
- docker build -t whatever/searx .
+ git clone https://github.com/asciimoo/searx.git
+ cd searx
+ docker build -t whatever/searx .
References
==========
- * https://about.okhin.fr/posts/Searx/ with some additions
+* https://about.okhin.fr/posts/Searx/ with some additions
- * How to: `Setup searx in a couple of hours with a free SSL certificate `__
+* How to: `Setup searx in a couple of hours with a free SSL certificate
+ `__