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4Get - A metasearch engine that *really* respects your privacy. (git.lolcat.ca)

4get

4get is a metasearch engine that doesn't suck (they live in our walls!)

About 4get

https://4get.ca/about

Try it out

https://4get.ca

Supported websites

Web
- DuckDuckGo
- Brave
- Yandex
- Mojeek
- Marginalia
- wiby
Images
- DuckDuckGo
- Yandex
- Google
- Brave
Videos
- YouTube
- DuckDuckgo
- Brave
- Yandex
News
- DuckDuckGo
- Brave
- Google
- Mojeek
Music
- SoundCloud

More scrapers are coming soon. I currently want to add Google web/video/news search, HackerNews (durr orange site!!) and Qwant. A shopping and files tab is also in my todo list.

Frequently asked questions

What is this

This is a metasearch engine that gets results from other engines, and strips away all of the tracking parameters and Microsoft/globohomo bullshit they add. Most of the other alternatives to Google jack themselves off about being "privacy respecting" or whatever the fuck but it always turns out to be a total lie, and I just got fed up with their shit honestly. Alternatives like Searx or YaCy all fucking sucks so I made my own thing.

My goal

Provide users with a privacy-oriented, extremely lightweight, ad-free, free as in freedom (and free beer!) way to search for documents around the internet, with minimal, optional javascript code. My long-term goal would be to build my own index (that doesn't suck) and provide users with an unbiased search engine, with no political inclinations.

Do you keep logs?

I store data temporarily to get the next page of results. This might include search queries, tokens, and other parameters. These parameters are encrypted using aes-256-gcm on the server, for which I give you a key (also known internally as npt token). When you make a request to get the next page, you supply the token, the data is decrypted and the request is fulfilled. This encrypted data is deleted after 15 minutes, or after it's used, whichever comes first.

I don't log IP addresses, user agents, or anything else. The npt tokens are the only thing that is stored (in RAM, mind you), temporarily, encrypted.

Do you share information with third parties?

Your search queries and supplied filters are shared with the scraper you chose (so I can get the search results, duh). I don't share anything else (that means I don't share your IP address, location, or anything of this kind). There is no way that the site can know you're the one searching for something, unless you send out a search query that de-anonymizes you. For example, a search query like "hello, my full legal name is Jonathan Gallindo and I want pictures of cloacas" would definitely blow your cover. 4get doesn't contain ads or any third-party javascript applets or trackers. I don't profile you, and quite frankly, I don't give a shit about what you search on there.

TL;DR assume those websites can see what you search for, but can't see who you are (unless you're really dumb).

Where is this website hosted?

This website is hosted on a Contabo shitbox in the United States.

Keyboard shortcuts?

Use / to focus the search box.

When the image viewer is open, you can use the following keybinds:

Up, Down, Left, Right to rotate the image.
CTRL+Up, CTRL+Down, CTRL+Left, CTRL+Right to mirror the image.
Escape to exit the image viewer.

Instances

4get is open source, anyone can create their own 4get instance! If you wish to add your website to this list, please .

Name	Address
lolcat's instance (master)

zzls's Chilean instance

zzls's United States instance

4get on a silly computer

How can I trust you?

You just sort of have to take my word for it right now. If you'd rather trust yourself instead of me (I believe in you!!), all of the code on this website is available through my for you to host on your own machines. Just a reminder: if you're the sole user of your instance, it doesn't take immense brain power for Microshit to figure out you basically just switched IP addresses. Invite your friends to use your instance!

Docker Compose

Site Example

version: "3.7"
services:
  fourget:
    image: luuul/4get:latest
    restart: always
    environment:
      - FOURGET_SERVER_NAME=4get.ca
      - FOURGET_SERVER_ADMIN_EMAIL="you@example.com"
    ports:
      - "80:80"
      - "443:443"
    volumes:
      - /etc/letsencrypt/live/domain.tld:/etc/4get/certs
      - ./banners:/var/www/html/4get/banner

My Example

I prefer to proxy the http port through nginx.

version: "3.7"
services:
  fourget:
    image: luuul/4get:latest
    container_name: 4get
    restart: unless-stopped
    environment:
      - FOURGET_SERVER_NAME=4get.ca
      - FOURGET_SERVER_ADMIN_EMAIL="you@example.com"
    ports:
      - 127.0.0.1:16855:80
    volumes:
      - /your/path/to/banners:/var/www/html/4get/banner    # Add 4get.png to have a banner image. 4:1 (400x100, 800x200, etc.)
      - /your/path/to/template/home.html:/var/www/html/4get/template/home.html    # Optional. If you want to edit the home page
      - /your/path/to/static/style.css:/var/www/html/4get/static/style.css    # Optional. If you want to edit the site css

Notes

You can have multiple banner images with any name. One will get chosen at random when the page is loaded/refreshed.
Source files for customization mounts.
In order to edit the css you have to change <link rel="stylesheet" href="/static/style.css?v4"> to <link rel="stylesheet" href="/static/style.css"> in home.html

Pretty nice search engine (fast). Also includes Yandex (don't make too many requests too fast). The Yandex bot block only lasts about 1-2 minutes, then you can search again. I've only been testing for a couple days now. Seems stable. Docker Compose setup at the bottom. [Screenshot of my instance (slightly customized)](https://pic8.co/sh/k1cgPi.png) # 4get 4get is a metasearch engine that doesn't suck (they live in our walls!) ## About 4get https://4get.ca/about ## Try it out https://4get.ca ## Supported websites 1. Web - DuckDuckGo - Brave - Yandex - Mojeek - Marginalia - wiby 2. Images - DuckDuckGo - Yandex - Google - Brave 3. Videos - YouTube - DuckDuckgo - Brave - Yandex 4. News - DuckDuckGo - Brave - Google - Mojeek 5. Music - SoundCloud More scrapers are coming soon. I currently want to add Google web/video/news search, HackerNews (durr orange site!!) and Qwant. A shopping and files tab is also in my todo list. ## Frequently asked questions ### What is this This is a metasearch engine that gets results from other engines, and strips away all of the tracking parameters and Microsoft/globohomo bullshit they add. Most of the other alternatives to Google jack themselves off about being "privacy respecting" or whatever the fuck but it always turns out to be a total lie, and I just got fed up with their shit honestly. Alternatives like Searx or YaCy all fucking sucks so I made my own thing. ### My goal Provide users with a privacy-oriented, extremely lightweight, ad-free, free as in freedom (and free beer!) way to search for documents around the internet, with minimal, optional javascript code. My long-term goal would be to build my own index (that doesn't suck) and provide users with an unbiased search engine, with no political inclinations. ### Do you keep logs? I store data temporarily to get the next page of results. This might include search queries, tokens, and other parameters. These parameters are encrypted using `aes-256-gcm` on the server, for which I give you a key (also known internally as `npt` token). When you make a request to get the next page, you supply the token, the data is decrypted and the request is fulfilled. This encrypted data is deleted after 15 minutes, or after it's used, whichever comes first. I **don't** log IP addresses, user agents, or anything else. The `npt` tokens are the only thing that is stored (in RAM, mind you), temporarily, encrypted. ### Do you share information with third parties? Your search queries and supplied filters are shared with the scraper you chose (so I can get the search results, duh). I don't share anything else (that means I don't share your IP address, location, or anything of this kind). There is no way that the site can know you're the one searching for something, *unless you send out a search query that de-anonymizes you.* For example, a search query like "hello, my full legal name is Jonathan Gallindo and I want pictures of cloacas" would definitely blow your cover. 4get doesn't contain ads or any third-party javascript applets or trackers. I don't profile you, and quite frankly, I don't give a shit about what you search on there. TL;DR assume those websites can see what you search for, but can't see who you are (unless you're really dumb). ### Where is this website hosted? This website is hosted on a Contabo shitbox in the United States. ### Keyboard shortcuts? Use `/` to focus the search box. When the image viewer is open, you can use the following keybinds: - `Up`, `Down`, `Left`, `Right` to rotate the image. - `CTRL+Up`, `CTRL+Down`, `CTRL+Left`, `CTRL+Right` to mirror the image. - `Escape` to exit the image viewer. ### Instances 4get is open source, anyone can create their own 4get instance! If you wish to add your website to this list, please [contact me](https://lolcat.ca). | Name | Address | |---------------------------------|--------------------------------------------| | lolcat's instance (master) | [4get.ca](https://4get.ca/) | | | [tor](http://4getwebfrq5zr4sxugk6htxvawqehxtdgjrbcn2oslllcol2vepa23yd.onion) | | zzls's Chilean instance | [4get.zzls.xyz](https://4get.zzls.xyz/) | | | [tor](http://4get.zzlsghu6mvvwyy75mvga6gaf4znbp3erk5xwfzedb4gg6qqh2j6rlvid.onion) | | zzls's United States instance | [4getus.zzls.xyz](https://4getus.zzls.xyz/) | | | [tor](http://4getus.zzlsghu6mvvwyy75mvga6gaf4znbp3erk5xwfzedb4gg6qqh2j6rlvid.onion) | | 4get on a silly computer | [4get.silly.computer](https://4get.silly.computer) | | | [(fallback domain)](https://4get.cynic.moe/) | ### How can I trust you? You just sort of have to take my word for it right now. If you'd rather trust yourself instead of me (I believe in you!!), all of the code on this website is available through my [git page](https://git.lolcat.ca/lolcat) for you to host on your own machines. Just a reminder: if you're the sole user of your instance, it doesn't take immense brain power for Microshit to figure out you basically just switched IP addresses. Invite your friends to use your instance! # Docker Compose ## Site Example ``` version: "3.7" services: fourget: image: luuul/4get:latest restart: always environment: - FOURGET_SERVER_NAME=4get.ca - FOURGET_SERVER_ADMIN_EMAIL="you@example.com" ports: - "80:80" - "443:443" volumes: - /etc/letsencrypt/live/domain.tld:/etc/4get/certs - ./banners:/var/www/html/4get/banner ``` ## My Example I prefer to proxy the http port through nginx. ``` version: "3.7" services: fourget: image: luuul/4get:latest container_name: 4get restart: unless-stopped environment: - FOURGET_SERVER_NAME=4get.ca - FOURGET_SERVER_ADMIN_EMAIL="you@example.com" ports: - 127.0.0.1:16855:80 volumes: - /your/path/to/banners:/var/www/html/4get/banner # Add 4get.png to have a banner image. 4:1 (400x100, 800x200, etc.) - /your/path/to/template/home.html:/var/www/html/4get/template/home.html # Optional. If you want to edit the home page - /your/path/to/static/style.css:/var/www/html/4get/static/style.css # Optional. If you want to edit the site css ``` ### Notes - You can have multiple banner images with any name. One will get chosen at random when the page is loaded/refreshed. - Source files for customization mounts. - [home.html](https://git.lolcat.ca/lolcat/4get/src/branch/master/template/home.html) - [style.css](https://git.lolcat.ca/lolcat/4get/src/branch/master/static/style.css) - In order to edit the css you have to change `<link rel="stylesheet" href="/static/style.css?v4">` to `<link rel="stylesheet" href="/static/style.css">` in `home.html`