Self-host SearXNG with Docker
A privacy-respecting metasearch engine that aggregates results from dozens of search services.
This page describes the Levelrail template for SearXNG (Applications). It deploys the services below as one Docker Compose app on your own server.
Project site: https://docs.searxng.org.Recommended memory: about 256 MiB.
Services, ports and volumes
| Service | Image | Container ports | Volumes |
|---|---|---|---|
redis | redis:7-alpine | none | searxng_redis_data -> /data |
searxng | searxng/searxng:2026.9.23-3cd69d30e | 8080 | none |
Environment variables
| Service | Variable | Value |
|---|---|---|
searxng | SEARXNG_REDIS_URL | Preset in the template |
searxng | SEARXNG_SECRET | Generated at deploy |
Passwords and keys marked as generated are created for you when the app is deployed and stored as secrets. Values are not shown here.
Deploy SearXNG with Levelrail
In the dashboard, open Apps, choose New app, then Browse templates, and select SearXNG. Review the Compose body and deploy.
With the CLI:
levelrail-cli templates deploy searxng --name my-searxngSee Service template catalog for how templates work, and Getting started if you have not installed Levelrail yet.
More Applications templates
All templates are listed in the self-host gallery.