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+Welcome to SearXNG
+==================
+
+  *Search without being tracked.*
+
+.. jinja:: searx
+
+   SearXNG is a free internet metasearch engine which aggregates results from up
+   to {{engines | length}} :ref:`search services <configured engines>`.  Users
+   are neither tracked nor profiled.  Additionally, SearXNG can be used over Tor
+   for online anonymity.
+
+Get started with SearXNG by using one of the instances listed at searx.space_.
+If you don't trust anyone, you can set up your own, see :ref:`installation`.
+
+.. jinja:: searx
+
+   .. sidebar::  features
+
+      - :ref:`self hosted <installation>`
+      - :ref:`no user tracking / no profiling <SearXNG protect privacy>`
+      - script & cookies are optional
+      - secure, encrypted connections
+      - :ref:`{{engines | length}} search engines <configured engines>`
+      - `58 translations <https://translate.codeberg.org/projects/searxng/searxng/>`_
+      - about 70 `well maintained <https://uptime.searxng.org/>`__ instances on searx.space_
+      - :ref:`easy integration of search engines <demo online engine>`
+      - professional development: `CI <https://github.com/searxng/searxng/actions>`_,
+	`quality assurance <https://dev.searxng.org/>`_ &
+	`automated tested UI <https://dev.searxng.org/screenshots.html>`_
+
+.. sidebar:: be a part
+
+   SearXNG is driven by an open community, come join us!  Don't hesitate, no
+   need to be an *expert*, everyone can contribute:
+
+   - `help to improve translations <https://translate.codeberg.org/projects/searxng/searxng/>`_
+   - `discuss with the community <https://matrix.to/#/#searxng:matrix.org>`_
+   - report bugs & suggestions
+   - ...
+
+.. sidebar:: the origin
+
+   SearXNG development has been started in the middle of 2021 as a fork of the
+   searx project.
+
+
+.. toctree::
+   :maxdepth: 2
+
+   user/index
+   own-instance
+   admin/index
+   dev/index
+   utils/index
+   src/index
+
+.. _searx.space: https://searx.space