Self-hosted search via Whoogle w/ Ben Busby

Looking for a privacy-preserving and light-weight search tool that you can self-host? This episode, we’re sitting down with Ben Busby to chat about his project, Whoogle search.

More about Ben Busby:

Ben’s guest profile – https://optoutpod.com/guests/ben-busby/

More about Whoogle:

Github – https://github.com/benbusby/whoogle-search Installing Whoogle – https://github.com/benbusby/whoogle-search#install My Whoogle instance – https://search.sethforprivacy.com/

Opt Out’s Sponsors:

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Timestamps:

1:16 Ben introduces himself and what Whoogle does 2:21 What was it that woke you up to the need for personal privacy? 3:35 What prompted the creation of Whoogle? 8:09 What would you hope users get from using Whoogle? 10:15 What should people be aware of when self-hosting Whoogle? 19:42 What settings or features should listeners take a look at or become familiar with when starting to use Whoogle? 27:02 How does Whoogle's configuration work per-user of a public instance? 33:16 A shoutout to Opt Out's sponsors 34:54 How does Whoogle compare to searx and centralized services like DuckDuckGo or Startpage? What makes Whoogle better/unique? 46:52 What logs, if any, are kept of users activity by instances of Whoogle? 52:58 How is Whoogle funded or made sustainable? 55:54 How can listeners help support what you're doing with Whoogle? ... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WTwhwOL7Ag0