add an example for reverse proxy

[FarisZR]

hi i have been trying to deploy this behind an apache2 reverse proxy a couple times, and still cant get it to work with caddy, and if i use filtron directly all files are using localhost instead of the real domain.

can you please add a new docker-compose file for reverse proxies?

with no https and a simple setting to change the output port and the base domain.

and without the need to create a systemd service

[FarisZR]

something like this but based on the official searx image

version: '3.3'

services:
  searx:
    image: hoellen/searx:master
    container_name: searx
    restart: unless-stopped
    networks:
      - searx
    environment:
      - BASE_URL="https://domain.tld"
      - IMAGE_PROXY=True
    volumes:
      - ./searx/settings.yml:/usr/local/searx/searx/settings.yml # enable custom settings.yml

  filtron:
    container_name: filtron
    image: dalf/filtron
    restart: unless-stopped
    ports:
      - 127.0.0.1:8004:8004
      - 127.0.0.1:8005:8005
    networks:
      - searx
    command: -listen 0.0.0.0:8004 -api 0.0.0.0:8005 -target searx:8888
    volumes:
      - ./filtron:/etc/filtron # mount rules.json
    read_only: true


  morty:
    container_name: morty
    image: dalf/morty
    restart: always
    ports:
      - "127.0.0.1:8006:8006" # reverse proxy on a seprate subdomain
    networks:
      - searx
    command: -timeout 6
    environment:
      - MORTY_KEY=key
      - MORTY_ADDRESS=0.0.0.0:8006
    logging:
      driver: none
    read_only: true
    cap_drop:
      - ALL

  searx-checker:
    container_name: searx-checker
    image: searx/searx-checker
    restart: always
    networks:
      - searx
    command: -cron -o html/data/status.json http://searx:8888
    volumes:
      - searx-checker:/usr/local/searx-checker/html/data:rw

networks:
  searx:

volumes: 
  searx-checker:

[unixfox]

There is no need to complicate the things. Just set SEARX_HOSTNAME in .env to a localhost hostname like http://localhost:8081 and this will allow you to proxy to http://localhost:8081 using apache.

[FarisZR]

it didnt work

[unixfox]

You are right, I just tested and it didn't work without modifying the direct docker-compose.yml.
It's one simple change though because BASE_URL in Searx should not be https by default and allow for another custom hostname.

[Flunkyball]

Setting SEARX_HOSTNAME=http://localhost:8081 and changing docker-compose.yaml s BASE_URL to http only does not do the trick. Apache shows a blank page using Proxypass http://localhost:8081

[Flunkyball]

any progress here ? I still could not manage to get it working with the following changes:

In .env:
Set SEARS_HOSTNAME=http://localhost:8081

In docker-compose-yaml:
Set BASE_URL=http://domain.com

In Apache2 config:
ProxyPass http://localhost:8081

I just land on a blank page when trying to access searx instance.

[FarisZR]

any progress here ? I still could not manage to get it working with the following changes:

In .env:
Set SEARS_HOSTNAME=http://localhost:8081

In docker-compose-yaml:
Set BASE_URL=http://domain.com

In Apache2 config:
ProxyPass http://localhost:8081

I just land on a blank page when trying to access searx instance.

use the docker compose example i listed before.
its working really well, with all the addons.

[Flunkyball]

@fareszr
Thanks for the heads up. However your sample is based on v3.3 whereas the latest config file is v3.7. 3.3 does lead to a not working configuration on my side where none of the services is able to start.

@unixfox
Could you elaborate the changes you were referring to in order to get it working ?

[FarisZR]

@fareszr
Thanks for the heads up. However your sample is based on v3.3 whereas the latest config file is v3.7. 3.3 does lead to a not working configuration on my side where none of the services is able to start.

@unixfox
Could you elaborate the changes you were referring to in order to get it working ?

i don't think the version matters, as i don't use any 3.x specific feature.
it should work on all 3.x versions.

[Flunkyball]

Well, it does not:
filtron | 2020/12/13 18:25:20 Cannot parse rules: open /etc/filtron/rules.json: no such file or directory morty | WARNING: no logs are available with the 'none' log driver searx-checker | Sleep 73 seconds searx | searx version searx | searx | Create /etc/searx/uwsgi.ini searx | Create /etc/searx/settings.yml searx | Listen on 0.0.0.0:8080 searx | [uWSGI] getting INI configuration from /etc/searx/uwsgi.ini searx | [uwsgi-static] added mapping for /static => /usr/local/searx/searx/static morty exited with code 1 filtron exited with code 1 morty | WARNING: no logs are available with the 'none' log driver filtron exited with code 1 morty | WARNING: no logs are available with the 'none' log driver morty exited with code 1 morty exited with code 1 filtron exited with code 1 morty | WARNING: no logs are available with the 'none' log driver morty exited with code 1 filtron exited with code 1

[FarisZR]

Well, it does not:
filtron | 2020/12/13 18:25:20 Cannot parse rules: open /etc/filtron/rules.json: no such file or directory morty | WARNING: no logs are available with the 'none' log driver searx-checker | Sleep 73 seconds searx | searx version searx | searx | Create /etc/searx/uwsgi.ini searx | Create /etc/searx/settings.yml searx | Listen on 0.0.0.0:8080 searx | [uWSGI] getting INI configuration from /etc/searx/uwsgi.ini searx | [uwsgi-static] added mapping for /static => /usr/local/searx/searx/static morty exited with code 1 filtron exited with code 1 morty | WARNING: no logs are available with the 'none' log driver filtron exited with code 1 morty | WARNING: no logs are available with the 'none' log driver morty exited with code 1 morty exited with code 1 filtron exited with code 1 morty | WARNING: no logs are available with the 'none' log driver morty exited with code 1 filtron exited with code 1

well that's because you dot have the rule.json file needed for filtron to work. you have to create filtron/rules.json in the same folder where the docker compose file is.

for searx its the same issue i mounted the settings.yml file to allow for custom settings. you should create searx/settings.yml in the same folder where the docker compose file is.

if you don't want custom settings.yml you can comment the volumes sections in the searx container, however morty wouldnt work since you have to enable it manually.

as for filtron, rules.json is essential.

[Flunkyball]

I see then this is the difference between the 3.3 and the 3.7 config file as the rule.json as well as the rest of the necessary files are created when the launch script runs.

[FarisZR]

I see then this is the difference between the 3.3 and the 3.7 config file as the rule.json as well as the rest of the necessary files are created when the launch script runs.

No, this is a common mistake, when mounting specific files, if they don't exist before the container starts, docker will create a directory instead of a file.
anyway the problem you showed is with missing files, please make sure you have all the files with correct settings.

[Flunkyball]

@fareszr
The files are all there. Anyway, thank you for pointing me into the right direction as the searx settings.yml has an hardcoded base url - therefore the changes in the docker-compose.yaml are ignored and it does not work.

Summing up, @unixfox solution with v3.7 works just fine if you proceed as follows:

In .env:
Set SEARS_HOSTNAME=http://localhost:8081

In docker-compose-yaml within searx section:
Set BASE_URL=https://domain.com/
Set MORTY_URL=https://domain.com/morty/

In /searx/settings.yml under server section:
Set base_url : False

In Apache2 config:
ProxyPass http://localhost:8081/

[FarisZR]

@fareszr
The files are all there. Anyway, thank you for pointing me into the right direction as the searx settings.yml has an hardcoded base url - therefore the changes in the docker-compose.yaml are ignored and it does not work.

Summing up, @unixfox solution with v3.7 works just fine if you proceed as follows:

In .env:
Set SEARS_HOSTNAME=http://localhost:8081

In docker-compose-yaml within searx section:
Set BASE_URL=https://domain.com/
Set MORTY_URL=https://domain.com/morty/

In /searx/settings.yml under server section: Set base_url : False

In Apache2 config:
ProxyPass http://localhost:8081/

wait, you were trying these options on the official image ?.
the example docker-compose config was built on hoellen/searx:master