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Self-Hosting Whoogle: Private Google Search Proxy

Whoogle proxies Google search results without ads, tracking, or JavaScript. Get Google results with privacy.

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What Is Whoogle?


Whoogle is a self-hosted Google search proxy. It fetches Google results and serves them without ads, tracking, AMP links, or JavaScript.


Features


  • Google search results without tracking
  • No ads
  • No AMP links
  • No JavaScript required
  • Image proxy (Google doesn't see your IP)
  • Tor and proxy support
  • Dark mode
  • Custom CSS
  • Bang syntax (!yt for YouTube search)

    • Whoogle vs SearXNG vs DuckDuckGo


  • Whoogle: Google results specifically, simplest
  • SearXNG: Multiple engines, most private, customizable
  • DuckDuckGo: Bing results, SaaS, easiest

    • Deployment


    Deploy on TinyPod. Resources: 1 CPU, 128 MB RAM.


    Whoogle gives you the search results you trust (Google) without the privacy costs. The simplest path to private search.