diff --git a/utils/lib.sh b/utils/lib.sh
index 40ecbb92e..b89d4d2f9 100755
--- a/utils/lib.sh
+++ b/utils/lib.sh
@@ -274,41 +274,65 @@ install_template() {
 
     # usage:
     #
-    #     install_template [--no-eval] {file} [{owner} [{group} [{chmod}]]]
+    #     install_template [--no-eval] [--variant=<name>] \
+    #                      {file} [{owner} [{group} [{chmod}]]]
     #
-    #     install_template --no-eval /etc/updatedb.conf root root 644
+    # E.g. the origin of variant 'raw' of /etc/updatedb.conf is::
+    #
+    #    ${TEMPLATES}/etc/updatedb.conf:raw
+    #
+    # To install variant 'raw' of /etc/updatedb.conf without evaluated
+    # replacements you can use::
+    #
+    #    install_template --variant=raw --no-eval \
+    #                     /etc/updatedb.conf root root 644
 
-    local do_eval=1
-    if [[ "$1" == "--no-eval" ]]; then
-        do_eval=0; shift
-    fi
-    local dst="${1}"
-    local owner=${2-$(id -un)}
-    local group=${3-$(id -gn)}
-    local chmod=${4-644}
     local _reply=""
+    local do_eval=1
+    local variant=""
+    local pos_args=("$0")
 
-    info_msg "install: ${dst}"
+    for i in "$@"; do
+        case $i in
+            --no-eval) do_eval=0; shift ;;
+            --variant=*) variant=":${i#*=}"; shift ;;
+            *) pos_args+=("$i") ;;
+        esac
+    done
 
-    if [[ ! -f "${TEMPLATES}${dst}" ]] ; then
-        err_msg "${TEMPLATES}${dst} does not exists"
-        err_msg "... can't install $dst / exit installation with error 42"
+    local dst="${pos_args[1]}"
+    local template_origin="${TEMPLATES}${dst}${variant}"
+    local template_file="${TEMPLATES}${dst}"
+
+    local owner="${pos_args[2]-$(id -un)}"
+    local group="${pos_args[3]-$(id -gn)}"
+    local chmod="${pos_args[4]-644}"
+
+    info_msg "install (eval=$do_eval): ${dst}"
+    [[ ! -z $variant ]] && info_msg "variant: ${variant}"
+
+    if [[ ! -f "${template_origin}" ]] ; then
+        err_msg "${template_origin} does not exists"
+        err_msg "... can't install $dst"
         wait_key 30
         return 42
     fi
 
-    local template_file="${TEMPLATES}${dst}"
     if [[ "$do_eval" == "1" ]]; then
+        template_file="${CACHE}${dst}${variant}"
         info_msg "BUILD template ${template_file}"
-        if [[ -f "${TEMPLATES}${dst}" ]] ; then
-            template_file="${CACHE}${dst}"
-            mkdir -p "$(dirname "${template_file}")"
-            # shellcheck disable=SC2086
-            eval "echo \"$(cat ${TEMPLATES}${dst})\"" > "${template_file}"
+        if [[ ! -z ${SUDO_USER} ]]; then
+            sudo -u "${SUDO_USER}" mkdir -p "$(dirname "${template_file}")"
         else
-            err_msg "failed ${template_file}"
-            return 42
+            mkdir -p "$(dirname "${template_file}")"
         fi
+        # shellcheck disable=SC2086
+        eval "echo \"$(cat ${template_origin})\"" > "${template_file}"
+        if [[ ! -z ${SUDO_USER} ]]; then
+            chown "${SUDO_USER}:${SUDO_USER}" "${template_file}"
+        fi
+    else
+        template_file=$template_origin
     fi
 
     mkdir -p "$(dirname "${dst}")"
@@ -325,7 +349,7 @@ install_template() {
         return 0
     fi
 
-    info_msg "file ${dst} allready exists on this host"
+    info_msg "diffrent file ${dst} allready exists on this host"
 
     while true; do
         choose_one _reply "choose next step with file $dst" \
@@ -349,7 +373,10 @@ install_template() {
                 echo "// exit with CTRL-D"
                 sudo -H -u "${owner}" -i
                 $DIFF_CMD "${dst}" "${template_file}"
-                if ask_yn "did you edit ${template_file} to your needs?"; then
+                echo
+                echo "did you edit file ..."
+                printf "  ${template_file}"
+                if ask_yn "... to your needs?"; then
                     break
                 fi
                 ;;
@@ -384,21 +411,27 @@ apache_reload() {
 
 apache_install_site() {
 
-    # usage:  apache_install_site [--no-eval] <mysite.conf>
+    # usage:  apache_install_site [<template option> ...] <mysite.conf>
+    #
+    # <template option>:   see install_template
 
-    local no_eval=""
-    local CONF="$1"
+    local template_opts=()
+    local pos_args=("$0")
 
-    if [[ "$1" == "--no-eval" ]]; then
-        no_eval=$1; shift
-    fi
+    for i in "$@"; do
+        case $i in
+            -*) template_opts+=("$i");;
+            *)  pos_args+=("$i");;
+        esac
+    done
 
-    # shellcheck disable=SC2086
-    install_template $no_eval "${APACHE_SITES_AVAILABE}/${CONF}" root root 644
+    install_template "${template_opts[@]}" \
+                     "${APACHE_SITES_AVAILABE}/${pos_args[1]}" \
+                     root root 644
 
-    apache_enable_site "${CONF}"
+    apache_enable_site "${pos_args[1]}"
     apache_reload
-    info_msg "installed apache site: ${CONF}"
+    info_msg "installed apache site: ${pos_args[1]}"
 }
 
 apache_enable_site() {
@@ -438,20 +471,24 @@ uWSGI_app_available() {
 
 uWSGI_install_app() {
 
-    # usage:  uWSGI_install_app [--no-eval] <myapp.ini>
+    # usage:  uWSGI_install_app [<template option> ...] <myapp.ini>
+    #
+    # <template option>:  see install_template
 
-    local no_eval=""
-    local CONF="$1"
+    for i in "$@"; do
+        case $i in
+            -*) template_opts+=("$i");;
+            *)  pos_args+=("$i");;
+        esac
+    done
 
-    if [[ "$1" == "--no-eval" ]]; then
-        no_eval=$1; shift
-    fi
+    install_template "${template_opts[@]}" \
+                     "${uWSGI_SETUP}/apps-available/${pos_args[1]}" \
+                     root root 644
 
-    # shellcheck disable=SC2086
-    install_template $no_eval "${uWSGI_SETUP}/apps-available/${CONF}" root root 644
-    uWSGI_enable_app "${CONF}"
+    uWSGI_enable_app "${pos_args[1]}"
     uWSGI_restart
-    info_msg "installed uWSGI app: ${CONF}"
+    info_msg "installed uWSGI app: ${pos_args[1]}"
 }
 
 uWSGI_remove_app() {
diff --git a/utils/searx.sh b/utils/searx.sh
index a1b1140ed..bd847e549 100755
--- a/utils/searx.sh
+++ b/utils/searx.sh
@@ -32,8 +32,11 @@ SEARX_SRC="${SERVICE_HOME}/searx-src"
 SEARX_SETTINGS="${SEARX_SRC}/searx/settings.yml"
 SEARX_INSTANCE_NAME="${SEARX_INSTANCE_NAME:-searx@$(uname -n)}"
 SEARX_UWSGI_APP="searx.ini"
+SEARX_UWSGI_SOCKET="/run/uwsgi/app/searx/socket"
 
-APACHE_SITE="searx.conf"
+# Apache Settings
+SEARX_APACHE_URL="/searx"
+SEARX_APACHE_SITE="searx.conf"
 
 # shellcheck disable=SC2034
 CONFIG_FILES=(
@@ -55,7 +58,7 @@ usage() {
 usage:
 
   $(basename "$0") shell
-  $(basename "$0") install    [all|user|pyenv|searx-src]
+  $(basename "$0") install    [all|user|pyenv|searx-src|apache]
   $(basename "$0") update     [searx]
   $(basename "$0") remove     [all|user|pyenv|searx-src]
   $(basename "$0") activate   [service]
@@ -69,7 +72,8 @@ install / remove
   all:        complete (de-) installation of searx service
   user:       add/remove service user '$SERVICE_USER' at $SERVICE_HOME
   searx-src:  clone $SEARX_GIT_URL
-  pyenv:       create/remove virtualenv (python) in $SEARX_PYENV
+  pyenv:      create/remove virtualenv (python) in $SEARX_PYENV
+  apache:     install apache site for searx-uwsgi app
 update searx
   Update searx installation of user ${SERVICE_USER}
 activate
@@ -112,6 +116,7 @@ main() {
                 user) assert_user ;;
                 pyenv) create_pyenv ;;
                 searx-src) clone_searx ;;
+                apache) install_apache_site ;;
                 *) usage "$_usage"; exit 42;;
             esac ;;
         update)
@@ -175,16 +180,6 @@ install_all() {
     else
         err_msg "URL http://$SEARX_URL not available, check searx & uwsgi setup!"
     fi
-    wait_key
-    if apache_is_installed; then
-        install_apache_site
-        wait_key
-    fi
-
-    # ToDo ...
-    # test_public_searx
-    # info_msg "searX --> https://${SEARX_APACHE_DOMAIN}${SEARX_APACHE_URL}"
-
 }
 
 update_searx() {
@@ -236,6 +231,11 @@ EOF
 
 remove_all() {
     rst_title "De-Install $SERVICE_NAME (service)"
+
+    rst_para "\
+It goes without saying that this script can only be used to remove
+installations that were installed with this script."
+
     if ! ask_yn "Do you really want to deinstall $SERVICE_NAME?"; then
         return
     fi
@@ -491,10 +491,20 @@ show_service() {
 }
 
 install_apache_site() {
-    rst_title "Install Apache site $APACHE_SITE" section
+    rst_title "Install Apache site $SEARX_APACHE_SITE"
+
+    rst_para "\
+This installs the searx uwsgi app as apache site.  If your server ist public to
+the internet you should instead use a reverse proxy (filtron) to block
+excessively bot queries."
+
+    ! apache_is_installed && err_msg "Apache is not installed."
+
+    if ! ask_yn "Do you really want to install apache site for searx-uwsgi?"; then
+        return
+    fi
     echo
-    err_msg "not yet implemented (${APACHE_SITE})"; return 42
-    # apache_install_site "${APACHE_SITE}"
+    apache_install_site --variant=uwsgi "${SEARX_APACHE_SITE}"
 }
 
 # ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
diff --git a/utils/templates/etc/apache2/sites-available/searx.conf:uwsgi b/utils/templates/etc/apache2/sites-available/searx.conf:uwsgi
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..4147e8520
--- /dev/null
+++ b/utils/templates/etc/apache2/sites-available/searx.conf:uwsgi
@@ -0,0 +1,25 @@
+# -*- coding: utf-8; mode: apache -*-
+
+<IfModule mod_uwsgi.c>
+
+    # SetEnvIf Request_URI "${SEARX_APACHE_URL}" dontlog
+    # CustomLog /dev/null combined env=dontlog
+
+    <Location ${SEARX_APACHE_URL}>
+
+        <IfModule mod_security2.c>
+            SecRuleEngine Off
+        </IfModule>
+
+        Options FollowSymLinks Indexes
+        SetHandler uwsgi-handler
+        uWSGISocket ${SEARX_UWSGI_SOCKET}
+
+        Order deny,allow
+        Deny from all
+        # Allow from fd00::/8 192.168.0.0/16 fe80::/10 127.0.0.0/8 ::1
+        Allow from all
+
+    </Location>
+
+</IfModule>