Self-host This and say Goodbye to Ads,Tracking,and spying from Google

1. Why Use Whoogle?

  1. What is Whoogle?
    Whoogle is a self-hosted, privacy-friendly proxy for Google Search that removes ads, tracking, and JavaScript.

  2. Privacy Protection
    No tracking, no logs, and no connection to your Google account—ensuring fully anonymous searches.

  3. Ad-Free Experience
    Unlike Google Search, Whoogle strips out all ads, giving you clean, distraction-free results.

  4. Self-Hosted Control
    You can deploy Whoogle on your own server or Docker container, ensuring full control over your data and search experience.

2. Website

https://github.com/benbusby/whoogle-search/blob/main/docker-compose.yml

https://github.com/benbusby/whoogle-search/tree/main?tab=readme-ov-file#manual

3. Installation

Run these commands:


sudo su -

mkdir /opt/whoogle -p

cd /opt/whoogle

nano compose.yaml

Put this in the file:

# can't use mem_limit in a 3.x docker-compose file in non swarm mode
# see https://github.com/docker/compose/issues/4513
version: "2.4"

services:
  whoogle-search:
    image: ${WHOOGLE_IMAGE:-benbusby/whoogle-search}
    container_name: whoogle-search
    restart: unless-stopped
    pids_limit: 50
    mem_limit: 256mb
    memswap_limit: 256mb
    # user debian-tor from tor package
    user: whoogle
    security_opt:
      - no-new-privileges
    cap_drop:
      - ALL
    tmpfs:
      - /config/:size=10M,uid=927,gid=927,mode=1700
      - /var/lib/tor/:size=15M,uid=927,gid=927,mode=1700
      - /run/tor/:size=1M,uid=927,gid=927,mode=1700
    #environment: # Uncomment to configure environment variables
      # Basic auth configuration, uncomment to enable
      #- WHOOGLE_USER=<auth username>
      #- WHOOGLE_PASS=<auth password>
      # Proxy configuration, uncomment to enable
      #- WHOOGLE_PROXY_USER=<proxy username>
      #- WHOOGLE_PROXY_PASS=<proxy password>
      #- WHOOGLE_PROXY_TYPE=<proxy type (http|https|socks4|socks5)
      #- WHOOGLE_PROXY_LOC=<proxy host/ip>
      # Site alternative configurations, uncomment to enable
      # Note: If not set, the feature will still be available
      # with default values.
      #- WHOOGLE_ALT_TW=farside.link/nitter
      #- WHOOGLE_ALT_YT=farside.link/invidious
      #- WHOOGLE_ALT_IG=farside.link/bibliogram/u
      #- WHOOGLE_ALT_RD=farside.link/libreddit
      #- WHOOGLE_ALT_MD=farside.link/scribe
      #- WHOOGLE_ALT_TL=farside.link/lingva
      #- WHOOGLE_ALT_IMG=farside.link/rimgo
      #- WHOOGLE_ALT_WIKI=farside.link/wikiless
      #- WHOOGLE_ALT_IMDB=farside.link/libremdb
      #- WHOOGLE_ALT_QUORA=farside.link/quetre
      #- WHOOGLE_ALT_SO=farside.link/anonymousoverflow
    #env_file: # Alternatively, load variables from whoogle.env
      #- whoogle.env
    ports:
      - 5000:5000

4. Open browser here:

http://your-servers-ip:5000/

http://tiger.loseyourip.com:5000/