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-# -*- mode: conf; coding: utf-8  -*-
-[uwsgi]
-
-# uWSGI core
-# ----------
-#
-# https://uwsgi-docs.readthedocs.io/en/latest/Options.html#uwsgi-core
-
-# Who will run the code / Hint: in emperor-tyrant mode uid & gid setting will be
-# ignored [1].  Mode emperor-tyrant is the default on fedora (/etc/uwsgi.ini).
-#
-# [1] https://uwsgi-docs.readthedocs.io/en/latest/Emperor.html#tyrant-mode-secure-multi-user-hosting
-#
-uid = ${SERVICE_USER}
-gid = ${SERVICE_GROUP}
-
-# set (python) default encoding UTF-8
-env = LANG=C.UTF-8
-env = LANGUAGE=C.UTF-8
-env = LC_ALL=C.UTF-8
-
-# chdir to specified directory before apps loading
-chdir = ${SEARXNG_SRC}/searx
-
-# SearXNG configuration (settings.yml)
-env = SEARXNG_SETTINGS_PATH=${SEARXNG_SETTINGS_PATH}
-
-# disable logging for privacy
-disable-logging = true
-
-# The right granted on the created socket
-chmod-socket = 666
-
-# Plugin to use and interpreter config
-single-interpreter = true
-
-# enable master process
-master = true
-
-# load apps in each worker instead of the master
-lazy-apps = true
-
-# load uWSGI plugins
-plugin = python3,http
-
-# By default the Python plugin does not initialize the GIL.  This means your
-# app-generated threads will not run.  If you need threads, remember to enable
-# them with enable-threads.  Running uWSGI in multithreading mode (with the
-# threads options) will automatically enable threading support. This *strange*
-# default behaviour is for performance reasons.
-enable-threads = true
-
-
-# plugin: python
-# --------------
-#
-# https://uwsgi-docs.readthedocs.io/en/latest/Options.html#plugin-python
-
-# load a WSGI module
-module = searx.webapp
-
-# set PYTHONHOME/virtualenv
-virtualenv = ${SEARXNG_PYENV}
-
-# add directory (or glob) to pythonpath
-pythonpath = ${SEARXNG_SRC}
-
-
-# speak to upstream
-# -----------------
-
-socket = ${SEARXNG_UWSGI_SOCKET}
-buffer-size = 8192
-
-# uWSGI serves the static files and in settings.yml we use::
-#
-#   ui:
-#     static_use_hash: true
-#
-static-map = /static=${SEARXNG_STATIC}
-# expires set to one year since there are hashes
-static-expires = /* 31557600
-static-gzip-all = True
-offload-threads = %k
-
-# Cache
-cache2 = name=searxngcache,items=2000,blocks=2000,blocksize=4096,bitmap=1