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… by running your own instance of the free and open-source federated metasearch engine SearXNG on OpenBSD!
minus-squarejol@discuss.tchncs.delinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up17·2 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-up17·2 days agoFrom what I’ve read, I believe it’s a combination of donations. sponsors, volunteer hosting from like minded organizations.
minus-squareN.E.P.T.R@lemmy.blahaj.zonelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up8·2 days agoIf I had to guess, they probably don’t use the APIs, inside using scrapping of some sort.
minus-squaresunstoned@lemmus.orglinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·1 day agoMy understanding is it scrapes what it can’t meaningfully get out of an API. Public instances run into rate limiting, but private instances don’t really have that problem.
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.
If I had to guess, they probably don’t use the APIs, inside using scrapping of some sort.
My understanding is it scrapes what it can’t meaningfully get out of an API. Public instances run into rate limiting, but private instances don’t really have that problem.