mesa@piefed.social to Selfhosted@lemmy.worldEnglish · 24 days agoBe Your Own Privacy-Respecting Google, Bing & Bravexn--gckvb8fzb.comexternal-linkmessage-square43fedilinkarrow-up1191arrow-down14file-text
arrow-up1187arrow-down1external-linkBe Your Own Privacy-Respecting Google, Bing & Bravexn--gckvb8fzb.commesa@piefed.social to Selfhosted@lemmy.worldEnglish · 24 days agomessage-square43fedilinkfile-text
… by running your own instance of the free and open-source federated metasearch engine SearXNG on OpenBSD!
minus-squarejol@discuss.tchncs.delinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up17·24 days agoI still don’t understand how Searx is able to operate for free. Don’t the API calls cost money?
minus-squareirmadlad@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up18·24 days agoFrom what I’ve read, I believe it’s a combination of donations. sponsors, volunteer hosting from like minded organizations.
I still don’t understand how Searx is able to operate for free. Don’t the API calls cost money?
From what I’ve read, I believe it’s a combination of donations. sponsors, volunteer hosting from like minded organizations.