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-rw-r--r--docs/admin/architecture.rst2
-rw-r--r--docs/admin/installation-apache.rst18
-rw-r--r--docs/admin/installation-docker.rst4
-rw-r--r--docs/admin/installation-nginx.rst12
-rw-r--r--docs/admin/installation-scripts.rst10
-rw-r--r--docs/admin/installation-searxng.rst6
-rw-r--r--docs/admin/installation-uwsgi.rst12
-rw-r--r--docs/admin/installation.rst2
-rw-r--r--docs/admin/update-searxng.rst4
-rw-r--r--docs/utils/searxng.sh.rst2
10 files changed, 36 insertions, 36 deletions
diff --git a/docs/admin/architecture.rst b/docs/admin/architecture.rst
index be99aa994..d0d40715d 100644
--- a/docs/admin/architecture.rst
+++ b/docs/admin/architecture.rst
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ SearXNG infrastructures.
uWSGI Setup
===========
-We start with a *reference* setup for public SearXNG instances which can build
+We start with a *reference* setup for public SearXNG instances which can be build
up and maintained by the scripts from our :ref:`toolboxing`.
.. _arch public:
diff --git a/docs/admin/installation-apache.rst b/docs/admin/installation-apache.rst
index ca919812e..673a37ee4 100644
--- a/docs/admin/installation-apache.rst
+++ b/docs/admin/installation-apache.rst
@@ -40,8 +40,8 @@ Apache
https://httpd.apache.org/docs/current/mod/mod_proxy.html
-This section explains how to set up a SearXNG site using the HTTP server Apache_.
-If you have used the :ref:`installation scripts` and do not have any preference
+This section explains how to set up a SearXNG instance using the HTTP server Apache_.
+If you did use the :ref:`installation scripts` and do not have any special preferences
you can install the :ref:`SearXNG site <apache searxng site>` using
:ref:`searxng.sh <searxng.sh overview>`:
@@ -99,8 +99,8 @@ Directives`_ documentation gives first orientation. There is also a list of
sudo -H systemctl enable httpd
sudo -H systemctl start httpd
-Now at http://localhost you should see any kind of *Welcome* or *Test* page.
-How this default intro site is configured, depends on the linux distribution
+Now at http://localhost you should see some kind of *Welcome* or *Test* page.
+How this default site is configured, depends on the linux distribution
(compare `Apache directives`_).
.. tabs::
@@ -322,11 +322,11 @@ mod_proxy_ module (:ref:`apache modules`).
With ProxyPreserveHost_ the incoming ``Host`` header is passed to the proxied
host.
-Depending on what your SearXNG installation is listen, you need a http
+Depending on what your SearXNG installation is listening on, you need a http
mod_proxy_http_) or socket (mod_proxy_uwsgi_) communication to upstream.
-The :ref:`installation scripts` installs by default the :ref:`reference setup
-<use_default_settings.yml>` and a :ref:`uwsgi setup` that listens on a socket.
+The :ref:`installation scripts` installs the :ref:`reference setup
+<use_default_settings.yml>` and a :ref:`uwsgi setup` that listens on a socket by default.
You can install and activate your own ``searxng.conf`` like shown in
:ref:`apache sites`.
@@ -383,6 +383,6 @@ one of the lines and `restart apache`_:
SetEnvIf Request_URI "/searxng" dontlog
# CustomLog /dev/null combined env=dontlog
-The ``CustomLog`` directive disable logs of the entire (virtual) server, use it
-when the URL of the service does not have a path component (``/searxng``), when
+The ``CustomLog`` directive disables logs for the entire (virtual) server, use it
+when the URL of the service does not have a path component (``/searxng``), so when
SearXNG is located at root (``/``).
diff --git a/docs/admin/installation-docker.rst b/docs/admin/installation-docker.rst
index 7800472eb..1457d6a6b 100644
--- a/docs/admin/installation-docker.rst
+++ b/docs/admin/installation-docker.rst
@@ -51,8 +51,8 @@ of this container:
Get Docker
==========
-If you plan to build and maintain a docker image by your own, make sure you have
-`Docker installed <https://docs.docker.com/get-docker/>`_ and on Linux, don't
+If you plan to build and maintain a docker image by yourself, make sure you have
+`Docker installed <https://docs.docker.com/get-docker/>`_. On Linux don't
forget to add your user to the docker group (log out and log back in so that
your group membership is re-evaluated):
diff --git a/docs/admin/installation-nginx.rst b/docs/admin/installation-nginx.rst
index 33b6df53a..8e5299588 100644
--- a/docs/admin/installation-nginx.rst
+++ b/docs/admin/installation-nginx.rst
@@ -19,8 +19,8 @@ NGINX
.. _SCRIPT_NAME:
https://werkzeug.palletsprojects.com/en/1.0.x/wsgi/#werkzeug.wsgi.get_script_name
-This section explains how to set up a SearXNG site using the HTTP server nginx_.
-If you have used the :ref:`installation scripts` and do not have any preference
+This section explains how to set up a SearXNG instance using the HTTP server nginx_.
+If you have used the :ref:`installation scripts` and do not have any special preferences
you can install the :ref:`SearXNG site <nginx searxng site>` using
:ref:`searxng.sh <searxng.sh overview>`:
@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@ If nginx_ is not installed, install it now.
Now at http://localhost you should see a *Welcome to nginx!* page, on Fedora you
see a *Fedora Webserver - Test Page*. The test page comes from the default
-`nginx server configuration`_. How this default intro site is configured,
+`nginx server configuration`_. How this default site is configured,
depends on the linux distribution:
.. tabs::
@@ -134,7 +134,7 @@ site. If nginx_ is new to you, the `nginx beginners guide`_ is a good starting
point and the `Getting Started wiki`_ is always a good resource *to keep in the
pocket*.
-Depending on what your SearXNG installation is listen, you need a http or socket
+Depending on what your SearXNG installation is listening on, you need a http or socket
communication to upstream.
.. tabs::
@@ -151,8 +151,8 @@ communication to upstream.
:start-after: START nginx http
:end-before: END nginx http
-The :ref:`installation scripts` installs by default the :ref:`reference setup
-<use_default_settings.yml>` and a :ref:`uwsgi setup` that listens on a socket.
+The :ref:`installation scripts` installs the :ref:`reference setup
+<use_default_settings.yml>` and a :ref:`uwsgi setup` that listens on a socket by default.
.. tabs::
diff --git a/docs/admin/installation-scripts.rst b/docs/admin/installation-scripts.rst
index 0efeee2a8..e256a2461 100644
--- a/docs/admin/installation-scripts.rst
+++ b/docs/admin/installation-scripts.rst
@@ -4,12 +4,12 @@
Installation Script
===================
-.. sidebar:: Update OS first!
+.. sidebar:: Update the OS first!
To avoid unwanted side effects, update your OS before installing SearXNG.
The following will install a setup as shown in :ref:`the reference architecture
-<arch public>`. First you need to get a clone. The clone is only needed for
+<arch public>`. First you need to get a clone of the repository. The clone is only needed for
the installation procedure and some maintenance tasks.
.. sidebar:: further read
@@ -41,9 +41,9 @@ including a :ref:`uWSGI setup <architecture uWSGI>` as described in the
For the installation procedure, use a *sudoer* login to run the scripts. If
you install from ``root``, take into account that the scripts are creating a
- ``searxng`` user. In the installation procedure this new created user do
- need read access to the clone of searx, which is not the case if you clone
- into a folder below ``/root``!
+ ``searxng`` user. In the installation procedure this new created user does
+ need read access to the cloned SearXNG repository, which is not the case if you clone
+ it into a folder below ``/root``!
.. sidebar:: further read
diff --git a/docs/admin/installation-searxng.rst b/docs/admin/installation-searxng.rst
index db760bc39..9152784fc 100644
--- a/docs/admin/installation-searxng.rst
+++ b/docs/admin/installation-searxng.rst
@@ -52,8 +52,8 @@ In the same shell create *virtualenv*:
:start-after: START create virtualenv
:end-before: END create virtualenv
-To install searx's dependencies, exit the SearXNG *bash* session you opened above
-and restart a new. Before install, first check if your *virtualenv* was sourced
+To install SearXNG's dependencies, exit the SearXNG *bash* session you opened above
+and start a new one. Before installing, check if your *virtualenv* was sourced
from the login (*~/.profile*):
.. kernel-include:: $DOCS_BUILD/includes/searxng.rst
@@ -127,6 +127,6 @@ configuration file.
:end-before: END check searxng installation
If everything works fine, hit ``[CTRL-C]`` to stop the *webapp* and disable the
-debug option in ``settings.yml``. You can now exit SearXNG user bash (enter exit
+debug option in ``settings.yml``. You can now exit SearXNG user bash session (enter exit
command twice). At this point SearXNG is not demonized; uwsgi allows this.
diff --git a/docs/admin/installation-uwsgi.rst b/docs/admin/installation-uwsgi.rst
index eea52ab3e..a6ea85608 100644
--- a/docs/admin/installation-uwsgi.rst
+++ b/docs/admin/installation-uwsgi.rst
@@ -80,7 +80,7 @@ Distributors
The `uWSGI Emperor`_ mode and `systemd unit template`_ is what the distributors
mostly offer their users, even if they differ in the way they implement both
-modes and their defaults. Another point they might differ is the packaging of
+modes and their defaults. Another point they might differ in is the packaging of
plugins (if so, compare :ref:`install packages`) and what the default python
interpreter is (python2 vs. python3).
@@ -98,8 +98,8 @@ Debian's uWSGI layout
https://salsa.debian.org/uwsgi-team/uwsgi/-/raw/debian/latest/debian/uwsgi.README.Debian
Be aware, Debian's uWSGI layout is quite different from the standard uWSGI
-configuration. Your are familiar with :ref:`Debian's Apache layout`? .. they do
-similar for the uWSGI infrastructure. The folders are::
+configuration. Your are familiar with :ref:`Debian's Apache layout`? .. they do a
+similar thing for the uWSGI infrastructure. The folders are::
/etc/uwsgi/apps-available/
/etc/uwsgi/apps-enabled/
@@ -108,7 +108,7 @@ The `uwsgi ini file`_ is enabled by a symbolic link::
ln -s /etc/uwsgi/apps-available/searxng.ini /etc/uwsgi/apps-enabled/
-More details you will find in the uwsgi.README.Debian_
+More details can be found in the uwsgi.README.Debian_
(``/usr/share/doc/uwsgi/README.Debian.gz``). Some commands you should know on
Debian:
@@ -235,8 +235,8 @@ major release is from Dec. 2013, since the there had been only bugfix releases
**In Tyrant mode, there is no way to get additional groups, and the uWSGI
process misses additional permissions that may be needed.**
-By example, on Fedora (RHEL): If you try to install a redis DB with socket
-communication and you want to connect from the SearXNG uWSGI, you will see a
+For example on Fedora (RHEL): If you try to install a redis DB with socket
+communication and you want to connect to it from the SearXNG uWSGI, you will see a
*Permission denied* in the log of your instance::
ERROR:searx.shared.redis: [searxng (993)] can't connect redis DB ...
diff --git a/docs/admin/installation.rst b/docs/admin/installation.rst
index 8b2b4b3e5..cae51be63 100644
--- a/docs/admin/installation.rst
+++ b/docs/admin/installation.rst
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ Installation
- :ref:`installation scripts`
- :ref:`installation basic`
-The :ref:`installation basic` is a excellent illustration of *how a SearXNG
+The :ref:`installation basic` is an excellent illustration of *how a SearXNG
instance is build up* (see :ref:`architecture uWSGI`). If you do not have any
special preferences, its recommend to use the :ref:`installation docker` or the
:ref:`installation scripts`.
diff --git a/docs/admin/update-searxng.rst b/docs/admin/update-searxng.rst
index 4eba7633c..15735b0ba 100644
--- a/docs/admin/update-searxng.rst
+++ b/docs/admin/update-searxng.rst
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ How to update
=============
How to update depends on the :ref:`installation` method. If you have used the
-:ref:`installation scripts`, use ``update`` command from the :ref:`searxng.sh`
+:ref:`installation scripts`, use the ``update`` command from the :ref:`searxng.sh`
script.
.. code:: sh
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ How to inspect & debug
======================
How to debug depends on the :ref:`installation` method. If you have used the
-:ref:`installation scripts`, use ``inspect`` command from the :ref:`searxng.sh`
+:ref:`installation scripts`, use the ``inspect`` command from the :ref:`searxng.sh`
script.
.. code:: sh
diff --git a/docs/utils/searxng.sh.rst b/docs/utils/searxng.sh.rst
index 0558f22a8..f6578f7b1 100644
--- a/docs/utils/searxng.sh.rst
+++ b/docs/utils/searxng.sh.rst
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
- :ref:`installation nginx`
- :ref:`installation apache`
-To simplify installation and maintenance of a SearXNG instance you can use the
+To simplify the installation and maintenance of a SearXNG instance you can use the
script :origin:`utils/searxng.sh`.
Install