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diff --git a/docs/blog/admin.rst b/docs/blog/admin.rst new file mode 100644 index 000000000..e95316192 --- /dev/null +++ b/docs/blog/admin.rst @@ -0,0 +1,43 @@ +============================================================= +Searx admin interface +============================================================= + +.. _searx-admin: https://github.com/kvch/searx-admin#searx-admin +.. _NLnet Foundation: https://nlnet.nl/ + + manage your instance from your browser + +.. sidebar:: Installation + + Installation guide can be found in the repository of searx-admin_. + +One of the biggest advantages of searx is being extremely customizable. But at +first it can be daunting to newcomers. A barrier of taking advantage of this +feature is our ugly settings file which is sometimes hard to understand and +edit. + +To make self-hosting searx more accessible a new tool is introduced, called +``searx-admin``. It is a web application which is capable of managing your +instance and manipulating its settings via a web UI. It aims to replace editing +of ``settings.yml`` for less experienced administrators or people who prefer +graphical admin interfaces. + +.. figure:: searx-admin-engines.png + :alt: Screenshot of engine list + + Configuration page of engines + +Since ``searx-admin`` acts as a supervisor for searx, we have decided to +implement it as a standalone tool instead of part of searx. Another reason for +making it a standalone tool is that the codebase and dependencies of searx +should not grow because of a fully optional feature, which does not affect +existing instances. + + +Acknowledgements +================ + +This development was sponsored by `NLnet Foundation`_. + +| Happy hacking. +| kvch // 2017.08.22 21:25 |