Self-hosted search via Whoogle w/ Ben Busby

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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/

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Chapters

1. Self-hosted search via Whoogle w/ Ben Busby (00:00:00)

2. Ben introduces himself and what Whoogle does (00:01:16)

3. What was it that woke you up to the need for personal privacy? (00:02:21)

4. What prompted the creation of Whoogle? (00:03:35)

5. What would you hope users get from using Whoogle? (00:08:09)

6. What should people be aware of when self-hosting Whoogle? (00:10:15)

7. What settings or features should listeners take a look at or become familiar with when starting to use Whoogle? (00:19:42)

8. How does Whoogle's configuration work per-user of a public instance? (00:27:02)

9. A shoutout to Opt Out's sponsors (00:33:16)

10. How does Whoogle compare to searx and centralized services like DuckDuckGo or Startpage? What makes Whoogle better/unique? (00:34:54)

11. What logs, if any, are kept of users activity by instances of Whoogle? (00:46:52)

12. How is Whoogle funded or made sustainable? (00:52:58)

13. How can listeners help support what you're doing with Whoogle? (00:55:54)