Official discussion: searxng/searx-instances#417
By the 1st December 2023, we are going to make mandatory the setting "server.public_instance".
If you need help in configuring this new parameter please do not hesitate to ask for help:
- join our matrix channel: https://matrix.to/#/#searxng:matrix.org and say that you are running a public instance
- create a github discussion: https://github.com/searxng/searxng/discussions
- we are also on IRC: https://web.libera.chat/?channel=#searxng
This new parameter for the moment activate by default both the bot limiter AND the new advanced bot limiter called link_token. This is to improve the quality of the public instances by decreasing overal amount of bots harming the public instances.