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The hook substituted `simple_style: auto`, a line that only exists in SearXNG's full bundled settings.yml. The file generated here is the minimal `use_default_settings: true` form with no ui: block at all, so the sed matched nothing and the theme setting had never taken effect on any install. It could not have worked even with the right pattern: the entrypoint chowns settings.yml to searxng:searxng (uid 977) mode 644 on first start, so the host-side docker user cannot write to it. The edit now runs inside the container via docker exec, targeting the real key path ui.theme_args.simple_style. Three shapes are handled so the hook stays correct on repeat installs and alongside hand edits: substitute in place when simple_style already exists, nest theme_args inside an existing ui: block rather than appending a second one (a duplicate YAML key SearXNG refuses to load), and otherwise append the whole block. All three were exercised against the running container and produce valid YAML with exactly one ui: block. awk rather than `sed a\` for the nesting case, since busybox sed does not expand \n in appended text. The value is validated against auto|light|dark|black before being written. SearXNG checks it at startup and exits on anything else, so an unrecognised CFG_SEARXNG_THEME would have taken the app down instead of merely looking wrong; it is now reported and the default left alone. Verified end to end on a base install and a --local instance: both come up, serve 200, and report Dark as the selected style on /preferences, each with its own settings.yml and secret_key. The instance's cloned hook correctly reads CFG_SEARXNG_PROBE_THEME and targets its own container, since the container name is built from $app_name. Both test installs were removed afterwards. Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 5 <noreply@anthropic.com>
LibrePortal
Your own private corner of the internet — free, open, and yours.
LibrePortal is a self-hosted platform for running the apps you rely on, on your own server: one-click installs, a reverse proxy with automatic SSL, rootless Docker, optional VPN routing, and a clean web dashboard to manage it all.
⚠️ v0.1.0 — early days. Expect rough edges while things settle.
Why LibrePortal
Too many services today treat your data as theirs to take — quietly overstepping boundaries that should never have been crossed. LibrePortal grew out of frustration with that: it's a way to run the apps you depend on on your own server, where your data stays yours. Privacy here isn't a feature to toggle — it's the whole point.
Free & open — forever
The entire platform is free software under the GNU AGPLv3. Self-host it and you get everything — every feature, no paywalls, no telemetry. See our Promise for exactly what that means.
What you get
- 📦 One-click self-hosted apps (Nextcloud, Vaultwarden, Jellyfin, Gitea, …)
- 🔀 Traefik reverse proxy + automatic Let's Encrypt SSL
- 🔒 Rootless Docker, CrowdSec, sane security defaults
- 🛡️ Optional VPN routing (gluetun) for any app
- 🖥️ A web dashboard to install, configure, back up, and monitor everything
Quick start
curl -fsSL https://get.libreportal.org/install.sh | sudo bash
This installs a versioned, checksum-verified release (Debian/Ubuntu, root). Put
data on separate disks with --system-dir= / --containers-dir= / --backups-dir=.
The
get.libreportal.orghost is still being set up — until it's live, build a release and install from it locally (see the docs below).
Documentation
- docs/guide/install-and-use.md — install, place data on separate disks/drives, update, back up, uninstall.
- docs/contributing/development.md — run a dev copy, cut stable/edge releases, and test them before publishing.
LibrePortal Connect (optional)
Self-hosting is free and complete. If you'd rather not fiddle with the tricky parts — like reaching your server from your phone, or keeping off-site backups — LibrePortal Connect will handle them for you. Here's the catch that makes us different: we work like a courier carrying a sealed box. We move your data between your devices and store backup copies, but it stays locked and you hold the only key — we can't open it, and we never run your apps for you. Everything we offer, you can also set up yourself for free. Our Promise spells out exactly where that line sits.
Contributing
PRs welcome — see CONTRIBUTING.md. We use a lightweight
DCO sign-off (git commit -s), no CLA.
Acknowledgments
LibrePortal has been built from scratch since 2023. Its spark of inspiration
was a small installer script from Brian McGonagill (OpenSourceIsAwesome):
gitlab.com/bmcgonag/docker_installs.
From that seed it grew start to finish — refined, extended, and refactored
into the platform it is today.
License
GNU AGPLv3. What's open stays open.