[doc] improve admin-docs about result proxy (morty) configuration

[1] https://github.com/searx/searx/pull/1872#issuecomment-768107138

Suggested-by @dalf [1]
Signed-off-by: Markus Heiser <markus.heiser@darmarit.de>
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Markus Heiser 2021-01-27 09:58:06 +01:00
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@ -180,10 +180,6 @@ modules and create a `Location`_ configuration for the searx site. In most
distributions you have to un-comment the lines in the main configuration file,
except in :ref:`The Debian Layout`.
To pass the HTTP HOST header
With ProxyPreserveHost_ the incoming Host HTTP request header is passed to the
proxied host.
.. tabs::
.. group-tab:: Ubuntu / debian
@ -231,6 +227,11 @@ proxied host.
LoadModule proxy_module modules/mod_proxy.so
LoadModule proxy_http_module modules/mod_proxy_http.so
With ProxyPreserveHost_ the incoming Host HTTP request header is passed to the
proxied host.
.. _apache searx via filtron plus morty:
.. tabs::
.. group-tab:: searx via filtron plus morty
@ -285,15 +286,15 @@ proxied host.
</Location>
Note that reverse proxy advised to be used in case of single-user or
low-traffic instances. For a fully result proxification add :ref:`morty's
<searx morty>` **public URL** to your :origin:`searx/settings.yml`:
For a fully result proxification add :ref:`morty's <searx morty>` **public
URL** to your :origin:`searx/settings.yml`:
.. code:: yaml
result_proxy:
# replace example.org with your server's public name
url : https://example.org/morty
key : !!binary "insert_your_morty_proxy_key_here"
server:
image_proxy : True

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@ -163,6 +163,8 @@ Started wiki`_ is always a good resource *to keep in the pocket*.
Create configuration at ``/etc/nginx/conf.d/searx`` and place a
symlink to sites-enabled:
.. _nginx searx via filtron plus morty:
.. tabs::
.. group-tab:: searx via filtron plus morty
@ -210,21 +212,21 @@ Started wiki`_ is always a good resource *to keep in the pocket*.
proxy_set_header X-Scheme $scheme;
}
Note that reverse proxy advised to be used in case of single-user or
low-traffic instances. For a fully result proxification add :ref:`morty's
<searx morty>` **public URL** to your :origin:`searx/settings.yml`:
For a fully result proxification add :ref:`morty's <searx morty>` **public
URL** to your :origin:`searx/settings.yml`:
.. code:: yaml
result_proxy:
# replace example.org with your server's public name
url : https://example.org/morty
key : !!binary "insert_your_morty_proxy_key_here"
server:
image_proxy : True
.. group-tab:: proxy or uWSGI
.. group-tab:: proxy or uWSGI
Be warned, with this setup, your instance isn't :ref:`protected <searx
filtron>`. Nevertheless it is good enough for intranet usage and it is a

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@ -16,15 +16,22 @@ By default searx can only act as an image proxy for result images, but it is
possible to proxify all the result URLs with an external service, morty_.
To use this feature, morty has to be installed and activated in searx's
``settings.yml``.
Add the following snippet to your ``settings.yml`` and restart searx:
``settings.yml``. Add the following snippet to your ``settings.yml`` and
restart searx:
.. code:: yaml
result_proxy:
url : http://127.0.0.1:3000/
key : your_morty_proxy_key
key : !!binary "insert_your_morty_proxy_key_here"
Note that the example above (``http://127.0.0.1:3000``) is only for single-user
instances without a HTTP proxy. If your morty service is public, the url is the
address of the reverse proxy (e.g ``https://example.org/morty``).
For more information about *result proxy* have a look at *"searx via filtron
plus morty"* in the :ref:`nginx <nginx searx via filtron plus morty>` and
:ref:`apache <apache searx via filtron plus morty>` sections.
``url``
Is the address of the running morty service.