searx-docker VS Dokku

I'm having the exact same issue on my Arch machine. I think this Github issue might be relevant.

I found a solution so if anyone comes across this thread with the same question here's how I resolved it. I installed Searx using the instructions found here. https://github.com/searx/searx-docker on a laptop and while the instructions got the service up and running the https cert wasn't trusted so I kept getting an error when accessing the service at https://localhost. To resolve the issue I installed Caddy. Trusted the cert, and ran the CA now I can access https://localhost and get Searx without an error. Hopefully someone with more knowledge of web services will comment on this tread and provide a more detailed expiation but here's there commands I ran on my Arch Linux install so modify to your needs. # pacman -S caddy # caddy trust

There is some extra stuff you've got to give it permission to access out of the box. You can see an example csp here https://github.com/searx/searx-docker/blob/4ad61d64991d76a7d300b7b867771ffed9f224ca/Caddyfile#L83 that will work nicely with searx itself however possibly not plugins. Your browsers devtools can be very helpful in figuring out what exactly you need to add/change if something specific is not working. Post the details of that if you are still having issues while using something like what I have linked.

I first attempted to follow the install instructions but got stuck there, and now I have tried to install with docker using searx-docker but have run into an error. Everything was going fine but when I finally try to run with the command:

I just installed a searx instance into my VPS followed the instructions on searx/searx-docker, and i have some question:

If you are not comfortable with Linux you could install Searx using Docker, it's very simple and officially supported: https://github.com/searx/searx-docker

If you want to dig into it anyways, Dokku is an interesting mention. They provide an Open Source PaaS that you can install on your server to simplify self hosting containers.

When I came across Coolify, I thought of giving it a try. I am aware of Dokku, but I never really tried it because it doesn't have a UI. I work primarily as a UI developer, so having a nice UI to work with is a plus for me.

I run all my projects on Dokku. It’s a sweet spot for me between a barebones VPS with Docker Compose and something a lot more complicated like k8s. Dokku comes with a bunch of solid plugins for databases that handle backups and such. Zero downtime deploys, TLS cert management, reverse proxies, all out of the box. It’s simple enough to understand in a weekend and has been quietly maintained for many years. The only downside is it’s meant mostly for single server deployments, but I’ve never needed another server so far.

https://dokku.com/

Yeah there are a bunch of selfhostable things:

Caprover (https://caprover.com/)

Dokku (https://github.com/dokku/dokku)

But people still choose Netlify and Vercel for ease of use I think.

Maybe we need something that's just Netlify. The closest I've seen to the "right" UX is Ness:

https://ness.sh

The modern iteration of these tools has taken the developer experience learnings from the Platform as a Service (PaaS) category, and will bring them to your own VM, giving you your own personal PaaS. Example of this include Dokku, Coolify, Caprover, Cloud66 and many more!

Based on the fact that your ideal is to have a similar experience to heroku than managing your own server setting up reverse proxies take a look at these options:

1) https://dokku.com - lets you turn your light sail instance basically into heroku

2) https://render.com

3) https://fly.io

4) If you have aws credits this is their heroku equivalent: https://aws.amazon.com/elasticbeanstalk

above is not what I do but would be the options I would pursue if I understand your preference and requirement correctly.

All in all, I really recommend trying out Dokku if you are a developer interested in hosting your own projects. It makes it super easy to get everything you need to get up and running without having to worry about the specifics. And the price is impossible to beat!

The installation instructions are on the frontpage of our site. Thats basically all you need to do to install Dokku. As far as using it, we have a simplified tutorial here.

Dokku is a lightweight and open-source PaaS platform that simplifies application deployment by leveraging Docker. With Dokku, developers can easily push their applications using Git, allowing Dokku to build and run them in isolated containers. Its CLI-only approach and plugin architecture make it highly extensible. Dokku's modular plugins enable features like database integration, Let's Encrypt SSL certificates, and automated Slack notifications, giving developers flexibility and control over their PaaS environment.