1 files changed, 10 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/manage b/manage
index f03343839..a67bdc74e 100755
--- a/manage
+++ b/manage
@@ -105,6 +105,16 @@ fi
 export DOCS_BUILD
 
 buildenv() {
+
+    # settings file from repository's working tree are used by default
+    SEARX_SETTINGS_PATH="${REPO_ROOT}/searx/settings.yml"
+
+    if [ -r '/etc/searx/settings.yml' ]; then
+        if ask_yn "should settings read from: /etc/searx/settings.yml"; then
+            SEARX_SETTINGS_PATH='/etc/searx/settings.yml'
+        fi
+    fi
+    export SEARX_SETTINGS_PATH
     SEARX_DEBUG=1 pyenv.cmd python utils/build_env.py 2>&1 \
         | prefix_stdout "${_Blue}BUILDENV${_creset}  "
     return "${PIPESTATUS[0]}"