limiter.toml

[botdetection]

# Number of values to trust for X-Forwarded-For headers
trusted_proxies = 1

# The prefix defines the number of leading bits in an address that are compared
# to determine whether or not an address is part of a (client) network.
ipv4_prefix = 32
ipv6_prefix = 48

[botdetection.ip_limit]

# To get unlimited access in a local network, by default link-local addresses
# (networks) are not monitored by the ip_limit
filter_link_local = false

# activate link_token method in the ip_limit method
link_token = true

[botdetection.ip_lists]

# In the limiter, the ip_lists method has priority over all other methods -> if
# an IP is in the pass_ip list, it has unrestricted access and it is also not
# checked if e.g. the "user agent" suggests a bot (e.g. curl).

block_ip = [
  # '93.184.216.34',  # IPv4 of example.org
  # '257.1.1.1',      # invalid IP --> will be ignored, logged in ERROR class
]

pass_ip = [
  "172.18.0.0/16",  # Allow internal Docker network
  "172.16.0.0/12",  # Docker default bridge networks
  "192.168.0.0/16", # Private network range
  "10.0.0.0/8",     # Private network range
  "127.0.0.1/32",   # localhost
  "::1/128"         # IPv6 localhost
]

# Activate passlist of (hardcoded) IPs from the SearXNG organization,
# e.g. `check.searx.space`.
pass_searxng_org = true