Fix Searxng not working out of the box

services/searxng/.env

@@ -12,6 +12,9 @@ DNS_SERVER=9.9.9.9
 
 # Tailscale Configuration
 TS_AUTHKEY=
+TAILNET_NAME=
 
 # Optional Service variables
 # PUID=1000
+
+SEARXNG_SECRET= # Generate a random secret for searxng, e.g. using `openssl rand -hex 32`

services/searxng/README.md

@@ -10,6 +10,8 @@ This Docker Compose configuration sets up [searXNG](https://github.com/searxng/s
 
 In this setup, the `tailscale-searxng` service runs Tailscale, which manages secure networking for the searXNG service. The `searxng` service utilizes the Tailscale network stack via Docker’s `network_mode: service:` configuration. This setup ensures that searXNG is only accessible through your Tailscale network (or locally, if preferred). With this configuration, you can enjoy a private, secure, and customizable search engine experience, free from user tracking or external access.
 
+We use `/searxng/settings.yml` copied from <https://github.com/searxng/searxng/blob/master/searx/settings.yml> as the default settings file. This dir is mounted as a volume, on docker and required for the first run.
+
 ## References
 
 [![Replace Google with SearXNG - a privacy respecting, self-hosted search engine](https://img.youtube.com/vi/cg9d87PuanE/0.jpg)](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cg9d87PuanE)

services/searxng/compose.yaml

@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ services:
       - PUID=1000
       - PGID=1000
       - TZ=Europe/Amsterdam
-      - SEARXNG_BASE_URL=https://searxng.<YOUR-TAILNET-DOMAIN>.ts.net/
+      - SEARXNG_BASE_URL=https://searxng.${TAILNET_NAME}.ts.net/
     volumes:
       - ./searxng:/etc/searxng:rw
     cap_drop: