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@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@
donation_url: false
contact_url: false
enable_metrics: true
+ open_metrics: ''
``debug`` : ``$SEARXNG_DEBUG``
Allow a more detailed log if you run SearXNG directly. Display *detailed* error
@@ -32,3 +33,10 @@
``enable_metrics``:
Enabled by default. Record various anonymous metrics available at ``/stats``,
``/stats/errors`` and ``/preferences``.
+
+``open_metrics``:
+ Disabled by default. Set to a secret password to expose an
+ `OpenMetrics API <https://github.com/prometheus/OpenMetrics>`_ at ``/metrics``,
+ e.g. for usage with Prometheus. The ``/metrics`` endpoint is using HTTP Basic Auth,
+ where the password is the value of ``open_metrics`` set above. The username used for
+ Basic Auth can be randomly chosen as only the password is being validated.