searxng/docs/admin/update-searxng.rst
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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.. _searxng maintenance:
===================
SearXNG maintenance
===================
.. sidebar:: further read
- :ref:`toolboxing`
- :ref:`uWSGI maintenance`
.. contents::
:depth: 2
:local:
:backlinks: entry
.. _update searxng:
How to update
=============
How to update depends on the :ref:`installation` method. If you have used the
:ref:`installation scripts`, use the ``update`` command from the :ref:`searxng.sh`
script.
.. code:: sh
sudo -H ./utils/searxng.sh instance update
.. _inspect searxng:
How to inspect & debug
======================
How to debug depends on the :ref:`installation` method. If you have used the
:ref:`installation scripts`, use the ``inspect`` command from the :ref:`searxng.sh`
script.
.. code:: sh
sudo -H ./utils/searxng.sh instance inspect
.. _migrate and stay tuned:
Migrate and stay tuned!
=======================
.. sidebar:: info
- :pull:`1332`
- :pull:`456`
- :pull:`A comment about rolling release <446#issuecomment-954730358>`
SearXNG is a *rolling release*; each commit to the master branch is a release.
SearXNG is growing rapidly, the services and opportunities are change every now
and then, to name just a few:
- Bot protection has been switched from filtron to SearXNG's :ref:`limiter
<limiter>`, this requires a :ref:`Valkey <settings valkey>` database.
To stay tuned and get in use of the new features, instance maintainers have to
update the SearXNG code regularly (see :ref:`update searxng`). As the above
examples show, this is not always enough, sometimes services have to be set up
or reconfigured and sometimes services that are no longer needed should be
uninstalled.
Here you will find a list of changes that affect the infrastructure. Please
check to what extent it is necessary to update your installations:
:pull:`1595`: ``[fix] uWSGI: increase buffer-size``
Re-install uWSGI (:ref:`searxng.sh`) or fix your uWSGI ``searxng.ini``
file manually.
Check after Installation
------------------------
Once you have done your installation, you can run a SearXNG *check* procedure,
to see if there are some left overs. In this example there exists a *old*
``/etc/searx/settings.yml``::
$ sudo -H ./utils/searxng.sh instance check
SearXNG checks
--------------
ERROR: settings.yml in /etc/searx/ is deprecated, move file to folder /etc/searxng/
...
INFO searx.valkeydb : connecting to Valkey db=0 path='/usr/local/searxng-valkey/run/valkey.sock'
INFO searx.valkeydb : connected to Valkey