This script automates the installation and setup of SearXNG using Podman on AlmaLinux. It includes steps to update the system, install Podman, pull the SearXNG Docker image, create necessary configuration files, and run the SearXNG container with the correct port mapping.

install_searxng.sh

#!/bin/bash

# Filename: install_searxng.sh
# Description: This script automates the installation and setup of SearXNG using Podman on AlmaLinux.
# It includes steps to update the system, install Podman, pull the SearXNG Docker image, create necessary
# configuration files, run the SearXNG container with the correct port mapping, and set up a systemd service
# to ensure the container starts automatically on system boot.

# Update system
sudo dnf update -y

# Install Podman
sudo dnf install -y podman

# Verify Podman installation
podman --version

# Pull the SearXNG Docker image
podman pull docker.io/searxng/searxng:latest

# Create a directory for SearXNG configuration
mkdir -p ~/searxng/settings

# Create a configuration file with default settings
curl -o ~/searxng/settings/settings.yml https://raw.githubusercontent.com/searxng/searxng/master/searx/settings.yml.example

# Run the SearXNG container with correct port mapping
podman run -d --name searxng -p 8888:8080 -v ~/searxng/settings:/etc/searxng/settings:Z docker.io/searxng/searxng:latest

# Verify the container is running
podman ps

# Create a systemd service file for the SearXNG container
sudo tee /etc/systemd/system/searxng.service > /dev/null <<EOF
[Unit]
Description=SearXNG container
After=network.target

[Service]
Restart=always
ExecStart=/usr/bin/podman start -a searxng
ExecStop=/usr/bin/podman stop -t 2 searxng

[Install]
WantedBy=multi-user.target
EOF

# Reload systemd to recognize the new service
sudo systemctl daemon-reload

# Enable the SearXNG service to start on boot
sudo systemctl enable searxng

# Start the SearXNG service
sudo systemctl start searxng

# Fetch the server's hostname
hostname=$(hostname)

# Output the URL to access SearXNG
echo "SearXNG is running. Access it at http://$hostname:8888/"

Thank you because docker was failing me on trying to get this running.