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54 lines
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[](https://ko-fi.com/W7W2OZK5H)
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# 4get search
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**4get** is a proxy search engine that doesn't suck.
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## About 4get
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https://4get.ca/about
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## Try it out
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https://4get.ca
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## Totally unbiased comparison between alternatives
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| | 4get | searx(ng) | librex | araa |
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|----------------------------|-------------------------|-----------|-------------|-----------|
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| RAM usage | 200-400mb~ | 2GB~ | 200-400mb~ | 2GB~ |
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| Does it suck | no (debunked by snopes) | yes | yes | a little |
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| Does it work | ye | sometimes | no | sometimes |
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| Did the dev commit suicide | not until my 30s | no | allegedly | no |
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## Features
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1. Rotating proxies on a per-scraper basis
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2. Search filters, which SearxNG lacks for the most part
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3. Bot protection that *actually* filters out the bots (when configured)
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4. Interface doesn't require javascript
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5. Favicon fetcher with caching support & image proxy
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6. Bunch of other shit
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tl;dr the best way to actually browse for shit.
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# Supported websites
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| Web | Images | Videos | News | Music | Autocompleter |
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|------------|--------------|------------|------------|------------|---------------|
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| DuckDuckGo | DuckDuckGo | YouTube | DuckDuckGo | Soundcloud | Brave |
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| Brave | Brave | DuckDuckGo | Brave | | DuckDuckGo |
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| Yandex | Yandex | Brave | Google | | Yandex |
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| Google | Google | Yandex | Qwant | | Google |
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| Qwant | Qwant | Google | Mojeek | | Qwant |
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| Yep | Yep | Qwant | | | Yep |
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| Greppr | Imgur | | | | Marginalia |
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| Crowdview | FindThatMeme | | | | YouTube |
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| Mwmbl | | | | | Soundcloud |
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| Mojeek | | | | | |
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| Marginalia | | | | | |
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| wiby | | | | | |
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| Curlie | | | | | |
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# Installation
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Refer to the <a href="https://git.lolcat.ca/lolcat/4get/src/branch/master/docs/">documentation index</a>. I recommend following the <a href="https://git.lolcat.ca/lolcat/4get/src/branch/master/docs/apache2.md">apache2 guide</a>.
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## Contact
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Shit breaks all the time but I repair it all the time too... Email me here: <b>will (at) lolcat.ca</b> or create an issue.
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