[heavyset_go]

DuckDuckGo is great, but Searx[1] is even better. It's a metasearch engine that aggregates several search providers that you can self-host, or access via one of several public instances.

I run an instance on my local network, but you can run it for free on Heroku, AWS or GCP or even on a Raspberry Pi. There are several Docker images you can choose from.

[1] https://github.com/asciimoo/searx

[dvasdekis]

Ironic that I once switched from Dogpile to Google. We have come full circle.

Edit: Looks like Dogpile still works, and flags the google ads properly. I'm switching back!

[jamesbritt]

Extra irony: I went to try Dogpile, but got redirected to some anti-something site (seems to not like my VPN IP) that wants me to do a Google Recaptcha.

[gregf]

You got a laugh out of me :)

[tripzilch]

Anyone know what DDG's !bang operator is for Searx?

[shbooms]

https://duckduckgo.com/bang?q=searx

[o-__-o]

Yeah, it’s pretty straightforward