searxng/docs/admin
Markus Heiser 574b285efa
[mod] remove option ui.static_use_hash (cache busting) (#5004)
Cache busting has caused serious problems for users in the past, here are two
examples:

- https://github.com/searxng/searxng/issues/4419
- https://github.com/searxng/searxng/issues/4481

And it makes development and deployment significantly more complex because it
binds the client side to the server side:

- https://github.com/searxng/searxng/pull/4466

In the light of a decoupled development of the WEB clients from the server side:

- https://github.com/searxng/searxng/pull/4988

is it appropriate to abandon this feature. In fact,  it has been ineffective
since #4436 anyway.

However, the benefit has always been questionable, since at best only a few kB
of data are saved (at least in the context of an image_proxy, the effect is below
the detection limit). Ultimately, the client is responsible for caching.

Related: https://github.com/searxng/searxng/issues?q=label%3A%22clear%20browser%20cache%22

Closes: https://github.com/searxng/searxng/pull/4466
Closes: https://github.com/searxng/searxng/issues/1326
Closes: https://github.com/searxng/searxng/issues/964

Signed-off-by: Markus Heiser <markus.heiser@darmarit.de>
2025-07-11 16:53:36 +02:00
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answer-captcha [doc] answer CAPTCHA from server's IP 2023-05-22 10:46:10 +02:00
settings [mod] remove option ui.static_use_hash (cache busting) (#5004) 2025-07-11 16:53:36 +02:00
answer-captcha.rst [doc] answer CAPTCHA from server's IP 2023-05-22 10:46:10 +02:00
api.rst [fix] Removes `/>` ending tags for void HTML elements 2024-09-15 15:19:51 +02:00
arch_public.dot [mod] migrate from Redis to Valkey (#4795) 2025-07-09 07:55:37 +02:00
architecture.rst [mod] remove option ui.static_use_hash (cache busting) (#5004) 2025-07-11 16:53:36 +02:00
buildhosts.rst [fix] typos in documentation & messages 2023-08-13 08:50:29 +02:00
index.rst [mod] container: replace uWSGI with Granian (#4820) 2025-07-04 14:35:28 +02:00
installation-apache.rst [fix] spelling 2023-09-18 16:20:27 +02:00
installation-docker.rst [mod] container: replace uWSGI with Granian (#4820) 2025-07-04 14:35:28 +02:00
installation-granian.rst [mod] container: replace uWSGI with Granian (#4820) 2025-07-04 14:35:28 +02:00
installation-nginx.rst [doc] rearranges Settings & Engines docs for better readability 2023-07-01 22:45:19 +02:00
installation-scripts.rst [mod] container: replace uWSGI with Granian (#4820) 2025-07-04 14:35:28 +02:00
installation-searxng.rst [mod] remove option ui.static_use_hash (cache busting) (#5004) 2025-07-11 16:53:36 +02:00
installation-uwsgi.rst [mod] remove option ui.static_use_hash (cache busting) (#5004) 2025-07-11 16:53:36 +02:00
installation.rst [mod] container: replace uWSGI with Granian (#4820) 2025-07-04 14:35:28 +02:00
plugins.rst [refactor] migrate plugins from "module" to class SXNGPlugin 2025-03-29 10:16:43 +01:00
searx.favicons.rst [doc] minor improvements to the favicon docs (cache.db_url) 2025-03-01 18:02:05 +01:00
searx.limiter.rst [mod] migrate from Redis to Valkey (#4795) 2025-07-09 07:55:37 +02:00
update-searxng.rst [mod] remove option ui.static_use_hash (cache busting) (#5004) 2025-07-11 16:53:36 +02:00